What fun it has been to collaborate with some amazing authors and be able to present to you this short story anthology, The Jeweler's Heart. In The Jeweler’s Heart, each story centers around a gemstone--all of …
Meet Author Katlyn Bates
Hey friends! I’m starting up a new occasional series of posts where I introduce you to an author friend of mine! Some you will have read before. Others you won’t already know, which is why I want to highlight …
Research Mode
I’m currently researching the possibility of a project so I thought I'd pull back the curtain and let you see a bit of my process. I say possibility because as interesting as the history is, I’m not sure yet if I can make …
A New Novelette and a Kindle Sale
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I wrote a novelette just for my newsletter subscribers. I’m happy to announce that it will drop in my newsletter on Saturday, August 3, for current readers and will be a welcome gift for any …
Novelettes, Novellas, and Novels, Oh My!
Recently I started working on a short story which will soon be a giveaway to my newsletter subscribers. Except I ended up writing a novelette! What is a novelette, you ask? And are you suddenly wondering about the …
When I Don’t Know What to Write
I’ve struggled all week to come up with an even halfway interesting blog post. I literally have no idea what to write about. So I thought, why not write about not knowing what to write? Sometimes it happens. …
A Marathon of Kindness released!
My final book in the Guideposts series Secrets from Grandma’s Attic has been released! In fact, the entire series is now drawing quickly to a close. What a fun experience it has been! But let me share with you a little about …
Story Shift
There are two kinds of writers in this world. Well, perhaps three. Plotters Pantsers Hybrids Plotters plan the story before writing. They know where it’s going and what comes next. Pantsers are …
The Precipice of 2024
I’ve always been a lists and goals girl. My excitement in every “new” start, whether the beginning of summer, a new school year, or a new calendar year, is the movement toward my goals for those segments of time. So a few …
Turning Research into a Story
My second book in Guidepost’s Secrets from Grandma’s Attic series came out this month. I had so much fun researching and writing this story. For the historical mystery in this book, I latched on to a fact from a previous …