Thank you, Kitty, for offering to host me on your GMTA blog today.  

My novel, Child of Mine, is about an infertile midwife, a strong, independent, knows-what-she-wants kind of woman.  She has always directed her life, from deciding…

LARP: The Battle for Verona is the story of four friends thrown into an unbelievable situation. A medieval terrorist army, from Mongolia, invades their tiny island community, and decides to colonize it. The local medieval LARP group (Live Action Role Play. People who do battle reenactments) decide to handle the situation themselves, and proceed to fight off the invaders. The main characters have everything against them; they’re seen as geeky outcasts by their community,…

Are great writers born, or are they created?

Long, long ago when I was a little girl, my mother would read to me as some of you may know from reading my bio. I’ve always believed it was she who taught me to love books and the escape they can bring. But, maybe my brain cells were just configured in a way that made me receptive to her stories. Maybe another child would have been wiggling and squirming, bored to…

A Writer's Eye View of Sequels

Only twice have I wanted to throw a novel across the room. Both times I was reading the first book in a series, and the ending came to…