As I get THE OCULUS LINK: INTERSECT ready for release, I’m writing the next book, which takes place in the future. And, I have to say… I had no idea how much fun that would be! It’s also challenging. For even the smallest things that we take for granted — phones, cooking, clothes — I’m imaging what they could be like in 50…
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Character Reactions
In my high school days, I took to the stage and loved it. It wasn’t the attention or being in the spotlight — I could do without that. It was all about the characters, experiencing life as someone else for a few minutes. I got the lead sometimes, but my greatest lessons came when I was just a bit player. In…
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Blog Tour: The Writing Process
I’m excited to be participating in this blog tour about the writing process for two reasons: 1) I’m following up Michelle Knudsen, the amazing author of Library Lion, The Dragon of Trelian, Big Mean Mike and many more, including one I’m dieing read, Evil Librarian (seriously, how can it get better than that?) and 2) I LOVE talking about writing, especially hearing…
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Brainstorm with a friend
I had a plot problem today. I needed to up the stakes for my character but also not weaken the surprise at the end. I went around and around in my head trying different scenarios, but nothing really worked. So I went outside my little writing box and the answer magically appeared. In this case, I called a writer friend,…
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Where to begin…
Every story has a beginning. And whether it’s something like “A man walks into a bar…” or “Once upon a time…”, there’s hope for wonderful things to come. There’s nothing like opening a new book and reading the first delicious lines, or hearing the first words of an audiobook or seeing the first image of a movie. They all tell…