It’s full-on summer, which  means, with my kids home from school, I’m a full-on mom. Which means I have less time to write. Which means I have to prioritize my writing time: work on my novel to get my first … Continue reading →

Did you know that adjectives describe nouns? Did you know that adjectives don’t erase them? For example, if I put the adjective “unpublished” in front of the noun “writer”, it simply describes what type of writer I am–the word doesn’t … Continue reading →

Memo to the cast and crew of  Phoenix Cell Savior: We will be on hiatus for the next few weeks. All production, including blog posts will halt while the writer-creator-producer-director galavants off to France (lucky her). Please be ready to report back … Continue reading →

Ayaan’s gone. I had to give her the boot. Ayaan was supposed to be the teen girl who took Lyra in under her wing and showed her what a peer friendship could be like. She did well in her initial role … Continue reading →