Author of Young Adult and Teen Books
When you begin your writing, it is best to go into it with a plan. Last week I talked about using tropes to help plan, develop, and expand your writing. What I didn’t mention in that article is that you also need to plan it out and outline your writing. This planning stage of outlining …
I’ve been on a huge romance kick lately. Usually when I’m writing a certain genre, I like to read similar books. It tends to keep me focused on my writing. My book selection this week is Kiera Cass’s The Selection. This romance tends to also fall into a dystopian type of genre which I hope …
Tropes, while often discouraged due to their overuse, are something that can be used when planning out your novel or story. Most tropes are things that we see all the time in writing. The damsel in distress. The search for treasure or adventure. The knight in shining armor. These things can be used to plan …
On the last day of the school year, I was able to present two of my students a signed copy of my latest book, Romancing Mr. All-Star. The first thing that they did was flip through the pages to find their names because I used their names as characters in the book. They asked me …
My newest book, Romancing Mr. All-Star, is available for purchase on Amazon. You can also read it for free with Kindle Unlimited. This is my first full venture into romance. It is a clean romance for ages as young as 12 to 90. No worries of anything not being age appropriate. Don’t fret the fact …
The best tip and advice I’ve ever received (and given to my students) is to read as often as you write. Reading the same genre as you are writing can help ideas flow, whether it is paying attention to how another author develops a character’s arc or how the plot develops. One thing that I’ve …