Let’s Get Ready for Camp NaNo
Next month is Camp NaNoWriMo and it’s never to early to prepare your project and your life. 50K words is a lot and I’ve laid out some tips to help you prepare and succeed.
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The Boy in the Woods
Sometimes it take a teenager to explain the complexities of what makes a novel work and how to fix a sagging middle.
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How Myths, Fairytales, and Legends Created the Deadly Force Romantic Suspense Series
Now that Forever and Always, the prequel to Every Deep Desire is out in the world (in the Hope for Ukraine Anthology), I want to talk about the myths/fairytales/legends that inspired my Deadly Force romantic suspense series, including my debut novel Every Deep Desire.
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Writing Through Tough Times
Staying productive when things go wrong in the world is a serious problem for any creative entrepreneur. I’ve recently been asked to be on a panel of authors discussing how to protect and conserve your creativity through the tough times. It’s going to be a wonderful webinar with tips, tricks, and lots of laughs.
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A Song of Sorrow
Colorful Easter eggs are an icon this time of year. But coloring Easter eggs are a fairly new phenomenon, whose idea came from a lovely poem written in 1863.
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Let’s Go Camping
It’s that time of year again (No, not tax time) where we can jump back into our writing projects. It’s time for Camp NaNo! So here’s are some tips to help you have a successful month.
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Irish Folklore and Fairytales
I love writing about Irish mythology and here is an annotated bibliography of some of my favorite sources.
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The Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is one of the finest examples of medieval art ever to come from the British Isles. And it currently lives in Trinity Library that looks just like the library at Hogwarts.
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Julian of Norwich: A Visionary for Our Time
A contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer, Julian of Norwich wrote about her ecstatic visions. These writings became A Revelation of Divine Love, the first book written by a woman in the English language. Ever.
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Reader’s Guide to Young Adult & Children’s Fiction Book Genres
The rules for writing and shelving children’s books differ from the rules for adult books. So here’s a brief description on how children’s books are classified.
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Reader’s Guide to Adult Non-Fiction Book Genres
Non-fiction book genre rules are very specific and determine how books are shelved in bookstores and libraries and reference desks. These rules explain why and how non-fiction books are shelved.
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Happy Birthday, Rabbie Burns
Today is the birthday of Scotland’s National Poet Robert Burns. So let’s lift a glass and the man once known as the Ploughman’s Poet.
