Centaurs are seriously misunderstood creatures. Not universally, of course. C. S. Lewis understood them, as he did a great many…
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This Novel Is Brought to You by Griffins
It all started with a griffin. Love. As I mentioned in my recent post Myth Matters, I have a bit…
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Diary of a Convalescent Soul
In the third book of the Gatekeeper trilogy, our heroine Anna Merritt has this conversation with her new friend, Sherry:…
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Genre-Bending and Other Daring Endeavors
Who here has seen that all too short-lived Nickelodeon classic Avatar: The Last Airbender? I’m not talking about the 2009…
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Home-Work; or, Poetry Strikes Again
Working from home can be a tricky business. Someone asked me the other day how the whole writing thing works…
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On Giant’s Shoulders: The Power of Music in Writing
Music has always been very important to my writing. I finished my first novel, Gatekeeper I: The Finding, in one…
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Myth Matters
I am on a lifelong quest to read everything ever penned by J. R. R. Tolkien. *contented sigh* I’ve read…
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Easy Rhymes and Trashy Romances
Recently, my marketing/business manager (aka The Hubs) did some research on poetry books that are selling well on Amazon. He…
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Story-Baker
Author, Poet, Story-Baker. That’s what it says on my business cards. Behold. If you’ve been kicking around this blog for…
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O Frabjous Day!
A few days ago, I used the word “frabjous” in everyday conversation, and my husband asked me what it means.…
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