Beginnings In my working life, I was a library paraprofessional working mostly in public libraries. You meet all walks of life in libraries; anyone from moms bringing in their kids to storytime to college students needing research help. I’ve done it all; created and run kids and teens programs to doing better research than theContinue reading “Stories From The Stacks”
Tag Archives: fantasy
Missing Shenandoah
I lived in the Valley for 16 years. Felt like coming home when I moved there.
Marketing
Marketing Aug 26, 2025View in app Who’da thunk it? Writing isn’t all writers have to do. Yeah, editing is included in the writing and I kinda like editing. It’s like taking a painting or clay sculpture and adding details that make it, in the words of my artist daughter, POP. The part few, if any,Continue reading “Marketing”
Publishing Dragon Dreams
Decisions, decisions, decisions Gonna publish Dragon Dreams. I’ve found a small press publisher and we are in prep mode. Both for getting the manuscript ready and spreading the word. I’m excited. And I feel a bit like I’ve been thrown into a lake and I’m not that good at swimming. Which is why I’m goingContinue reading “Publishing Dragon Dreams”
Elevator Pitch
Anyone trying to sell something, be it a physical product like a toaster, themselves in a job interview or a book, has learned what an elevator pitch is. It’s a one or two sentence, thirty second, foot in the door sales technique. Get the potential buyer interested enough to say “Tell me more.”
Introductions are in Order…
Kauai Writers Conference
I attended the Kauai Writers Conference a few weeks ago and what a fantastic experience it was! Living in such a rural area of the Big Island means I don’t get to meet a lot of people, let alone writers with the same interests as me. It can get a bit lonely. That’s why IContinue reading “Kauai Writers Conference”
Words And Wine
November 1st I will join two other authors at Kona Stories in Keauhau shopping center in Keauhau Hawaii on the Big Island. We get to enjoy wine and pupus [that’s appetizers for those not in the know] while talking about our books. I will have both ETERNAL DIET and it’s sequel YOU ARE WHAT YOUContinue reading “Words And Wine”
IT’S ALIVE!!!
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT is available now on Amazon Paperback and Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Eat-Eternal/dp/B0BFWFL743/ref=sr_1_16?crid=14C81EA79MA6G&keywords=you+are+what+you+eat+book&qid=1664578066&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjIzIiwicXNhIjoiMS44NiIsInFzcCI6IjEuOTgifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=you+are+what+you+eat%2Cstripbooks%2C364&sr=1-16
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
Book Two in my ETERNAL DIET series is available on Kindle and paperback. Vampires Gwen and Colin have moved to Reno, home of cowboys, deserts, and casinos; and have an unexpected reunion. Both Gwen and Colin thought Willie was dead, that he’d sacrificed himself in New Orleans to destroy an ancient vampire. Left on hisContinue reading “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT”