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World Building: Traditions
World building is one of the most important aspects of crafting a good story, regardless of the genre: A contemporary story presents a world the audience is quite familiar with.…
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SCBWI Houston Conference 2017
I LOVE writer conferences. One of my reasons for becoming a full time author was the chance to hang out with other writers without being too stalky. (Another is because…
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Tarbin’s True Heir Book Launch
I'm truly and officially a published author. I can't believe it. Adrenaline stills pumps through my body even though the launch was last Saturday. Look at my pretty table. My…
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Post Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet
Woot! Dragon Con 2017 is down for the books. And what an event it was! There were approximately 85,000, yes all those zeroes are correct, memberships sold for the four…
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Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet
Remember how I preach to find your community? I've done it here and here. It's darn near impossible to be successful in the writing business without a support group. Yes,…
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Tarbin’s True Heir Cover Reveal
My first novel complete and ready to be enjoyed by epic fantasy fans! It's hard to wrap my mind around the reality of a physical manifestation of years of work.…
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Realism in Medieval Fantasy
As I make my way through the fantasy genre, I find some critique fascinating. Suspension of Disbelief How realistic do we need to make our fictional, made-up worlds? How far…
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Inklings Writers Retreat Opportunity
Do you remember when I went to my first writers retreat? If not, I have conveniently linked it for you here. Great experience, but I wanted more writing time. I've…
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Writer, You Are Not Alone
The lone writer furiously typing on her keyboard. Her isolated existence expanded by the wide world in her imagination. The depressed, melodramatic author slumped on a bar stool. He scribbles…
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Author Biography
I'm at the nitty gritty part of my book release. I haven't received the edits from the developmental editor yet. (Which in and of itself is terrifying.) Meanwhile, I'm working…