Keeping Magical Secrets

Keeping Magical Secrets

Character interviews are usually used to reveal a story character for promotion purposes when fiction book authors have new releases. However, sometimes you can use the technique to incite intrigue and promote reader interest. 

#amCREATING – Filling the Creative Well

Dragonflies in WaterColour

Imagination is the beginning of creation…whether you want to create a painting, a novel, or anything else your heart desires. As George Bernard Shaw wisely said, “You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” Author B.C. Deeks encourages you to just do it!

Family Traditions in Holiday-themed Books

Family Traditions in Holiday-themed Books

Learn how I wove family traditions into a holiday-themed novel, entitled, The HOLLY AND THE IVY. It’s a lot of fun to write a holiday themed book. You close your eyes, imagine those sugar plums, listen for the jingle of bells… and start typing. But even in a Christmas book, there has to be conflict or there would be no story at all. Think about it – even Rudolph was being bullied by the other reindeer until he triumphed and became the most famous reindeer of all.

Life is a Mystery

Life is a Mystery

“My life was a mystery even as I lived it.” (Melissa Gilbert) Truth is often stranger than fiction, or at least it is in my life. I seem to have a knack for getting myself caught in unique situations, particularly