Cemetery Boys
A book with a great overall concept and a beautiful message… but with writing that I would have gladly slashed through with my little red editing pen if I had the chance.
When the Book Writes Itself
I’m just going to put this here. Just to give you a general idea of the direction my week has taken. Though, to be fair to my writing and to my characters, this is actually an amazing thing to happen. In fact, it’s something that I wish would happen more often when I’m in…
Alternate Beginning
At some point in our lives, we all wish we had a “rewind” button that could take us back to a particular moment in time–not for the sake of reliving it, but for the sake of changing it. We may wish to return to the moment we said or did the wrong thing; we may…
Read, Read, Read!
William Faulkner once advised fellow writers to “Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad—read!” For an aspiring and even professional author, no advice will get you further. Time and again, I’ve heard it put similarly: if you don’t read well, you cannot expect to write well. A good book can provide an example of what constitutes…
Every Heart A Doorway
A fun mystery full of unique characters and a vast array of magical worlds with doors that are yet to be discovered. I am looking forward to exploring the sequels in the future.