Never doubt that real life can inspire you in your writing. I love teaching my character creation workshops. I love creating characters. Even though I have the 25 questions available I also am adding to that list all the time … Read More
This past week I moved our oldest to NY. It was a huge new world moving in that city and included a 5th floor walk up and 20 flights up on my tracker for the first day. Phew! In … Read More
When your kids leave home it happens in stages. First comes school, then maybe a sleep over, maybe summer camp. Then perhaps a school trip comes along and then college or work or military follows and all too quickly they … Read More
Writer’s Block is a lie. As I have said before I don’t believe in writer’s block. I really don’t. I am never at a loss for words. Ask my friends and family, I always … Read More
My first SCBWI conference. The first time I heard about SCBWI my neighbor told me about it, in 1995! She referred to it as “ska buii” —I looked into it but I ddin’t get involved at that point. I think … Read More
Conversations with my brother. Tonight I did a facebook live with Beau. We had a blast and the replay is available here: Louis L’Amour Facebook page: Unfortunately there was a bit of pixilation and we will try and fix that for the next … Read More
A bit about my Angel City Angels and book research central also known as Facebook. I have been stuck. Really stuck in my writing. I have avoided, I have organized. I … Read More
Always. The answer to when are your protagonist and antagonist both heroes is: always. As an author you get to choose who’s story to tell. In developing your characters you need to develop each of them as fully as necessary. … Read More
Thank you so much for commenting on the blog, insta, facebook… Before I tell you the Truth about the lie…I will go through the suggestions made in the comments in Wednesday’s post which you can read here . Wednesday’s Post The … Read More
Here are some facts about me! In the past month I have met so many new people. Through the DFWcon and through social media and traveling I decided to do a summer break blog post this week. Here are a few … Read More