There is maybe this idea that writers are these wise, creative creatures penning masterpieces by candlelight, or beside a flowing river,...

I am moving towards completion of The Girl with the Empty Suitcase. That's right, the end is in sight! I just was talking to a potential...

It's Thursday, everyone! You know what that means! It's book review day! Since I am still working on the Dark Tower series, and I want to...

In one of the author groups that I have joined on Facebook, someone was talking about her brand and her name, debating on whether to...

Well, yes and no. Technically, summer officially began on the 20th this year. Unofficially, we see May Long weekend as the unofficial...

* Please note: All photos in today's blog, including the title image, were taken of the author while traveling. * Travel is a curious...

I have recently been busy with some visiting teachers and students from our partner school in Finland. As the local coordinator for the...

The other day I went to pick up Chinese food from a local restaurant. (Mmmmm....takeout!) Between getting my food, paying, and leaving, I...

I'm an introvert. Before I continue, let me clear up a few common misconceptions: That does not mean that I don't like people. (Though,...

When I first started this project, first took that leap that I wrote about here, I didn't tell anybody. Well, that is not technically...

One of my mugs at work says "I am silently correcting your grammar". When I first got it, one of my students informed me I was a liar:...

I was twelve or fourteen the first time I started a novel. The best thing about it was the title, which I have filed away in my memory...

Well, I'm writing a book. Wow. There. I said it. That sounds super scary when I say it out loud, and only slightly less scary when I type...