Featured Author: Jennifer Slattery
This month I'm featuring debut novelist Jennifer Slattery. I'm so excited to help promote Jennifer and her first novel! --- Tell us a little about yourself. Well, according to my daughter, I’m embarrassingly goofy, but I suspect that could apply to all parents. 😉 Especially those who spend a great [...]
The Joy of Monotony
Photo Credit Sometimes I feel like my life is an unending game of catch-up. There are times when I'm uninspired and fall behind. Other times I overestimate my abilities and take on too much work. Then there are times like this past week: a two-day holiday weekend with [...]
Book Review: Riley Mae and the Ready Eddy Rapids by Jill Osborne
If you’re gonna run for your life, you gotta wear the right shoes. Life is rapidly changing for pre-teen shoe spokesperson Riley Mae. After the last photo shoot and trek up the Half-Dome in Yosemite, Riley Mae and her Swiftriver friends find themselves in Northwest Montana, the perfect backdrop for [...]
A Smile, Some Inspiration, and Other Tid Bits
It's still March as I'm writing this post (if you don't pre-write and schedule your blog posts, you should). As I'm writing, I'm in the middle of a large writing project, not to mention the personal business that's kept me busy. One of the things I'm working on is productivity. [...]
Creating an Exciting Story: Blow Something Up! by Tamera Lynn Kraft
Photo Credit Many writers are too nice to their characters. Their characters have goals they want to reach, and after a few obstacles, they will let their characters have what they want. This creates a boring story. To ratchet up the excitement, a writer needs to blow up [...]