Trying to become a full-time author is fraught with bad advice. Over time, you get better at absorbing the good advice and abandoning what doesn’t work for you. After all, no two people will ever use the same methods, no matter how similar their work may be. Despite this, there’s… Read the rest...

Last week was my challenge week. The goal: Write 2,000 words every day, Monday through Friday. The plan was to end the week with 10,000 words of new material written for Her Midnight Hunter, the next book in my current paranormal trilogy. HMH needs to be done before I move… Read the rest...

Unsurprisingly, as a fan of fantasy, I love world maps. I’ve always wanted maps in books I read, and have seen some beautiful maps in the past. When I started writing my own fantasy stories, I knew I wanted to make my own maps. I’ve tried a variety of options,… Read the rest...

Late in January, my husband ran across a comic with a title remarkably similar to the title he’d chosen for his own. It’s not an uncommon issue; similar titles get used in stuff all the time. Heck, even identical titles crop up now and then. We discussed it a bit,… Read the rest...