Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes … including you. ~ Anne Lamott I unplugged from a lot of things this year. Part of it was choice, and part of it was not having…
Me and my writing life
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My 2017 Inspiration
Tagged with: blog, Coffee Break, friends, Girl in Space, inspirational people, Mad Like Alyce, recommended podcast, Service Dog in the Room, Write Now, writing
Posted in Life, My Favorite Things
Posted in Life, My Favorite Things
Examining myself (as a character)
Do you ever examine yourself the way you do others? Do you think about why you act a certain way, or do certain things? Think about your characters in that same way, and remember: no one is perfect.
Tagged with: Author, books, self-reflection, writing, writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, My Favorite Things, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, My Favorite Things, Writing tips
Being a happy writer
For me, some of the happiest times in my normal life are when I’m reading a good book or writing. When I’m working on a novel, it can be frustrating, aggravating, tearful and a whole host of other adjectives. Still,…
Tagged with: 8 ways, Author, Rachelle Gardner, Writer, writer resources, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Top Ten Books Santa Could Bring Me for Christmas
Every year, my Christmas list is compiled of books, with a few other things added in. It’s the Christmas season again, and so I have compiled my list of the top 10 books Santa (or my family and friends) could…
Tagged with: Alice Hoffman, Artemis Fowl, Book, Book Thief, casual vacancy, Christmas, christmas list, christopher paolini, Eion Colfer, Elizabeth Kostova, enigma, eva stachniak, Harry Potter, inheritance, Jasper Fforde, Kathy Reichs, Markus Zusak, robert harris, termperance brennan, Thursday Next, top ten list, Vlad the Impaler, winter palace
Posted in My Favorite Things, On My Bookshelf
Posted in My Favorite Things, On My Bookshelf
Cover art for sequel to “Into Fire”
In honor of #WriterWednesday, or #WW, I am excited to show you all a sneak peak at the new cover for the sequel to my first novel. Over Water is the second novel in my planned trilogy about Leora, the…
Tagged with: Author, books, Debut novel, Fiction, Leora, novel, Sequel, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
One year ago …
When I was in high school, I was introduced to romance novels through a friend, and I read them in between the harder reads required in my English class and the more in-depth classics and popular novels that I sought…
Tagged with: anniversary, Marriage, Relationships, Romance novel, South Dakota
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Calvin and Hobbes: Always My Favorite
Growing up, I found I liked a lot of things that were a bit behind my generation. I would have been very happy being born 5-10 years earlier than I was, in all reality, or farther. I watched Starsky and…
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