In honour of spooky month, I am sharing a little about my YA fiction novella, Clickety Click. The protagonist is a young orphaned girl called Alice. Her guardians live in a remote cottage and are mysterious in nature. They assure Alice everything is fine, but certain...
Does writing energize or exhaust you? Usually it energizes me. I get excited when I read something I’ve written that is well done, or when a character takes me on a journey I wasn’t expecting. What is your writing Kryptonite? My busy life. I’m a middle school teacher,...
Does writing energize or exhaust you? That definitely depends on what I’m writing. Some scenes flow so easily onto the paper with very little effort. My imagination sees the pictures, hears the voices, and obeys. Other times it can be emotionally harrowing. It can...
Writing: So my excitement got the better of me and I forgot to write this post - so sorry for my tardiness. I have been busy tying up loose ends, revising freelance projects and ensuring I can leave for my writing retreat tomorrow with a clear desk. On the retreat I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNl7Db_jGaQ&feature=youtu.be Talking about my newest YA book, Clickety Click but also my other books too. So now I've actually watched myself on this TV interview (cringe but I don't think I was too awful!!!) I can share it - go to...
Exculpate - definition : to free from blame : vindicate Please welcome Kelly Samarah, who chose the word she wanted for her interview. Try and find the reason! Where do you call home? Molalla, Oregon, a little logging town nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Range...
I have been working on a YA fantasy - this is the blurb...please let me know what you think? Is it enticing enough for you to want to read it? An unwitting pawn in a witch’s vengeful plan, Guillem recites a tale, which will unleash the witch, Malgraf and her...