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...