Round Robin: My Heroines

When I was young, I loved books with heroines that were impossibly hot. I’m not sure why. Perhaps I liked to imagine myself as that hot, but, like looking at the models in the magazines, they made me feel less than. Some of the descriptions I’ve never seen...

Commas, commas, and more commas

Yes, I am a bit comma mad. Some have even called me the Comma Nazi, albeit affectionately (or so I like to think. 😀 ) I do not understand the issues people have with commas. To me, they make perfect sense, and prose makes very little sense when they are left out or in...

Take an Autumn Train Ride Blog Hop

Do you have a favorite fall memory linked to a train? What do you imagine you would see if you were riding a train in the fall? Join the authors of Wild Child Publishing and Freya’s Bower as we Take an Autumn Train Ride through our blogs. Prizes will include  ...

EPICon 2013

This is the first full day and the second day of EPICon. So many wonderful “old” friends here: Debi Sullivan, Betty Kasischke, Deb Dixon, Kate Richards, Desiree Holt, Ellen Spain, Cassiel Knight, Marilyn Meredith, Martha Eskuchen, and many more. And some...

What should an author know?

Writing is a craft. Like any craft, it’s important to know how to use the tools. What do I mean by tools? Well, what do you need to know or use in order to write? Obviously, you need to have a good vocabulary. Repeating the same words over and over becomes,...