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Mine, But also Ours

I was once invited to live for a week with a herding family in Mongolia. An extraordinary experience, and a lesson in shared meaning.

Bereaved widow Lucy Marin inherits a bookstore and building, only to find the inheritance blocked when the supposed decedent is declared missing, with no possibility of a death certificate and foreclosure proceedings looming. When the building begins offering clues—some of them supernatural—Lucy teams with retired police chief Ben Magnusson to solve the crime, and the two of them discover far more—in the case, and in each other—than they ever imagined possible.

Parasitic Mushrooms, Snakes, and the Chateau D’If

If you are a thinking person engaged with the world of publishing you cannot avoid the topic of AI.

Shepherd’s Derelict in Audio Book!

Those of you with long memories will remember my first novel, Shepherd’s Derelict, in which a young woman begins to suspect her elderly father of murder.

The Scene Worksheet That Fixes My Biggest Writing Problems

Avoiding taking heads and descriptive mayonnaise.

And so it begins

Starting a new novel project is daunting, to say the least. I thought this would get easier!

Flight of the Sunsparrow – Chapter One

Oct 29, 2025 | Flight of the Sunsparrow

Sneak peek! Chapter One of the second-world fantasy novel I’ve been writing these past 3 years. Originally titled The Cuttlefish, it’s undergone a transformation to Flight of the Sunsparrow. A better title, yes?

You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Especially in Fiction

Oct 1, 2025 | On Writing

A well-worn principle, but I’m writing this blog article as a reminder to myself

The Bone Shard Daughter

Sep 30, 2025 | Fantasy Book Recommendations

What if dismantling empire meant literally reclaiming your bones?

Writing Cozy Romantasy While the World Burns

Sep 24, 2025 | Disaster Draft, The Confluence

“May you live in interesting times,” is said to be a curse.
If that’s true, I’m ordering in cases of garlic, iron, and holy water.

Reader: It Self-Destructed

Sep 20, 2025 | Disaster Draft, The Confluence

A quick accountability post for transparency.

Legends and Lattes

Jul 14, 2025 | Fantasy Book Recommendations

This book was the coffee-scented hug I didn’t know that I needed. Honestly found myself riveted to the page, wondering if the rattkin’s chocolate croissants would be a hit with the clientele. I don’t know how Travis Baldree managed to make a book both cozy and a complete page turner, but he did!

Disaster Draft: One Month In

Jul 1, 2025 | Disaster Draft, The Confluence

I’m trying to rough draft a novel in 90 days. Read on for the one-month check in.

The Ten-Thousand Doors of January

Jun 21, 2025 | Fantasy Book Recommendations

A phenomenal book, unlike anything I’ve read in a while. A portal fantasy with characters who will skitter ;-) across your imagination for a long while after the reading.