Special Feature: Middle Grade Minded, a Brilliant Blog for MG Writers

I am thrilled to announce that I am now blogging for Middle Grade Minded. This is a blogging community dedicated to promoting writing craft for authors of middle grade fiction (fiction targeting the 8-12 year […]

Monsters and Why We Love Them

Do you love monsters too much? You’re not alone. Humanity’s fascination with creepy crawlies that murder and maim extends back to Biblical times – the Behemoth and Leviathan. Remember Grendel from Beowulf? He showed up about […]

Top Five Writing Tasks for Fall 2016

So here’s a quick update on my writerly life. Summer with seven kids at home massively derailed my schedule. No surprises there, although somehow it surprises me every year. Now I’m back scribbling away while […]

Soul of a Cheetah is NOW LIVE!

Much Thanks! Much thanks to the wonderful people over at Sub-Saharan Magazine: The Nigerian Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction for publishing my short story, Soul of a Cheetah. The story is live on their website […]

My 2016 Writing Goals (ambitious, but that’s how I roll)

So, I ran across a blog where a writer posted their stats for the year and thought–what an awesome idea! Only, I decided to post my goals up front, to put it out there so the world […]