THE LADY OF LANARIA: Light Meets the Dark

The Lady of Lanaria , hands-down, has got to be the strangest novel I've worked on.  I don't mean that it's weird, but...the way it came together definitely was.  I got the idea for a Rapunzel/"The Lady of Shallot" mashup back in the first semester of senior year of college (oka…

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UPCOMING NEWSLETTER: April NaNo Tips & Resources!

Are you planning on participating in NaNo April?  If you are, or know someone who will be, you might want to sign up for my newsletter HERE .  On Monday, I'll be sending out a bunch of tips for optimizing your NaNo experience - both for yourself and for your book.  In the meantime, however, her…

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Week In Review: "Mamma Mia, here we go again!"

I heard Mamma Mia on the radio today and the lyrics in the title seemed fitting for this week, even though I wanted to scream when I heard the song because I abhor the movie... (the first one, I haven't seen the sequel.) Why the whole "here we go again" thing?  Well, it's practica…

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Week In Review: WHAT Happiness Hypothesis?!

Hey everyone! Well, this week was a series of very, very weird events that actually weren't too bad. Except for my psychology class on happiness. That's very, very bad....but more on that later. Currently Reading: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins; An Orphan's Wish by Me…

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Week In Review: Ides of...Summer?

Hey everyone!  It's been a slow, rainy week: work, school, animal chores, create a tissue army against this cold of mine -- and repeat. Currently reading:  The  Bonnie  series by Barbara Van Tuyl.  It's a book series from the '70s about thoroughbreds and it has been a favorite of mine since…

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