Editing is the most important step of finishing a book. Anyone who disagrees is fooling themselves. Even the best books have an editor, whether or not they’re listed in the credits page. Very few authors are able to edit their own work successfully, and it makes sense that we wouldn’t.… Read the rest...

Nothing major to update with today. I’ve had a few days off work, so I’ve been a busy little bee, catching up on the million-and-one things waiting for me to do them.  One such thing was making the first 3 chapters of Death of the Sun available for free reading… Read the rest...

Not that long ago, I asked a great friend about her writing process. I have always loved reading about how other people work. There’s no guarantee the same method will work for everyone, of course, but hearing how other people do it has helped motivate me in the past. Besides,… Read the rest...

It’s been a bit since I posted my last, so here’s a few more questions I’ve been asked. Q: How you keep writing?A: As much as I’d like to say there’s some kind of secret to keeping me going, there’s not. How do I keep writing? Honestly, I don’t.… Read the rest...

Before I say anything, let me state that I’m not criticizing this particular style of writing. I’ve read a few books in it that I’ve liked perfectly well, but overall, there’s one thing about myself I’ve really noticed lately:  I do not like reading books that are written in first-person… Read the rest...

I don’t like bugs very much. For the most part, bugs and I have a mutual understanding. If they leave me alone, and stay out of my house, I’ll leave them alone. There’s a few exceptions, of course, such as unspoken rule that they’re not allowed to eat the flowers,… Read the rest...

I don’t put a lot of stock in things like the zodiac, but it’s something so mainstream that it’s hard to not know where you fall on the charts. When I was a teenager, I had a passing interest in it. I was curious as to how one simple sign… Read the rest...