Q: What is your daily writing routine?
Apr 02, 2022
My day always starts the same: 6:30 Wake—Coffee (I recommend a coffee maker with a timer) 6:35 Feeding Cats...
Q: What do you do when you get stuck? Part I
Apr 02, 2022
Writer’s block. For me there are two types: the first is the “WIP (Work in Progress)” block. This happens...
Q: What made you start writing?
Mar 02, 2022
This question has been asked by more than a few (concerned) people…at several points in my life. See, there...
Q: What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever written?
Mar 02, 2022
This is such a nuanced, multi-faceted question. I realize you, kind reader, want to know what aspect of fiction...
Q: How do you come up with your ideas?
Feb 02, 2022
I generate ideas based on what’s left out of a story. For example, when I’m reading an historical document,...
In 1609, the disappearance of the Sea Venture (the largest ship in the largest fleet, the Third Supply) was...
Q: How long did this take to write?
Feb 02, 2022
Writing the actual story—a young woman traveling to Virginia with her parents—only took a few weeks. The idea had...
Q: Where did you hear about the Sea Venture?
Feb 02, 2022
On a sign! My father’s family lived at a place called Bermuda Hundred. I always thought it odd that...
Simple: To answer the basic question of why someone—anyone—would come to the settlement at Jamestown when it was common...