A year of reading an author named Alma A few days ago, I posted a monthly reading list of novels about transcending loss, discovering the past, glimpsing the future, or…Continue readingA Duchess of Fantasy 12-month Book List
I’m going to a writers’ retreat in a rustic and charming place on the shores of Lake Quinault in Washington. It’s March. The light is that earnest bright shade of…Continue readingThe writer and the storyteller
Every book has a story – of its origins, of the secrets and the inspiration which led to its existence, the surprises that leaped out at the writer during the…Continue readingBut it’s not real…Is it?
I am primarily a fantasy writer. That is how I view myself and my novels. But literary critics often have trouble labeling me, putting my books into neat little boxes.…Continue readingBut what is it?
20 books that that really exist And one of them was a best seller. Can you guess which one? Unbelievable books ~~~~~ “…a genuine overlooked treasure” In The Green Man…Continue readingCan you believe these titles?
Some last lines have the power to disrupt the course of an entire story, shaking up our expectations, the Huffington Post tells us. Others leave us hanging, and still others…Continue readingWhat’s your favorite last line?