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,...
