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….
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Characters for Autumn: All About the Fall "Feels"!
Last week I participated in my monthly Golden Heart blog party with the theme “favorite holiday books”. But instead of talking about A Christmas Carol or The Polar Express, I made…
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Beware the RRH: Research Rabbit Holes affect the Space-Time Continuum!
Today’s Writer Wednesday post is all about research. As a Reference Librarian who has worked in many different libraries–special, scientific, and public–this is a topic I love and hate. Love it…
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The Best and Most Beautiful Things
It was neither the best day, nor the most beautiful. But no amount of rain could dampen my mood. I sat across from a writing friend I’d known for years and…
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War Paint, Fall Out Boy, and Winston Churchill: The Three Things All Writers Need to Win
“Wait for me!” my niece yells as she runs after the older kids. But her six-year old legs can’t keep up with the other four in the nine-to-thirteen set. “You’re slow,”…
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The Boy in the Woods
Although my twins didn’t return to school until September, they had summer homework. And for some reason Labor Day weekend seemed like the best time to do a book report…
