What is an epistolary novel? Simply put, it is a story told through letters. The most well-known (to me) is The Screwtape Letters, written by C.S. Lewis. The Glinda Letters creates a bridge of history between The Hidden History of Oz stories (specifically…

The Glinda Letters is published and available for purchase on Amazon, Smashwords, or wherever you purchase ebooks. If you are more of a traditionalist, and prefer hard copies, you can buy a paperback copy from Amazon. Why are The Glinda Letters important…

The Glinda Letters is nearing the moment of publication. I wanted all of you to be the first to see the new cover design. The Glinda Letters is an epistolary novel composed of letters written by Glinda and sent to the Wizard, Oscar Diggs, while he is in a…

I’m excited to show off the new covers designed for The Witch Queens trilogy. These books are available in ebook or paperback. Find them where you buy your ebooks, or in paperback on Amazon.

How "A Wrinkle In Time" taught me to believe, despite imperfection.

Even if I had gotten my money back, it was - in some ways - the end of my world. I had never had to leave a story like this before. I had never seen a book that was broken when it was new.

This afternoon I visited The Wonderful Wizard of Oz exhibit in Grapevine, Texas. There were reproductions of character art by original Oz artist W.W. Denslow. The exhibit included educational stations to learn about the brain, heart, courage, tornadoes,…

Interviewing a Fictional Character. 35 questions to get inside your character's head.

We’ve all been through the get-to-know-you stage in meeting new people. Whether it is at work, or at school, or just moving to a new place, getting to know new people is difficult. It is made more difficult by the walls erected to keep our own personality…

New post: Can Subtlety Work in Action Tropes?

On Storymonger’s blog, I read a thought-provoking post: Four Action Tropes that Need to be Revolutionized in fiction. Could I come up with a subtle blend of tropes that revolutionized the action sequences in question? There’s only one way to find out.

The #dreaming mind does not fear the blank page. A Noctuary for Your Thoughts

Noc´tu`a`ry n.1. A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; – distinguished from diary. If you could see the future, would you write it down to remember? If you could see the past, would it be important to record it? If you saw honestly,…