I ache, I feel, I crave to create, To pull from my soul A truth to share. But the paper is blank. And I stare, I stare. I have things to ...

Melanie hugged her pool noodle and desperately thought, Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. After a day full o...

Here is a poem I have been working on for a Beauty and the Beast fairy tale retelling I am writing. It is rough (haven't worked out meter...

As of two weeks ago, Angie was forced to accept the fact that Benjamin did not care about toilet paper as much as she did. To be thus dis...

This summer is going by too fast! The good news? I've just wrapped up some work responsibilities that will free up my time until school s...

1. Your first draft is an unpolished gem. That’s how I like to think of it. I can’t tell you how many blogs and vlogs say “Your first dra...

Ready for another running analogy? Yay! I probably love running as much as I love writing. So this past Saturday, I ran eight miles. Eigh...

Hi all! I just wanted to let you know that Amazon is letting me give my book away for free again on Kindle. So check it out this Friday o...

Do you ever set a goal only to find that forces in the universe conspire to thwart your every effort? The other day, I went to the gym (t...

Another year come and gone and a new year full of potential and opportunity! I just put up my January calendar in the kitchen, and alread...

Lately, my son has really been into all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. We have checked out every single one from the library. My son kee...

...and I'm not doing it this month. Nope. I know all about it. I've read the story behind how it got started. I've seen writing sprints a...

To celebrate Halloween, I am running a free book promotion on Amazon. My book Gloria the Dancing Witch will be free on kindle on Hallowee...

I just attended a wonderful writers' conference at a local university. In some ways, it was like going to my first job interview. In othe...

This Monday, Oct 1, the kindle version of my book All the Places There are Faces will be free on Amazon. " Written in playful rhyme and i...

When I decided I wanted to start writing in earnest, the first thing I started working on was a Regency romance novel. There is something...

I am a self-published author who is learning what being an author is all about. I have always loved to write, even before I loved to read...