I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to write. As a child, I was a voracious reader. At the age of nine, my father bought me a typewriter and my career as a writer was born. Of course, in the beginning I did such things as create a twin sister for Nancy Drew [...]

If you were to look at the writing directory on my hard drive, you would think, “My, what a prolific author.” In reality, I’m not. Like many writers, I have a serious completion problem. But when it comes to prolific beginnings, no one can beat me in a writing race. But how do I finish [...]

If you were to look at the writing directory on my hard drive, you would think, “My, what a prolific author.” In reality, I’m not. Like many writers, I have a serious completion problem. But when it comes to prolific beginnings, no one can beat me in a writing race. But how do I finish [...]

For me, there is nothing more intimidating than a blank computer screen. If I could, I would pay someone to start my novels for me. Since that isn’t going to happen, I’d better start from the beginning – literally. For many writers, the first thing that happens in the creative process is characters suddenly intrude [...]