A while back — a *long* while back — I accidentally wrote a first chapter to a novel I didn’t realize I wanted to write. I posted it here, and at the time I called the book Apart, but now I’m calling it Reverie. Now I am actively working on Read more…
I’ve just finished up the last few revisions for Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain. To give you a little taste, here’s a random chapter from the first third of the book. — Chapter 15: Things you don’t reminisce about over lunch. Preamble We end up having Read more…
A day late and a dollar short — story of my life. I’m nearly ready to publish Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain. The final revisions are done, the beta readers have had their say, and I’m just updating my website and back matter for my other Read more…
Guess what. I finished Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain! I can’t wait to share it with you. I say “I finished,” but that’s not the same as saying “I’m done,” of course. I’m entering the editing phase at this point, but at least the draft is Read more…
Well, guys, I did it — the reason you didn’t hear from me last Wednesday is that I was hard at work finishing Paradise. (Click here if you missed the long excerpt I posted.) The good news is, it’s done and it’s off to its beta readers. With a little Read more…
I’m working hard to finish the first draft of Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain this month, and with a week to go, I have just over 10,000 words that I need to write. It sounds like a lot, but in reality, those words will go by Read more…
March 8. It’s been on my mind. March 8 was the day I found out I’d be moving to DC for work. Phewwwwww has my life changed a lot since then. November 8, 2016, was a day that changed the whole world, not just my own. And on January 8 Read more…
Hello everybody. I’m a bad girl. I’ve fallen behind on my writing schedule *and* my blogging schedule. Last week, I failed to post anything from my work in progress. But I’m trying to recapture some writing momentum, starting this week. That means I’m back in a writing groove again and Read more…
If you read my periodic emails, you’ll know that I am so so super far behind on my work in progress, Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain. I have a pretty good excuse, but I’ll spare you all the gory details. At any rate, here’s the last Read more…
This is a brief excerpt from the novel I’m working on, Anika takes the long way home up soul mountain. (By the way, I’m going to give the novel away for free to everyone on my mailing list, so if you’re not on the list yet, you might want to Read more…