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The 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…
Continue ReadingSlayers three update
Eldest daughter got me this dragon for Christmas to use as writing inspiration. Perhaps that is why the dragon seems a lot nicer in Slayers: Playing With Fire. Isn’t this little beastie just sooo cute? Anyway, the novel is at the copy…
Continue ReadingBad souvenirs
I don’t know who came up with the tradition of buying souvenirs for family members. (Probably someone who didn’t get to go on a trip, and said, “I’ll forgive you for not taking me, but you’ll have to buy me a T-shirt and…
Continue ReadingWhat would your statue look like?
I’ve been out of the country for the last two weeks. (But if you’re a burglar looking to break into my house, you’re out of luck. I left my children, all of whom are well armed and in a bad…
Continue ReadingYou find inspiration everywhere
Here in Ireland getting my writing battery recharged. It’s so nice to laugh and commiserate. I’m surprised how many writing reminders I’ve seen here. Always good advice. (Dublina tower) …
Continue ReadingWhy my house will never be chic
I appreciate a well decorated house. I really do. But here’s what happens when I try home improvements. I consider that my wooden kitchen chairs are fifteen years old and I’m even older, so it would be awesome if I…
Continue ReadingTen Things Published Authors Won’t Tell You
We don’t live glamorous lives. Sure, there are those handful of celebrity authors who are going to their movie premiers and live in mansions. That’s not life for the other 99.99%. Most writers either have another job to support themselves…
Continue ReadingA podcast interview in which I say lots of interesting stuff.
At least I hope it was interesting . . . Chatting with Janette about which artist I find most inspirational, and other awesome stuff.
Continue ReadingA small tribute to my father
I dedicated My Double Life to my father. It only seemed right to thank him for being there for me when my main character’s goal during the book was to meet the father that she had never known. My dad…
Continue ReadingSlayers 3 update
So, the book is nearing 600 pages, so I decided to break it up into two books. This is both good news and bad news. The good news is that instead of waiting for the entire book to be edited,…
Continue ReadingAll I really need to know, I learned from movies
As I walked out of the movie theater last week, I thought about all the important life facts movies teach us, and wanted to share a few of them. 1) Important people frequently fall to their death. I’m not sure…
Continue ReadingRich in friends
I just got back from the Kanab writers conference. (Check out those beautiful rocks. Gorgeous area) Before that, I was at LDStormakers Midwest in Kansas. (Also a beautiful area because it has real trees.) The funnest thing about conferences is seeing and meeting…
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