I've been told since my near-toddler age that I was a natural born storyteller. I impressed preschool teachers with my ability to give stick figure paintings a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end; an apparently rare ability to find in a child that age. Learning to read and write was a blessing,… Continue reading All You Have Is Your Fire
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Afterglow
And now, friends, it's time for another excerpt. I feel it necessary to mention that these excerpts are for the most part raw and might not be exactly what shows up in the finished product. But I also find it necessary to share, to show you what I'm working on, and to maybe suck you… Continue reading Afterglow
The Most Romantic Night of the Year
Happy New Year! My apologies for leaving this space blank for too long. I had these grand ambitions of regularly updating with little excerpts from my novel, my perpetual WIP (work in progress) and I just haven't followed through as well as I wish I had. But let's remedy that, shall we? (I had initially… Continue reading The Most Romantic Night of the Year
Dinner Conversation
Greetings! So, I have been working on a novel for way longer than I'd like to admit. I'm referring to it fondly as my child at this point, because I've more or less raised it. I keep going back to it in between short stories and perfecting every little word until a scene feels complete,… Continue reading Dinner Conversation