Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Champions! (And a belated or early Happy Thanksgiving to all the Champions who celebrate it on a different day!) In this holiday season, I’m thankful for my awesome team–Editor #1, Myrrhlynn, and Rock Star Assistant Meg–this amazing community, and all of my Champions! I’m so grateful I get to […]
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Writing Weaknesses: Romance
So you’ve got a kick-butt plot with lots of action, humor, friendship…but romance? Ehh… I consider romance one of the hardest aspects of writing. Give me a magic fight or a clash between armies any day, but a kiss scene? Noooo! (See, even us full time authors have stuff we need to work on!) The good […]
Author Guide: Updated & Improved!
The month is over halfway over, but this doesn’t mean the battle for NaNoWriMo has slacked–nooo! For some writers, they’re about to buckle down and get serious! Others will fight to keep the incredible pace they set in the first half of the month. But one thing is for certain: everyone attempting NaNoWriMo–whether you win […]
What Next?
Reign of Magic has had a smashing release, the launch fun is all over, so naturally you Champions are wondering what I’m writing next. Unfortunately, at this point my answer is “I don’t know.” And I’ve decided I’m not going to start on my next book until January. Part of this is because I am […]
Evariste’s Magic
As the final Reign of Magic themed post, we’re digging into a complex topic: the curse cast on Evariste, his magic, and how his feelings for Angelique affects all of that. I wanted to cover this topic last to give everyone a chance to read Reign of Magic, because the whole post is basically one giant […]
2019 NaNoWriMo
Greetings, Champions! It’s that time of the year again, NaNoWriMo! (Or National Novel Writing Month, but that’s kind of a mouthful.) For those who haven’t heard, NaNoWriMo is a month long event held every November when thousands of people join together with the goal to finish a 50,000 word novel before the end of the […]