I LOVE JUNE GLOOM! Perfect writing weather. A couple of weeks ago we had temps in the 90’s, breaking 100 one day. Global warming, anyone? So glad we’re back to our usual weather. There’s something about an overcast day that stimulates the...
What a great trip! Portland is one of my favorite cities, so why not set my second book in the Logan McKenna series there? I’m hard at work on Logan Book 2 – here are a few pics that inspired and informed. Big cities have so much to offer a writer....
At loose ends, and running out of money after buying a fixer upper on the coast, Logan McKenna decides to help out her best friend from high school, Thomas, a Native American artist, and his wife Lisa at their booth at the Otter Arts Festival, in the idyllic coastal...
To anyone with an Internet connection and a love of literature, it’s obvious that self-publishing is the future of the book industry. Self-published titles are up 17 percent just since 2012 and a whopping 437 percent over 2008. Clearly (and much to the delight of...
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.