Month: March 2018

This week’s writing prompt is, What I learned when researching my book… When I was writing The Vampire’s Daughter, I did a ton of research on vampires. I also was doing research for my thesis, which was also on vampires, so a lot of the research was academic. One term I came across and used in Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, My Contest Experiences… The first time I won a contest that I remember was in my early teens, and this is really going to date me. I had stayed home from school “sick” and was watching a local talk show. During the show they always had a segment where you could Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, If I never had to do this one task again…. I don’t think it is any coincidence that the day I hired a housekeeper to not only clean, but cook one meal a day, I was able to complete my first novel, one that I had been working on for three Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, Things only my family would understand. “Blood is thicker than water,” as the old saying claims. While I would agree that family bonds can be powerful, my immediate family would vehemently disagree that a family is based on blood ties. I’m not related to my husband – my partner and Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, What I would invent if I were stuck on an island. Oh no! Please don’t ask me this. I’m not technically inclined at all and I cannot create anything with my hands that doesn’t involve typing.  My goal would be to get off the island, but I doubt I’d be Read More