Next Tuesday, November 12th, my new novel, Siren’s Call will be available! HUZZAH!! Here’s the blurb: Kai never met Mama. But based on her own abilities, and those who call her kin, she knows Mama wasn’t human. Kai finds things. In post-Katrina New Orleans, everyone’s lost something, though most can’t afford to pay. Kai’s latest […]
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I blog about inspiration both here and over at Book View Cafe. Feel free to comment either here or there! Sometimes writers compare themselves to method actors. You know who you are. You’re the one torn between actually experiencing what’s happening to you and trying to record and remember all the details so you can
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I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve had some health issues. So I figured I’d offer up some free fiction. Sisters originally appeared in the Fiction River anthology Unnatural Worlds. Now, it’s available for $2.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords. As well as free here for a week. —
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I blog about inspiration both here and over at Book View Cafe. Feel free to comment either here or over there! A while ago, I did a post on writing inspiration. I listed the things that inspired me to get my butt in the chair and write. This last week has been much more difficult
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I blog about inspiration both here and over at Book View Cafe. Feel free to comment either here or there! How do you start a story? Book View Cafe will be doing a blog series on story starts. I figure the way I approach novels is of no use to anyone. I call myself a
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I am SO EXCITED about this. Bill Mechanic (Coraline, The New World) will produce Book View Cafe’s founding member Vonda N. McIntyre’s Nebula Award-winning novel The Moon and the Sun. Filming will take place in Victoria, Australia, and in Versailles, France. Stars include Fan Bingbing and Pierce Brosnan. Here’s a link to the story: http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/movies/sun-rises-on-brosnans-australian-film-shoot-20130925-2ue8r.html
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I blog about inspiration both here and over at Book View Cafe. Feel free to comment either here or there! Fall has officially come to Seattle. Me — I love fall. It’s my favorite season. I love the change of colors, I love the crisp air. I’ve even come to love the rain. Today we
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Book View Cafe, the cooperative publisher that I’m a member of, is reissuing Zydeco Queen and the Creole Fairy Courts! I’m really thrilled about this. I always loved this novel. Here’s the blurb: When Francine’s a little girl, she’ll do just about anything for her papa. But as Francine grows older, she and Papa start
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One of the things that I’ve been told I’m good at, in terms of writing, is creating fully rounded secondary characters. I’ve been going through “The Popcorn Thief” the last couple of weeks, reading every chapter out loud. This novel is all about Voice, and my ear will catch things my eye misses. But I’m
I blog about story inspiration both here and over at Book View Cafe. Feel free to comment either here or there! — I watch reality TV shows. No, not things like “The Bachelor” or “Big Brother.” Most of the reality TV shows I watch are skills based–the contestants must excell in their chosen field to
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