“Feeling better than she had in months, like a twelve-year old about to ride her new bike, Logan practically skipped down the stairs, grabbed her tennis shoes, and, balancing on one foot, was tying the second one when someone knocked on the door. Just before 8:00 AM....
I had someone ask me once what my protagonist’s “super power” was. That stumped me, but not for long. Just like you and I, Logan McKenna doesn’t have one. She’s an ordinary woman plopped down in the extraordinary circumstances of life. What makes me want to keep...
Everyone’s favorite Chess Queen, Coffee Shop Owner and All-Around Samoan Goddess, Tava’e lumbers into our lives in Chapter 8 of SHATTERED: Logan Book 1: Advancing impressively across the room, she adjusted her tremendous body, enveloped in a bright, boldly patterned,...
1 Create a lead character you want to get to know. You’re asking your readers to invest time and money into this fictional person, so make them someone you care about. Unless you’re writing a romance novel, give your protagonist at least one gnarly flaw. One that...
ACCORDING TO DIGITAL BOOK WORLD and Writers Digest survey, the median annual income for authors, self or traditionally published, ranges between $5,000 – $19,000. Not exactly enough to live on. That means most writers, including myself, have day jobs. Finding...
READERS OFTEN ASK how I come up with my characters. Are these people you know and just changed their names? Is the main character really you? Writers want to know if there is any trick to creating memorable characters, particularly the main protagonist in a series....
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.