

Fantasy or Science Fiction
I think my eyes are going fuzzy from looking at book covers. I want to make sure I have the right message or promise with my book covers...


Republishing old series
I don't know where people stand on republishing old series but I've decided to do this with my very first series. It was back in the day...


Promiscuity and the misconceptions
I deal with teenagers a lot and one of the things I've noticed is the more adults work with teenagers the more we start to think like...


Refreshing Archetypes: Observer
This archetype is almost always a side character or one that pushes the plot forward like the wise man in the heroes journey. This makes...


Refreshing Archetypes: Noble Savage
I live in New Zealand and I can tell you the noble savage is a destructive archetype. It is done way too often for this day and age....


Refreshing Archetypes: Nerd
I love Ilona Andrews' books and I read Sapphire Flame literally the day it came out. Don't worry no spoilers here. But it had the...


Refreshing Archetypes: Loner
I'm a fan of westerns. But it always made me sad that the loner could never break from their archetype and find their own love or a...
My Podcast journey
Like many authors I’m an introvert but for my day job I’m forced to stand in front of a lot of people and teach. So I know there are...


Refreshing Archetypes: Ingenue
I was talking with an author I'm mentoring and we were discussing characters and of course landed on Archetypes. Unlike stereotypes you...


Unrealistic expectations
I was reading an article today that the local Romance Writer's chapter posted and one of the lines resonated with me. One of the most...