It’s hard to believe that, after thinking about this book for three years, and then taking another three years to write it, there’s a real, physical book. There were times during the process where I didn’t believe I would ever finish it. I hit brick walls (What on earth should come next?). I got bogged […]
Uncovering My Grandmother’s Story
With Launch Day being only a week away now, I wanted to give an inside look at how I came to write this novel. It is the story of my grandmother, a grandmother I never knew, but whose life shaped mine. One thing I did know with absolute certainty is that she was greatly beloved […]
Nervous Novelist
In 18 days, my debut novel launches. When the book was finally completed, I felt relieved, as though I accomplished something I never thought possible. Now, however, I just feel nervous. All kinds of questions are filling my head. What if it’s not good enough? How will I handle the situation if someone leaves a […]
Lights, Pages, Action!
I’d say I’m a little fish in a big pond, but I’m more like a tadpole in a vast ocean. Marketing my novel, when it comes out in three weeks, will be interesting with my minuscule following on social media. That’s okay, though. I never had the impression my book would be a best seller. […]
Pregnant Pause
I’ve heard other writers use terms related to pregnancy when referring to the process of writing a book. I never got that. I may even have thought it was silly. Well, I was wrong. It makes perfect sense. Over the past several years that I’ve worked on this book, some of the process was fun […]