There’s an awful lot of fuss about Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell’s recent “heated” argument about racism on The View.…
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Convalescence and Story Binging
This has been the season of unexpected interruptions. The latest? Surgery, followed by way more recovery time than I would’ve…
Continue reading →The Best Thing a Reader Has EVER Said to Me
Some pretty awesome things have happened since Gift of the Phoenix made it out into the big, wide world. It’s…
Continue reading →Gift of the Phoenix Wins the North American Book Award in Fantasy
First place, Fantasy. I’m starting to feel like I’m bragging. This was pretty fun though, so I thought I’d share.…
Continue reading →The Messy Middle – 6 Fixes When You’re Stuck Writing Your Novel
Ah, you’re chugging along at full speed. Your characters are interesting and compelling. Your plot is exciting and captivating. You’re…
Continue reading →A Newcomer’s Guide to Boise: Observations from an Arizona Transplant
Boise’s nickname is the City of Trees. Trees everywhere you look. Fly into Boise and you don’t see a sea…
Continue reading →Time Management for Writers and Editors
This past week my mother and I made an impromptu, emergency trip to move my dad from Arizona to Idaho…
Continue reading →What Happens If You Get a Bad Review?
Before I published Gift of the Phoenix I knew it was inevitable that I’d get bad reviews, because any book…
Continue reading →Top Three Things That Will Suck If I Ever Become Famous
This is the kind of stuff my brain will land on. I land on it long enough, and I feel…
Continue reading →SLC Comicon Photo Bomb
My last con of the season and it was a doozy! That place was so crowded the fire marshals had…
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