Why Can’t All Stories Be Happy?
“True art has a mythic quality in that it speaks of that which was true, is true, and will be true.” Madeleine L’Engle I read all kinds of fiction. As soon as I say that I don’t like something—romance,...
View ArticleI Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
Never have. But there is a certain goal that I have for the near future. . . let’s say 2013. You see, it’s been a while since I’ve lived in a novel. I’m talking about the kind of book that won’t let...
View ArticleUnplugged
Image via CrunchBase I have the love-hate relationship with technology that almost everyone seems to have nowadays. I kept my dumb phone for the longest time because I didn’t want to get sucked into...
View ArticleWhat Will You Read in 2014?
All day long, I’ve done what I could only dream about doing this time last year: I’ve sat on the couch reading a good book. Last December, I yearned for some good fiction after a few months of reading...
View ArticleDoes the Genre Really Matter?
All seven books in the Harry Potter series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Wanted: Good fiction. To be more specific, fiction that draws me in right from the start. Fiction in which the characters are...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Title?
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/88295374 Recently, when speaking with a group of kids about being an author, one of the questions was how to come up with the perfect title. Good lord, I wish I’d been...
View ArticleSummer 2015 Reading
Magical books (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My last blog was all about the writing I’ve done this summer (and since then, I’ve achieved my Camp NaNoWriMo goal – yay!), but as any worthwhile author will...
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