QUARTERLY UPDATE: A long time coming…
Yes, I think my blog misses me. And I also miss my blog. It’s been a long time since I shared regular quarterly updates, and I was surprised when I checked to discover the last actual quarterly…
Last Quarterly Update & Year End Review
It’s hard to believe, but this will be my last post for 2021. As much as I couldn’t wait to say goodbye to 2020, I have to say I’m definitely ready to say goodbye to 2021. This…
To Prologue or Not to Prologue
The topic of prologues in novels can lead to heated discussions…well, maybe not to that extent. But the subject of prologues can produce passionate blog posts or articles based on the writer’s opinion. Do you enjoy them?…
Quarterly update & Bi-yearly check in
We’ve just about made it through the second quarter and we’ll be halfway through the year already. Can you believe it? Summer has arrived in full force here in the PNW. The forecast includes highs in the…
Why Practice Makes You Better, if not Perfect
I don’t believe “perfect” is a trait anyone can rightly claim, but practice does make us better. Case in point, for me at least, are author events. I’m not just showing up to meet readers and sign…
The #1 thing writing has taught me
When I decided to finally relent to my passion and begin writing “for real” a number of years ago, I really didn’t know what I was getting myself in to. Sure I loved to write. Of course…
Looking Back Before Moving Forward
We’re finally here…the completion of the year that must not be named! Jokes aside, I’m glad we can put this year behind us and move on to another New Year. What that New Year has in store…
Quarterly Update: Creativity takes the wheel
October is here, fall is upon us and we’re that much closer to the end of the year. Are you ready to say good riddance to 2020? Same here. But we need to suck it up and…
Podcast interview…check!
Are you curious about my background as a private investigator? About how I decided to finally write a book? How I ended up writing series? About my writing process? What I might be currently writing? I recently…
Quarterly update & year-end review
It’s that time of year when the schedules begin to fill up with our regular priorities cushioned by seasonal events and to–do lists. This time of year, more than the rest, requires us to remember to take…