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,…
Poorly written stories make for a blurry book, lacking color Lately, due to my lighter teaching schedule, I have been reading a book a week, minimum. (Last year, a book every two months was my average.) Usually I will read a book to the end, waiting for it to redeem itself if it is less…
Ready to read at a moment’s notice Just today I decided to make a list of my new favorite authors and was surprised to find that they were all women. What’s up with that? All my past favorites have been largely men, or in some cases women using male pen names. Same question applies. I…
