Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. One of the best gifts I’ve ever received didn’t come in a package. You can’t hold it, touch it, smell it, hear it, see it. It has brought as much pain as it has joy. What is one of the best gifts I’ve ever received? Literacy.…
Writing with ADHD can be tough, but by looking at the process a little differently, we can be successful writers too.
A lot of people think they aren’t creative. But what is creativity, anyways?
Updates about what I’m writing, when stories will be released. Also a short teaser for a story I’m working on now!
Now that I’ve published my second Realm War Chronicles book, I have several other writing projects I’d like to get started on.
Fantasy tropes, while familiar, can become clichéd if overused, leading to boredom among readers. Key clichés include “The Chosen One,” “The Evil Dark Lord,” “The Magical Artifact Quest,” overused races like elves and dwarves, “The Farm Boy Hero,” and “The Wise Old Mentor.” Writers should reimagine or avoid these to create fresh, engaging stories.
I had originally planned on releasing The Shackles of a Mountain Lord on October 1, but I’m pushing it back to October 31 so that I have a bit more time for edits. I left myself about a month to work on my final draft, and I’ve been making good time. Currently, I am about…
Now that all my kids are in school, I have all the time in the world to write! Right? Well, ok, maybe not quite. But the house is blessedly quiet for a few hours a day now. I’m not alone, though. Like a witch with her animal familiars, I have a few critters that keep…
What do you get when you cross a writer and a deadline? A very clean house, or in my case, a revamped website.
Writing is a skill like any other. It requires a lot of practice. In the same way that someone who plays basketball has to go out to the basketball court to shoot hoops and do drills, fantasy writers practice by using writing prompts. I also find it’s nice to take a break from writing my…
