The Bug, The Kid, and The Fog
I admit I haven’t had much of a chance to keep the blog updated. When the pandemic hit, I knew things would be challenging, but I—quite naively—didn’t think they would spiral as far out of control for me as they have. I’m used to a life at home. I spent years…
The Inspiration Behind The Girl Between The Worlds
I’m often asked how I came up with the idea for The Girl Between The Worlds (and, subsequently The Travelers Alliance). While I’ve had several ideas for stories over the years, this is the first one that really took off and grew into a full manuscript. The funny thing…
Meet the Character: Marin
Today you’ll get to meet Marin Everly of The Girl Between The Worlds. Maybe you already checked out her character page (or maybe you’re one of my lucky beta readers, and know a bit about her from the book), but I’ll try to include some juicy tidbits, direct from her…
Writing Goals Status Update
At the beginning of the year, I set a few goals for myself. Now that we’re coming up on the 5th month, I figure it’s as good of a time as any to check in and see where I am. First: The Travelers Alliance series. Of course, I had finished up The Girl Between The Worlds…
Dear Diary—Crush #237
This is the first entry in a potential series of blogs titled “Dear Diary,” in which I may post an entry from my journal(s) kept when I was younger (middle school through college), and then respond to them with insight I have gleaned from my life, or just…
A Few Steps Back, A Few Steps Forward
Things have been coming along quite nicely for The Girl Between The Worlds. I’m super excited for you all to meet Marin, the girl catapulted into another dimension, and Alastair, the time traveler. After taking a few steps back, I finally decided to rewrite a…
The Lost Holidays
What Alastair missed most of all from his younger days spent on Earth (before his family decided to take up the nomadic life), were holidays. He may have been but a child at the time, but several still graced his memory. The excitement of counting down to the New…
Hello, world!
Did you know that “Hello, world” refers to computer programs? Typically, getting a computer program to print “Hello, world!” is one of the first steps in learning a new code, since it is a simple task. Because of this, WordPress always includes a “Hello, world!” blog…