When your novel is a Frankenstein
I just finished reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for a class, and it inspired me in all kinds of ways. Not only to the plight of outcasts (significant character development for my WIP protagonist, I'm hoping) but also in looking at the overall…
PLANNING YOUR NOVEL by Janice Hardy
There are never enough good things to say about Janice Hardy. She has an awesome fantasy series, The Healing Wars, and she helps tons of writers on her Fiction University blog (formerly "The Other Side of the Story"). I interviewed Janice on…
ALWAYS MOM, FOREVER DAD by Joanna Rowland, illustrated by Penny Weber
I met Joanna Rowland at a recent SCBWI conference, and I'm excited to feature her debut picture book, ALWAYS MOM, FOREVER DAD.From Goodreads:In today's world, more and more children have parents who live separately. As these children move…
#MyWritingProcess Blog Tour
A lot of people have participated in the My Writing Process Blog tour over the past few months, and I was honored when my writer friend Jennifer Baker asked me to join. Jenn is a great friend to have--she writes really great stuff, and she's…
ME AGAIN, by Keith Cronin
I met Keith Cronin at the Backspace Writers Conference in New York last year, and we had a great time talking about librarian stuff (he worked in a library before he became a rock drummer and author). He also wrote a wonderful, touching book…
JULIUS CAESAR BROWN AND THE GREEN GAS MYSTERY by Ace Hansen
I met Ace (in non-alien form) at a conference, and I was really intrigued with JULIUS CAESAR BROWN AND THE GREEN GAS MYSTERY:When a mysterious green gas crisis breaks wind, the Global Air Group (GAG) offers a million-dollar prize to the first…
Another Operation Awesome Post
Once again, I'm on Operation Awesome this week--talking about roadblocks in the writer's journey.Next week I'll be interviewing Ace Hansen, the "alien" author of JULIUS CAESAR BROWN AND THE GREAT GAS MYSTERY.Happy Wednesday, everyone!
LILY IN THE SHADOWS by E.M. Castellan
I stumbled across E.M. Castellan's website, and I loved the premise of her books, particularly LILY IN THE SHADOWS.Title: Lily In The ShadowsGenre: YA Historical FantasyStatus: Complete at 71,000 wordsPitch: 1862: When dark magic throws London…
This week, find me on Operation Awesome
I am now splitting my time between this blog, and contributing to a blog called Operation Awesome. This week, I was there on Monday, relating writing to improvisational theater.Feel free to have a look, and I'll likely be posting something new…
BECOMING JOSEPHINE by Heather Webb
I was fortunate enough to see Heather speak on a conference panel, and she was super insightful. Her debut novel, BECOMING JOSEPHINE, is now available:Rose Tascher sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black magic…