Set in 1956, Beneath Breaking Waves features a sixteen-year-old girl who isn’t afraid to brave an ocean to reclaim her family and find her place in the world. An excerpt from Chapter One: “Ted, I didn’t mean for any of this—” “Course you didn’t. These things just happen, don’t they?” My own words, thrown back …
I’m not sure what possessed me to pick up this book, but boy am I glad I did. Ninth House is dark and marvelous. The entire time I was reading, I was in awe of the worldbuilding, the magical theory that went into the world, and especially the characters. Even the buildings are characters! The …
As a person who sometimes feels too much what’s going on around me, I’ve been reeling the past week, devastated by the pain I’m seeing in the news. My heart hurts for my fellow Americans, especially for the people of color who have been mistreated for so very, very long. Books and reading will not …
So many great (free!) books to check out!
Depending on your situation during this pandemic, you might find yourself with more time to read! Or you might find that you need more books to escape into. I asked some of my newsletter subscribers for recommendations, and here’s what they came up with! Deborah recommends the Dreams and Reality series by Hadena James. She …
This was an utterly fantastic adventure! I don’t know that the story structure itself pulled me through quite as much as the main character’s voice. Apostle is amazing, and I could read his point of view for ages. I wanted a little more magic from the tale, but the light touch was also good and …
I’m so excited that the anthology Dragons and Mages is out now, because my book, Tales of Dunes and Dragons, is included! I included a book of dragon prophecies in this story, and it was absolutely magical being able to write a one for the start of each chapter. From the anthology’s page on Amazon: …
Here’s a book fair and a giveaway that I’m participating in this month–lots of free books for the taking! Tap the images to visit the giveaways. 🙂 Lucky Fantasy Imagination Set Free
One of my absolute favorite books on writing craft is a screenwriting book titled Save the Cat. It was written by Blake Snyder and it’s a fascinating read. Within it is my most-often-used tool, the “Beat Sheet,” which gives a basic plot of the beats that happen in a film or, for my purposes, a …
First, the usual disclaimer: everyone has their own process! Or if they don’t have a process, the fact that they don’t have a process is their process, know what I mean? That said, here’s what works best for me. At least, it usually works best. 🙂 Step 1: Get a notebook and a pen. Turn …