I was hired to teach a writing workshop aboard the MV Explorer in December, 2011, during the ship’s voyage through the Caribbean and up the Amazon River. The Explorer spends most of its time as the ship for the college program Semester at Sea through the University of Virginia, but twice a year it hosts Enrichment Voyages [...]
In December 2011, I boarded the MV Explorer for an Enrichment Voyage through the Caribbean to the Amazon. I’d been hired to teach a writing workshop onboard, and as part of the course my students — ranging in age from 8 to 80 — contributed to a community voyage journal. This is that journal. Three [...]
Available in print for $9.99. The gift-giving season is nearly upon us! Are you filled with dread? Delight? A sick mixture of the two? Whatever your personal politics on the question, the fact remains that many of us – through desire, generosity, or a heavy sense of obligation – will be buying gifts. Whether you’re buying [...]
Three Christmas romances, spanning two centuries and continents, but all leading to happily ever after.
A sampling of the Dutch-style tiles I hand glazed for an art show, and as gifts to friends. Some are still available for purchase – they make great coasters!
A trip to Central America aboard the MV Explorer, in April/May 2011.
I recently tried an experiment on myself, to see if information overload was stymieing my creativity, like the experts claim it can.
At long last, I’ve written the novella that is the sequel to “Dream of Me” and “Come to Me.” It tells the tale of how the prince of Wallachia, Vlad Dracula, is transformed by love and tragedy into the world’s first vampire.
I took a trip to Belize (just south of Mexico) to research a couple story ideas I have… And, let’s face it, I also went because it’s February, and warm sunshine sounded pretty good.
My first Young Adult novel, a paranormal romance set in a haunted castle in France. Read an excerpt from the book!
The tarot card of The Wheel of Fortune provided inspiration for much of “Wake Unto Me.” Read about the role of tarot in writing the story.
Find free copies of “Wake Unto Me” — and other goodies! — in a geocache in Seattle.
Six lessons on life I’d tell my 18-year-old self, if I could.
Cassoulet is French comfort food: beans, duck, sausages, and pork cooked together into a tasty bit of heaven. Recipes are regional, and seem to be as hotly contested as mac & cheese in the US. A friend and I tried two different recipes, in hopes of finding one we (and our spouses!) both liked.
Most readers assume that an author gets to give her book its title. Not necessarily so! Here’s a peek inside the world of choosing titles, gleaned from my ten-plus years as a published author.
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