Musings

The characters I least expect to hear, sometimes talk the loudest and demand their stories be told.

The Scent of Coffee. As a writer, I rely on the sense of smell to enrich a scene and help make the storytelling all that much deeper.

Interview with C.J. McGroarty, author of CLARA IN A TIME OF WAR.

In July 1977, my brothers treated me to a movie and those events cemented my love for Space Opera.

When I'm writing, music sets the stage and shows me history in a very active way. With it, I travel through time, and I’m immersed.

Music and books go together like two sides of the same coin. I could not have one without the other. Each book I write has a soundtrack.

This is the story of how my sister handed me a book and I fell in love with a whole genre.

I've discovered so much in the world of books and stories. There are those that I’ve wished I hadn’t read so I could experience them again.

There have been countless times I've found myself awestruck by the beauty found in a photograph or painting. A beauty I wouldn't have notice

One moment I’m eating my late breakfast, the next my mind is envisioning the haunted gravel road that leads up to the Clemente Vineyard.

The new year means a new beginning. With COVID and the year behind me, it's time to finish that book!

Tis the Season for NaNoWriMo ~ In my house, the holiday season starts with NanoWriMo.

The Magic in Writing ~ As a writer, there is nothing more magical than when you envision a scene and capture it on paper just as you saw it.

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