NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 4 (2021)
NaNoWriMo is almost here and here’s the last Preptober post before all the words start flowing. Lots of links and freebies to make NaNo more fun!
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Elizabeth Marie Pope’s Perilous Gard
A brief introduction to the acclaimed YA author Elizabeth Marie Pope and her Newberry Honor novel The Perilous Gard.
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 3 (2021)
Preptober Part 3 is all about using technology to help you plot and write your novel.
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Movie Review: The VVitch
The Halloween horror movie The Witch is a tense, psychological family drama. But the writing element I loved the most was the subtle-yet-powerful Inciting Incident that sets of a tragic chain of events that kept me watching until the bitter (and violent) end.
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 2 (2021)
Part two of Preptober offers a list of resources for writers of all levels, and many of them are free!
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NaNoWriMo Preptober: Part 1 (2021)
It’s Preptober! That means it’s time to prepare for NaNoWriMo–that month where I try to write 50K words on my next manuscript.
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A Brief History of the Headless Horseman & a Ginger Cake
Because it’s that time of year again, here’s a brief History of the Headless Horseman & a Ginger Cake recipe to help ward him off.
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Anne Bradstreet: Puritan Poetess and America’s First Published Author
A brief history of Anne Bradstreet, the New World’s first recognized poet.
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Jane Aiken Hodge’s Gothic Romances: More Than Just A Girl And Her Castle
a brief history of Jane Aiken Hodge, the mother of Gothic Romances.
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Nine Coaches Waiting . . . for Mary Stewart, Mother of Romantic Suspense
A brief history of Mary Stewart, the mother of gothic romantic thrillers.
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How Story Structure Saved the Princess, the Knight, and the Lamb
~~~~ Because I’ve had so many requests about this post recently, I’m reposting it from the archives~~~~ I love writing, but I hate plotting. Mostly because I’m terrible at it….
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How A Visual Journal Led to Sharon Wray’s Every Deep Desire (and a Goodreads Giveaway!)
Although I’m a published author, I wasn’t always. Once upon a time, I was a Chemical/Patent Librarian, an Art Librarian, an Archivist, and . . . a wedding gown designer….
