Storymakers Wrap-up

I had a fun weekend hanging out with some of my writing friends and meeting new people at the tenth annual … More

March Madness: Creating Flawed (but likeable) Characters

No, I’m not writing about basketball (sorry). I’m writing about writing, over at a friend’s blog. I hope you’ll take … More

Here’s the cover for my new novel coming out in April: And here’s what will appear on the back cover: … More

I didn’t have a map for my first novel, Espionage. Most of the novel took place in Calais, France, so … More

For this blog post, I’m going to make fun of myself and some of the crazy stuff I find in … More

There are the books everyone talks about: Twilight, Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Gray. But what about all those books … More

This spring I submitted novel number two to my publisher. They took a few months to look it over and … More

One of my blogging friends tagged me with a few blog awards (her blog is called Joy In the Moments). … More

Some great things happened last weekend. I went to the LDStorymakers Writer’s Conference in Provo and had a wonderful time. I … More

I’m really into how things end. Yes, the first chapter in a book needs to be good if I’m going … More

I love creating characters and then telling people about them. This week I’ve been working on the form I’ll send … More

So remember yesterday’s post? The analogy of how getting a book published is a little like having a baby? Well, … More

Thank you to MG for asking this blog’s first question (I’m hoping there will be many more). The ebook comes … More

Next month, Espionage will appear in book stores. It’s my first novel to go on sale—so to say I’m excited … More