

- Feb 21, 2018
Reading as a Writer
With becoming a writer, I’ve had to learn all sorts of new coping skills: How to be humble after a good review. How to keep my ego above...


- Jul 24, 2017
Watch Out For Shotguns
Let me guess. When you hear “Appalachia” you picture moonshine, clan feuds, illiterate hillbillies living up “hollers,” shotguns at every...


- Jan 4, 2017
Human Aliens
While I write paranormal romance and urban fantasy, many members of my local writers group focus on science fiction. At a recent group...


- Feb 18, 2016
Another Fun Night With the Guild
As a newbie author, I recently realized how important—and fun!—it was to be a member of the Knoxville Writers Guild and the guild’s...


- Jan 19, 2016
Going Paper-more As Opposed to Paper-less!
I received super exciting news at the first of the year. The boutique publisher of my novel, Curse Me Not, has taken my e-book to print!...


- Dec 22, 2015
Flash Fiction On the Serious Side
I mentioned in a past blog that I’m a member of the Knoxville Writers Guild and, in particular, of the Guild’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers’...


- Oct 20, 2015
Not Just for Women
Paranormal romance is not just for women. Okay, maybe it’s mostly for women, but not just for woman. Frankly, if I was a dude and wanted...


- Jun 23, 2015
Are My Blogs in the Fun Ballpark?
Now comes the hard part. You have to let me know what you think. I put a lot of time into this blog, keeping each post short and...


- May 6, 2015
Just Do It!
So your friends all have e-readers—either a Kindle, Nook, tablet, iPad, what have you—but you can’t imagine reading without the feel of a...


- Mar 24, 2015
Sorry. No Blood Suckers.
It’s only natural that my debut novel, Curse Me Not, should fall into the genre that I read the most and like the best—paranormal...