I’ve been trying out PlaygroundAI, which is text-to-image software. I thought it would be cool to have some images from my books to use as inspiration as I’m writing.  Since a lot of my books have a couple running through the jungle, I thought I’d try that. I entered a prompt to have the couple running …

One of the things I’d forgotten about my writing process is that, after a particularly intense writing session, I emerge in a bit of a writing fog. It takes me 5-10 minutes to adjust to existing in reality rather than in the world of my story. And sometimes, I’m quite literally blinking against daylight because …

One of the pieces of advice that floats around writers’ circles is to write what you know. These past few months, Massachusetts has been hit by an unusually high number of thunderstorms and received record rain. So, of course, what’s dominating my writing these days? Storms! There’s rain. High winds. Turbulent seas. Thunder. Lightning. My poor characters! Photo from Canva.com

I’ve been attending Inkers Con Digital Conference 2023. It’s three weekends of workshops, roundtables, and networking for authors. This is my first year attending and it’s amazing. Such informative presentations. I even attended some live networking events, which is a huge deal for this introvert. I’m enjoying it so much that I’m thinking about attending the …

After I approve the electronic proofs of my books, I order printed copies. Amazon handles the printing for books sold on Amazon. They send printed proofs with a bar across the cover that says NOT FOR RESALE. Ingram handles the printing for books sold on all other stores. So, if you buy from Barnes & Noble or …

I’m in the process of making new print books for both the WAR and the SSU series.  Here’s a video describing the process: Once I approve the proof copy, it goes live, which can a few days up to a few weeks, depending on the retailer.  My books are print-on-demand, so they’re only sent to the …