This article is my word of caution: take any writing advice, including mine, with a grain of salt. There are no rules; there are only actions and consequences. Educate yourself on the consequences so you know which actions are worth taking. Like many of you, I have been writing since I was a child. I […]
Author Archive: Christine
Relevant Description
One of the most common questions I hear from new writers is: “How much description should I use?” The truth is, that’s the wrong question. Your story may require a ton of description or almost none at all. The question should be: What type of description should I use? The answer: relevant description. Imagine that […]
When is it done?
Edit. Revise. Rewrite. Repeat. Until the end of time? Possibly. It is difficult to know when something is “done.” In a way, it never is. If you love to write, if you write regularly, then you are always improving your skill. What you write tomorrow will be better than what you wrote yesterday. But when […]
Eating Disorders
If you read my novel, you’ll notice that many of my characters suffer from eating disorders of one kind of another. One is anorexic, another is bulimic, and a third has an unofficial eating disorder that I truly believe exists – sometimes called overeating disorder or compulsive overeating disorder (you can look it up on […]
“I couldn’t put it down!”
Today, I received my first unbiasd review (meaning not from a friend or relative) and I was thrilled! I’m working on a review section of the website and will put that up as soon as I can. What comes next? Well, the first thing we need to do is get this book out to the […]
Real Psychics
My friend and neighbor finished reading my book a couple of days ago and yesterday during our semi-regular (emphasis on the “semi”) workout she asked me if I had ever met anyone who could really predict the future. I said that no, I had not, and she told me that she sometimes knew when the […]
Lasagna
As cosmic timing worked out, my parents were on vacation the day my novel came out, so they only had a chance to buy it this weekend. My mom, always the faster reader, got back to me Sunday with rave reviews, commenting on parts of the story in a way that only a mother can. […]
Real Psychics
My friend and neighbor finished reading my book a couple of days ago and yesterday during our semi-regular (emphasis on the “semi”) workout she asked me if I had ever met anyone who could really predict the future. I said that no, I had not, and she told me that she sometimes knew when the […]
Still not done with the cover art
You have probably noticed that my front page now boasts a cover to my book, but I feel obliged to tell you that this will not be the real, permanent cover art. We’re still working on that. Twilight Times was eager to get the book out during the Muse Online Conference so they went with […]
First Reactions
What a great week! Touch of Fate has been available for 4 days and already I have several people telling me that they can’t put the book down! I’m just all smiles.