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Why people wonder about authors
As I’ve been getting the book The Girl Who Heard Demons ready for paperback format, I read over a few of the comments the editor made and the comments I made back to her. During a scene where the main character…
Continue ReadingThe unintended consequences of studying WWII
I have a WWII romance in the writing queue. After finishing Slayers 4, an Echo Ridge romance novella, and an upcoming project that I haven’t seen the contract for so I won’t announce yet, I will finish it. And because I…
Continue ReadingTo kill or not to kill off a character
I admit I wasn’t planning on killing off any of the slayers in the last book of the series. I made this decision for two reasons. One, I don’t like books or movies where characters I like die. I still…
Continue ReadingWhen I met Richard Hatch
When I was thirteen I was a huge fan of Battlestar Gallactica. I didn’t just dream of growing up to marry Richard Hatch, I dreamed of marrying Apollo. In my mind there wasn’t a difference between the two. A reader…
Continue ReadingShould you publish with a small publisher?
Every once in a while I give writing advice on my blog. Someone asked me if they should publish with a certain publisher. Here are my thoughts on the subject. Smaller publishers come and go every year, and some stick around…
Continue ReadingPreventing Hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness)
This post has nothing to do with books. I’m writing it just in case there are women out there googling information on hyperemesis gravidarum–which is literally killer morning sickness. Back before the invention of IVs, women died from this. I…
Continue ReadingThinking about WIFYR (Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers)
I’m going to be teaching at a week-long writers conference in June. This is a special writers conference to me for a lot of reasons. Link to WIFYR homepage It was the first writing conference I went to as a…
Continue ReadingIn Praise of Men
Men get a bad rap in our society. Granted, statistically they’re responsible for most crime, most wars, and well, pretty much most of all the bad stuff that happens. But that doesn’t mean most of them are bad. I think…
Continue ReadingSeven-day vegan challenge, baby. Solves all yo’ problems
Youngest son convinced the family to go on the seven-day vegan challenge (Solves all yo’ problems, baby!) This may or may not have something to do with the fact that Jaidan, a girl he is friends with, is vegan. His social…
Continue ReadingSlayers 3 heading to proofreaders today
I apologize for being AWOL. When I got the copy edits for Slayers: Playing With Fire, I thought I would spend a few days going through them, send them to the proofreaders, and then happily announce the release date. Then…
Continue ReadingLessons learned from the Wright Brothers.
I’m listening to the book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. I have to admit that I’ve developed an odd across-time crush on Wilbur. Okay, maybe crush isn’t the right word. I just want to hang out with him. He…
Continue ReadingThe problem with being a clean writer
While writing How I Met Your Brother, I wrote a scene where the main character and her ex-best friend have a confrontation. In it, the ex-best friend is furious and she calls the main character a name. Due to her rage, it’s a bad…
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