I am about to embark on writing the fifth book of the Standing Stones series. My daughter reminds me regularly this is the series that writes itself. It is an apt reminder. It started with a friend wanting me to write a guest post for her blog. She gave me a set of possible topics,…
I was busy writing Book 3 of the Kavin Cut Chronicles, and these two characters joined the cast. They were so intriguing. One had been a minor character, a brief walk-on, but he left such a strong impression, I wondered if he would be back. Lord Laurents was a charming, elderly fellow with a perpetual…
Yes, I’ve been busy drafting the new Solstice Dragon book, redrafting said book, editing said book, approving covers for the new series, but my biggest challenge for the last four months has involved FUNGUS. Yes, I know, all caps is screaming. Fungus, I say! It has taken over my sweet companion Cagney since just before…
I thought an update was do. I’ve been writing, editing, redrafting, planning, and preparing paperbacks. This won’t be a long post, more of a list of what is in the works. The fourth book in the Solstice Dragon World, To Harbor a Dragon, is now up as a pre-order set to upload at the end…
Some days are more inspiring than others. I find myself sitting at my computer with several tasks to do. write monthly blog post post to Facebook, reply, repost, respond get lost on Twitter, reply, retweet, comment, post write 1,000 to 3,000 words to current book review edit back from the editor redraft book back from…
The first book in my new series is coming to a close. This is always satisfying, especially when I am planning a second book to follow. The Kavin Cut Chronicles book 1 should hit the virtual shelves some time around the first of the year. Kavin Cut’s Ring True is a fantasy romance, inspired by…
My To Read list is usually four to six books long. I often read two books a week. But this year has been especially fraught with interference and life stuff in general. I have embarked on a study program for becoming a better marketer of my fiction novels and my one non-fiction work. Because I…
I’ve had my new office for about a month and a half. But my point about writers and offices doesn’t start there. My first office was a folding table about 2 1/2 ft. by 18 in., an old TV stand with a shelf and my daughter’s old dingy purple desk chair. I would move the…
