

Like Kayce Dutton, I'm on the ledge.
Writing a novel is not for the faint of heart. It goes a little something like this: Me: I'm done!! Brain: Are you, though? Me: Well, I...


It Was a Dark and Stormy Night....
The sat-skif settled into a slow decent toward Saturn's E-ring ... Me: Wait- which ring has the smallest particulates? Lemme go look. The...


Time, Time Everywhere and Not a Word to Write
I'm a middle school teacher. (I know, "God bless you," right? Yup. God bless me, please!!) Every year, I tell myself that when summer...


Plotting by the Seat of My Pants
"Are you a Plotter or a Pantser?" I've asked and been asked this question a million times. For most of my writing life I have proudly...


Books Need Soundtracks
When I write, music is a must. I have a handful of friends that say writing with music is distracting, but I'm not sold. You see, I am...
DFWCon
It has been a while since I posted.... sorry! THE GATE has been completed and I am querying I type. (scary!!) I had a blast at DFWCon! I...
And so I continue...
I have been utterly amazed at the wonderful response I have gotten so far. The Gate has finally begun to sprout some fledgling wings! I'm...
Slow going
Well, folks... It's been a few days. School started back up and I have been so, so tired at night. I'm going to try writing in the...
It keeps growing!!
Well, wow. I have written six completely new chapters since the first Saturday of Thanksgiving break. SIX. Now it's time for the really...
Moving Right Along...
Things are progressing in Chapter 6! It should be posted by this evening. Its really interesting how characters in your head can tell...