It’s been in print less than two weeks and Cat Winters‘ latest, THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY, has already been named a Junior Library Guild Selection and amassed an impressive collection of starred reviews. So, I
Category: Writing Fiction
Writing fiction for adults, teens and kids. Topics include the building blocks of plot, character and setting. Next, tips on drafting, revision and editing. Also includes in-depth looks at verse novels, mysteries, and contemporary fiction.
Gretchen’s latest foray into horror, RELIC, was released just last week. And, though she’s a master of scary storytelling, the uber-talented Gretchen will celebrate the release of her first YA contemporary this spring with I’M NOT
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by super-cool author, Morris Award nominee, and
BANISHED, the second in Kimberley’s Forbidden Trilogy hit shelves earlier this year, praised by fans and reviewers! “…this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates
For those YA readers also reading adult books, please discover CAROL SNOW. Here I’m celebrating her latest young adult novel but Carol has been racking up rave reviews and populating “best” lists in both YA and contemporary
RIDERS, Veronica Rossi’s follow-up to her New York Times Best-Selling UNDER THE NEVER SKY series, hit the shelves last week. It’s an action-packed thriller that takes by the biblical notion of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The farther I journey down this path of WRITER-LIFE, trying to grow as an author, the more I appreciate the value of critique groups, of reading good books, and of being a forever-student of the craft.
Thanks to technical assistance from my 15-year-old (and because Twitter seems to have decided to devolve into Facebook), I’ve decided to join up. I am also participating in the Instagram #AuthorLifeMonth fun. Hope to see you
VOICE IN YOUR NOVEL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by yours truly!
The publishing world is a sea of debuts. I remember those heady days myself. Before one had a sales record, an Amazon ranking, and a head full of doubts. Before one realized how many debuts pub