In Praise of Women Who Dare
This week I had the honor of being a guest on a fascinating podcast: Siren Soapbox. The sirens who produce[…]
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Month: April 2023
Three Personal Favorites: A Week of Reading
Reading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]
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Do You Need A Sensitivity Reader?
I’ve done a lot of research in my writing career. That has meant finding reliable sources in the UK. Now for the first time, I’m engaging a sensitivity reader. Should you?
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James L’Etoile on Process, Internal Editor, and Rewriting
This uninvited internal editor has their place, but if left unmuzzled, they’ll slow or completely shut down my production. When I hit the mute button, I’m able to power through and finish that first draft.
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Can an object make you commit a crime?
PART ONE OF TWO Usually criminologists study the criminal, but many of today’s scholars recommend an object-centric approach for understanding[…]
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Plot, Structure, and Beats
Structure, Plot, and Beats: what are they, what is the difference, and are they necessary? Asking for a friend.
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IT’S A MYSTERY
My writing process is messy. And hard work. First get the story down. Sometimes it flows like honey from my[…]
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CELEBRATING CIS WHITE, A Writer’s Legacy
She may have been born with a pen in her hand. Christine “Cis” or “Cissy” White was a natural writer,[…]
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What do old books smell like?
There’s an important scene in my new novel that takes place in an antiquarian bookstore. I was working on the[…]
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My First Audiobook
Those of you who know me know that I am a self-published author, which means I run a very small[…]
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