

#WIPJoy Day Thirteen
From your antagonist: what’s your deepest regret? “So many years spent in service to the Temple, only to find that life was in service to...


#WIPJoy Day Twelve
Day Twelve: Share a line from the main character about food. “It’s me!” Wyn called merrily. “What wonderful things did you find for us...


#WIPJoy Day Ten
Day Ten: From the antagonist: happiest memory. I had a lot of fun writing this interview with Reverend Whitebrooke for my day ten...


#WIPJoy Day Nine
It's the start of Character Takeover Week! So happy to be talking about the amazing characters from The Martyr's Tears! From the Main...


#WIPJoy Day Eight
If you like X, you’ll like my book. Very hard to answer this without sounding terribly pompous. In my mind, the strength of the story is...


#WIPJoy Day Seven
If your story was represented by one item, what would it be? No idea. This is a very strange question. Tempted to answer, “a llama”. ...


#WIPJoy Day Six
Day Six: Name something in your WIP for each of the senses. Too many choices! Here are some lines that jumped at me as I read: Sight: “A...
#WIPJoy Day Five
Day 5: Share a line of description. This was a huge challenge. I love describing things almost as much as I love dialog, so one might...


#WIPJoy Day Four
Day 4: Share a song that inspires you for this story. I don't have a specific song in mind, but I have listened to a lot of the Vikings...


#WIPJoy Day Three
Day Three: Share a visual that goes with your WIP. I use lots of references. Characters, places, expressions... Here's one that I think...


#WIPJoy Day Two
Day Two: Describe your main character for us. Well, it's very hard for me to actually say how many main characters there are in The...


#WIPJoy Day One
#WIPJoy challenges authors to write something about their work in progress every day, exercises that allow you to look at your work in...


Why Writing is Like a Glacier
Book two is nearing the end of its second editing pass, book three is about half-way to draft, and I just can’t seem to write fast enough!...


Windmills and Whales
Wow, I just looked and realized that it has been almost a month since my last post. I guess writing posts is really, really hard for me....


Book Three
It's Spring Break! And for the third year in a row, I am excited to announce the start of a new book! Book Three in the Chronicles of...