Recently I posted on Facebook about characters who have a mind of their own… Part of this question came from the fact that my mother and my son have a very sharp (sometimes frighteningly so) wit and I do not. When I am writing a scene with snappy repartee or clever comments, those are often … More When your characters take over the story
After 38 years on this Earth, I have come to the conclusion that I am… an alien. It’s ironic actually because I joked recently that I may have been switched at birth—due to the fact that I have a blood type science says it’s impossible for me to have given my parents’ blood types—and my … More After 38 years on this Earth…
I have been writing books for a little over five years now, but I’ve been a story-teller my entire life. I’ve always been a bookworm. I started reading at four and I haven’t stopped since. The first novel I completed was a straight-up epic fantasy series. I started it and it dragged for over a year before something finally clicked! … More A Return to the genre of my heart!
To give everyone an idea of where Kayden started in my mind, I am going to show you where we started with the cover design: I will also point out here that this is a very, very early version of the cover for book 1. By the time we got serious about the cover design, she … More A Character’s Journey – Kayden
It’s an intriguing question… The image above [and the post that goes with it] came up in my newsfeed this morning – reminding me of my thoughts when I posted it a year ago. Ironically enough, though I had just finished writing an entire series that was set in a dystopian-esque world with a strong steam theme, … More So… who is really the weird one here?
I was scrolling through Pinterest the other day, giggling over the memes on what Star Wars might have been if Anakin had never gone to the Dark Side. And a strange thought came to me… What if our reluctant assassin had not been so reluctant? What if Kayden had not fallen in love with the … More What if a reluctant assassin – had not been quite so reluctant . . .
 READER QUESTION: Obviously, the nature of Kayden’s character is to be secretive, but is there any insight you could give us about her? Actually it’s interesting you should ask. Recently, my children and I were watching one of our new favorite movies and that topic came up. This answer is going to be tricky since – … More Who is Kayden | Part 1
WOW! Let me first say that I began reading another response to your letter (AN OPEN LETTER TO REY FROM STARE WARS) – which is how I found your letter. To my readers – I am sorry about the bad language in the linked article. Second, let me say THANK YOU! OK . . . now … More My response to “AN OPEN LETTER TO REY FROM STAR WARS”
I LOVE discovering NEW authors . . . especially when they write a similar genre! If you haven’t checked out Tainted by Morgan L. Busse yet . . . you should! I have the privilege of interviewing Morgan – and on release day! How exciting! First . . . a bit about the book: What Happens When Your Soul Dies? … More Author Spotlight/Interview | Morgan L. Busse – author of “Tainted”
We hear lots of advice on what to do as an author, but it is not very often that someone shares the types of things that trip them up on their writing journey. This is one of those posts. A “what not to do” type of post: 1) When you are on deadline – especially if … More How to successfully derail yourself . . .
JC Morrows 