I know it seems like I am really, really behind on the Fairy Tale Challenge I signed up for at the beginning of the year over on Tif Talks Books.  The truth is that I'm just really, really behind on blogging about what I've read!  I signed up for the Happily Ever After level which means I'm aiming for twelve fairy tale selections which can include original tales, modern adaptations, or movies.  This is my third post, I've already reviewed...

I love listening to music when I write.  Part of it is that I'm horribly ADD and need to drown out as many of the crazy radio static channels running through my brain as possible.  I also count on music to help me set the mood and tone of my story.  I don't necessarily set out to create playlists for each project in advance, but by the end of the process they all end up with one.   From the very beginning of the process the music I...

Indie Jane is giving away an ebook and a paperback version of Views from the Tower!  Nancy also gives a mini review and reveals some of the crazy text messages I send her while I'm writing.   If you haven't already visited Indie Jane...why not? We rock ;)  And now would be a great time!  Free books!  Yay! The giveaway will be open for a week and the entries are easy peasy. Have a great weekend,...

I've been tagged in the 777 challenge again!  Thanks to the lovely Victoria Pearson for tagging me.  You can read a section from her work in progress here.     The rules: Take 7 sentences  (or in my case paragraphs) from either page 7 or 77 or your current WIP: that can be from a novel, short story, blog post or whatever.  Tag 7 other writers.  I have to admit that I'm out of writers to tag, so I'll be skipping that...

My short story collection Views from the Tower is now available for the Nook at Barnes and...