Back to the Drawing Board

Last week I printed out the first draft of book 2. I scheduled Thursday as the day to do my first read-through.

I started…

I fell asleep.

I stopped reading about 1/3 of the way through the 217page manuscript, because it was completely clear that it isn’t working.

Why am I sharing this?

To […]

July 21st, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

First Read-Through

I’ve reached the stage in my writing of book two where it’s time to step away from the trees and look at the forest. It’s time for the first read-through.

Writers love words. And when writing anything, it is easy and tempting to get caught up in the detail, the imagery, in the way a […]

July 13th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Creating Creature Worlds

I get to be on a panel entitled “Creating Creature Worlds” as part of the Clallam County ComicCon, one of the amazing summer programs presented by North Olympic Library System. If you live close by, put it on your calendar: Friday, June 24th 3—4pm at the Port Angeles Main Library. Related […]

July 6th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | Comments are closed

Summertime Stories

The sun is out, the garden is flourishing, and the daylight hours are lengthy and generous. Summertime brings a wealth of memories, back from the days where school differentiated summer from all the other seasons. What are you summertime stories?

I don’t remember summer reading programs when I was growing up, but I do remember […]

July 1st, 2015 | Category: Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | Comments are closed

Equal Access for Readers

I’m excited to say I finally managed to get a clip of me reading from my book uploaded to YouTube! It’s also posted on my Goodreads page. Have a look!

I had an enlightening exchange with Jessica Peterson White, proprietor of Content Books in Northfield, MN, that I’d like to share […]

June 15th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Audio Excerpts, Author Appearances, Contests and Giveaways, My Writing Journey | Comments are closed

The Neverland in Northfield

While I moved a lot when I was young, the bulk of my growing up years were spent in the lovely town of Northfield, Minnesota. It’s a real-live version of Garrison Keillor’s “Lake Wobegon” with a highbrow flourish owed to the powerhouse combo of Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges.

This is the place where my […]

May 26th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Author Appearances | Comments are closed

Finding Fairies

This is an exciting week, full of author fun for me. Hope you can join me at one or more of these:

All Week: May 4-9, downtown Sequim

Finding Fairies Treasure Hunt. You can start at any one of the 6 participating businesses in downtown Sequim: Hart’s Fine Books, That Takes the Cake, […]

May 4th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Audio Excerpts, Author Appearances, Blazing a Trail for Girls | Comments are closed

Piper Pan in the News

Coming event: May 1st Sequim First Friday Art Walk at Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim, 5-8pm author meet-and-greet! (That’s me!) Come as a fairy or a pirate for 20% off the book.

Announcing Piper Pan in the news! This week’s Sequim Gazette featured a very nice article about The Curse of the Neverland […]

April 28th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | Comments are closed

Super-Fun Plans

Three heads are better than one! I met with Celeste and Pam at Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim yesterday, and we cooked up some super-fun plans for The Curse of the Neverland. They’ve even made a page for my book on their site, so you can buy local through on-line convenience. (See the red “Buy […]

April 12th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Audio Excerpts, Author Appearances, My Writing Journey | Comments are closed
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