Every book starts somewhere. Sometimes it starts with a setting. Sometimes it starts with a single scene that refuses to leave you alone. And sometimes a character walks into your imagination so completely formed that you have no choice but to follow her. Beacon in the Darkness started with Kat. I wasn’t planning to begin…
There’s a question authors get asked all the time: I’m asked this question at least three times a week. Where do you get your ideas? And I always feel like there should be a much neater answer than the one I actually have/give. Maybe a secret room somewhere. A particularly magical notebook. A very organized…
Lately I’ve been thinking about how quickly everything moves online. One post replaces another. One trend replaces the next. Everything seems to disappear almost as quickly as it arrives. Sometimes it feels like we’re all being encouraged to move a little faster. Create more. Post more. Keep up. As someone who spends most of her…
Sometimes the most productive days don’t end with a higher word count. When most people imagine an author at work, they picture someone sitting at a desk, typing away until another chapter is finished. Sometimes that’s exactly what it looks like. But more often than not, writing begins long before the first sentence ever appears…