I know this is a little nerdy, but I am so excited that a book I helped create, a book I have a story in, is in the Library! It’s like I’m a real boy! Or real female author. Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors has been admitted to the County of Fairfax Public Library […]
I gotta use this blog more Right? Write more blogs Build your platform Get readers Be social Go viral Right? I gotta use this blog more Can’t read a blog if you don’t write one Can’t share a blog if there’s isn’t one So, I gotta write a blog Or more than one […]
I’ve sat on a panel two times now with some very talented industry professionals, discussing what to do once your book is finished. Our panels have been so well attended, and we’ve received so many follow up questions, that we decided to turn the panel discussion into a workshop. You’ve finished your book, now here’s […]
I’m excited to be participating in George Mason University’s Fall for the Book Festival next week. I hope you will join me and my colleagues for our panel discussion “From Writer to Author,” Saturday, October 14, at 10:30am. “From Writer to Author: Panel discussion on what to do once the book’s written” Saturday, October 14, […]
A few weeks ago some friends (and writing colleagues) and I presented a panel discussion at the writing conference “Conversations and Connections.” Rather than focusing exclusively on how amazingly fantastic our panel presentation was, I’d like to say a few words about the writing conference in total. It was a fantastic day and a great […]
Christmas is a very emotional time for me. I get choked up easily thinking about love and peace and goodwill and all that crap. Christmas brings out my sensitive side. Maybe it’s because of all the wonderful stories there are about the season. I’d like to suggest a few worth reading. The Little Match Girl, […]
I had the privilege of being interviewed by storyteller, and fellow storytelling teacher with Better Said Than Done, Mary Supley Foxworth. You can read her interview with me here. It’s fun getting to talk about myself. It’s even more fun not having to come up with what to talk about by myself! Mary asked me […]
On this Thanksgiving Day, I thought it would be a nice way to once again give thanks by sharing the acknowledgments section of my book. Here it is. Happy Thanksgiving. Dedication: For my family – Of blood and water Acknowledgments: It takes a village to raise a book. There are really too many people to […]
So far having my urban fantasy novel, Caged, out in the world and open to criticism has been a great thing. I have received 5 reader reviews, so far, and so far they’ve all been good. Not really excited to get my first negative review – but curious. In the meantime, I’m quite happy not […]
This past weekend I had my very first book signing event for my brand spanking new urban fantasy novel, Caged. The author event was at my Better Said Than Done old standby pub, The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, VA. Approximately 50 people came, heard a fabulous speech by me, bought some books with my soon […]