fantastical and spooky stories
[Note: this basic story was sent out to my newsletter in March.] Almost four and a half years ago, writing under a different name, I started a young adult fantasy tale during National Novel Writing Month. The story just flowed, and I finished it that month. A few weeks later, I landed a literary agent … Continue reading The Long Journey for The Scorpion’s Lullaby
I'm so excited about publishing this YA fantasy, because I've been working on it for years! It's quite a bit different from my Haunted Halls books, though, so I wanted to give people a chance to check it out and decide if it might work for them. So, here's the first chapter! Chapter One My … Continue reading The Scorpion’s Lullaby – Chapter One
Dragon Dictation is one of those handy writer tools that has saved my time (and my wrists) on more than one occasion. I first seriously considered dictation when I read Chris Fox's 5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter because he talked up dictation as a time-saving measure. I type pretty fast, though, so … Continue reading How I Write: Dragon Dictation
Maggie Stiefvater's contemporary fantasy, The Scorpio Races, came out in 2011. I read it exactly one time, but nearly eight years later, it remains one of my favorite books. Why I loved it: the push and pull between the two main characters, Puck and Sean the fantastical imagery of the demonic water horses--they were super … Continue reading You Gotta Read…The Scorpio Races
As I wrap up the Haunted Halls: Winter's Cavern trilogy, I'm already looking ahead to what's next this year! I don't want months and months to go by without publishing something, because let's be honest, I'm sad when I don't have work coming out regularly. What you might not know about me is that one … Continue reading Projects on the Horizon
