For my last blog post about the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale I wanted to discuss the Beast (or Severin as he is called in my version...

When I researched the origins of Beauty and the Beast  for my book I found a lot of fairy tale commentaries. I know everyone is aware...

I forgot to mention this on Monday, but I’ve been sending out the extra B&B short story for those who review B&B and contact me. (See the...

For those of you who didn’t know, Myrrhlynn was able to get the final cover of Beauty and the Beast to me earlier this weekend, and here...

Tale as old as time... but how well do you know the original fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast? As preparation for writing my own...

I have some big news to share! First of all I did some techno mumbo-jumbo, so you can get to this blog super quickly if you type in...

Before I start today’s post I want to announce that I hope to upload Beauty and the Beast to Amazon tonight or tomorrow. Due to Amazon’s...

With a little bit of ingenious maneuvering, Beauty and the Beast will be available for purchase late next week. I just got the manuscript...

Greetings Champions. It’s been a while since I’ve had a writing tip entry, so today I want to talk about character motivation. Whether...

It’s official, outside editors took their first look at Beauty and the Beast today. Huzzah!! Taking a peek at the way it’s going down,...

Happy Thanksgiving, Champions! Beauty and the Beast has passed the first round of editing! It is getting sent out to my editing friends...

I have begun the Editing Frenzy for Beauty and the Beast. It’s not so bad since I had to go back and make adjustments when I was about...

I am proud of myself, for once I have a very good reason for missing my Monday update and nearly missing Wednesday’s as well. Ready for...

Several reputable news sources have published articles saying that Lionsgate is considering the possibility of building a Hunger Games...

Today I think I conducted possibly the weirdest bit of research I’ve ever done for the sake of a book. I spent about half an hour...

It’s a short update today because I’ve got lots to do, but I wanted to warn you, Champions, that I will again be playing around with the...

Today I want to discuss writing dialog. We’re going to jump straight into it by looking over dialog’s punctuation format. If you you have...

I’ve seen some hilarious kid books in my life as a library skulker, but Battle Bunny is a new breed of hilarity and imagination. At a...

I’ve been slaving away over Beauty and the Beast, and I have to confess, my favorite character to write is the Beast’s shallow, selfish...

When I talk to people about being an indie author there’s a few typical questions that get asked. How do you come up with your ideas? How...