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Prologue - Wyoming, 1988 Heather’s grandmother lived in a ramshackle farmhouse with peeling...

What is it about a ghost town that's so fascinating? To me, it's not just the sense of history....

I love reading long, epic books. One of my earliest favorites was The Stand by Stephen King,...

The dual timeline narrative is one of my favorite plot devices, both as a writer and as a reader....

Want to annoy a writer? Ask this question: "Where do you get your ideas?" Okay, I'm just...

Under Glass And Stone is here! It has so many of my favorite things: a creepy Victorian mansion,...

It's often said that writing a novel happens one word at a time. When you're mid-slog through a...

Happy New Year! I love that brand-new feeling I get every New Year's Day. There are so many...

It's finally here!! I'm so excited that I'm using way too many exclamation points. I can...

I've been away from the blog for awhile, busy working on a new young adult project. That means...

Sometimes, a novelist needs a quiet, cozy corner. A place to immerse oneself in a character, a...

I hate waiting. What a controversial statement, right? Of course we all hate waiting. But I...

Imagine this. You, the irrepressible writer, spend years on a manuscript. You painstakingly edit...

Part II of a two-part series on Revising Like a Pro. Find Part I here. Before I had an editor,...

Part I of a two-part series on 'Revising Like A Pro.' For Part II, come back next week, or...

Writing is an extremely emotional exercise. It's cathartic, it's infuriating, and it's terrifying...

This week's coffee spot is fairly new to me: The Noshery on Lowell Blvd, near Regis University....

All of us writers are, first and foremost, readers. We've all wandered around a bookstore,...

Some great debates have persisted throughout the ages: Montagues vs. Capulets. Logic vs. emotion....

I went hiking this past weekend. I tried to meditate as I walked, focusing on my breath, the...