Is it possible to have too many Williams? I like the name – very much, in fact. Even so, there ought to be a limit as to number. One thing I’ve learned as a novelist is that you shouldn’t confuse your readers with character names that are too similar. If you’ve already got a Terry …
Hello everyone! In April, I celebrate two book birthdays: The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy (2021) and The Marriage Bargain (2022). Coincidentally, these are the books in which I altered Darcy’s circumstances the most. I find it an interesting exercise to alter the family dynamics of either Elizabeth or Darcy (or, why not, both!) and see …
(This story is also known as: How Elizabeth Discovered JAFF) Hello everyone! I’m back with the second part of my story about how Elizabeth found JAFF—and survived the hockey playoffs. You can find the first part here. When I originally wrote this story, it was for a specific storyboard; I’ve modified it to be more …
Spring is my favorite season! It’s all about new life – baby animals (I saw a fawn just yesterday) and green growing things. The birds return from their winter latitudes and start to sing. And flowers begin blooming everywhere. It means I’ve made it through another winter, and I feel hopeful and rejuvenated. When I …
I’m currently revising a section from the ending of my novel, and as I was reading it one last time, it brought tears to my eyes. I must admit, I do like the journey D&E go through in this novel. I think they find out a lot about themselves as well as each other. Are …
Hello everyone! I thought I’d do something a little different today and talk about plot bunnies. I won’t be giving away any hints about what I’m working on now—but rest assured, I have several things in the work—but rather share some of the fun I have with plot bunnies. So far, my problem isn’t an …
Happy Friday, everyone! In honour of this month’s theme, ‘When They Were Young’, I am sharing some deleted scenes from my latest novel, The Truth About Family. It can be very difficult deciding what to leave in or discard when editing, but ultimately, I focused the story on Elizabeth, Darcy, and their friends and relations …
Hello everyone! I’m here today with the second in our author interview series, the first being when Christina and I sat down for a chat via Google Docs (it worked for us!). More recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down via Zoom with Jack Caldwell. Jack published his twelfth book Brother of the …
I am delighted to announce that the audiobook for The Truth About Family is now available! The wonderful Stevie Zimmerman narrated it, so you know it sounds amazing. You can find it at Audible. To celebrate, I thought I’d share a scene that is not in the book. I have a fair bit of material …
Celebrate with me! I’ve joined Club 1000! Never heard of it? I’m not surprised, since I just made it up. But I hope you’ll agree that it’s a prestigious honor nonetheless. The Club is for books that have been purchased, read, and enjoyed by enough people to collect at least 1000 ratings/reviews on Amazon, and …
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