Words are magic.
You open a blank document and stare at the cursor in the upper left-hand corner. Blinking. Blinking. Asking what you want to write. Daring you to plunk out a few words on your keyboard. This blankness—the beginning of your story, […]
This past Sunday, I launched a book about my dog. The book (entitled He Found Me) tells the story of the special little pup I rescued while living in Panama. Unlike other book launches I’ve done, I didn’t take […]
The beginning of something–a kind of character sketch. Inspired by my MinnSpec writing group. The grandmothers of Colina Linda tell stories inherited from their grandmothers. Tales of misdeeds and heroics, of shape-shifting animals, of lovers and the witches who tear […]
I’m cheating a bit this week. This isn’t really a short story, but a disturbing little excerpt from my novel-in-progress, Find Frank. I’ve had a busy week, but the good news is that I’ve managed to spend a couple hours […]
Week 5! How are you holding up? This week, I was tasked with writing a short story for my speculative fiction writing group in East St. Paul. The prompt: You’ve received an unusual gift from someone. Ready, set, write! Here’s […]
Follow me on my journey as I write a story a week for an entire year. This is story #1. She follows the sound of her own voice out the door and across the ragged lawn, into the first field […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing. Sure, I’ve been doing my freelance stuff—writing blog posts, newsletters, and website copy for clients—but I haven’t been writing for myself. Putting pen to paper […]
Hello friends and readers! Wednesday the 2nd marks the first day of a four-day eBook sale for Ten Thousand Lines. You can snap it up for a mere $1.99 from now until Saturday. What can $2 get you these days? […]
Last Sunday, I released both my novel (Ten Thousand Lines) and my children’s book (¿Cómo se Llama tu Llama?) into the world. It’s a scary thing–letting others’ eyes see your work, letting your naked heart beat outside your body. You […]
I have a lot of websites. I have one for my pen name (under which I write novels), one for my actual name (for freelance work and children’s books), one for my novel Elmer Left, and one for my novel […]