Musical Character
Ahhhh, music. I know lots of writers have a “soundtrack” for a particular project or novel. I like that I’m not alone. Though I’m not ready to share much about the current project, I have to say that the MC has one KICK A$$ sound track! The music is great, it’s the mood of the [...]
“What if…?” Loving Research
I’m not a very disciplined researcher, but convolution works for me. Read a novel set in regency Europe, get curious about history, find a link to the Dal Riata and their movements east, trigger memories of movie tidbits and the word “wode.” Those are the ingredients to a research feast, though the time period is [...]
Banned
One by one they arrived, through the back alleys and silently up the street. Their cover and alibi were only as good as their trust in one another. Aware of the danger, they were hungry…and determined.
Matt could hear Joshua, at the back door, murmuring to the most recent entry. Distance muffled the words, though Matt [...]
The Princess Dress
“You are not a princess, and this is not a fairy tale.”
Those words haunted her still. The little girl who twirled around the living room in a cast off satin nightgown and plastic crown was stricken to hear them spoken. She had deflated like a balloon with a fast leak, slinking away to her room [...]
Character Sketch
I am old, now, far older than Bettina was when she first shared the Secrets with me. The younglings consider me ancient and wise, I suppose. I rest my head in a room backing the warm fires of the kitchen, for my bones feel the chill. They creak and groan as I move, reminding me [...]
