Do we write ourselves into our stories? I sometimes find myself in my own stories, whether I mean to write that way, or not. Don’t we use our own life experiences to bring depth and emotion to our characters? How much of our past is being exposed and analyzed...
I’ll establish my credentials here first. I have been a huge fan of author Louisa May Alcott since I was in 3rd grade. I credit her with being one of the great literary influences of my life. By the end of 5th grade, I had read Little Women at least ten times,...
People often ask me where I get my ideas for my fantasy romance stories. One easy answer is Portland itself- from the dense inner city, to the reaches of Mt Hood National Forest. I have only to go for a walk at Oaks Bottom wildlife refuge to find the bucolic,...
We choose love. Or do we? Choosing the way of the romantic heart is to follow an unpredictable, crazy road of emotion; to invite bliss and pain in varying degrees. And when pain is the result, it’s usually in the the “worst-ever” catagory. No! Yes!...
Autumn is dripping into wet reality and the paranormal creatures of Portland are stirring. Time for new hiding places! Narrow, green eyes peer out from under soggy piles. Summer sanctuaries are exposed as boughs once laden with thick foliage hang bare. Creatures...
Coming in May! “Unbidden Dragon.” The latest saga of those lusty, gorgeous shape-shifting dragons called the Draca- a hot, fantastical story with a special, tasty twist. In this book, our characters discover again why the shape-shifting dragons believe:...
