Stories into worlds From small things do bigger things grow — cubs into lions, acorns into oaks, ideas into stories, then collections of stories and then worlds. Some time ago…Continue readingSuperheroes, Third Class, arise…
Classify me I’ve been published by traditional mainstream publishers like HarperCollins, small publishers like Crossroad Press, through collectives like Book View Café, and I have self-published. My books can be…Continue readingWhat kind of books do I write? Well …
In the publishing world, there’s a thing called an elevator pitch. It’s what you would say to someone to describe your book in terms of other things that might be…Continue readingThis summer … come into the light
You are invited into a world with a place called Val Hall, a rest and retirement home for Superheroes, Third Class. If you’ve never heard of it, you can find…Continue readingThe superheroes you may not know
One of the perennial questions posed to authors by fans and interviewers is the fabled “Where do you get your ideas?” I too often answer with a snarky quip…”Off the…Continue readingHow do you write a book?
In the nearly 20 years I have been writing full time, I have received some fascinating letters and emails in regards to my novels. Two stand out particularly. I haven’t…Continue readingFascinating fan letters
Let me tell you about my encounter with Coyote. When I set out to write the Worldweavers books, I wanted to write a story which was an American YA fantasy,…Continue readingTangling with the Trickster
Long long ago in a galaxy far far away, HarperCollins published a story of mine that I had written in an admittedly long manuscript. Too long for them, as it…Continue readingHelp rescue a great story
There are moments… Like being asked whether there’s a ‘sequel’ to a book that people loved, and you keep on saying there isn’t… right until you find yourself in the…Continue readingEmbers of Heaven Giveaway
Foreword to: Untranslatable by Alma Alexander Ethereal. Enchanted. Often magically powerful; frequently, hopelessly inadequate. Capable of building castles of clouds, turning lead into gold, making you hear a color or…Continue readingIt takes a story to explain a word