Author's Note: This short story features characters from my book Song of a Wingfin. There is backstory from the book, as this takes place afterward, but I fill you in a bit along the way. If you follow my blog, you also know that I love random holidays. This coming Saturday is one that sparked…
When authors build the characters for their books, there are several ways they can be born. I have some author friends who say the characters pop in their heads way before the stories. Writing Song of a Wingfin, things happened differently. The characters almost formed around the story. An exception to this was Noreen. The sparks…
Just a couple of my many copies of this beloved American fairy tale. Happy birthday Wizard of Oz! The book was published 120 years ago today. Author L. Frank Baum’s birthday was on the 15th. Can you imagine what a birthday gift that was?! L. Frank Baum My love for Oz came when I was…
I wanted to share a moment with you that I had when I finished writing my book Song of a Wingfin. I'm only recently an author. My main form of being creative is as a songwriter/musician. Song of a Wingfin available now on Kindle My band dissolved in November of 2019. I felt it best…
I am sitting at my cluttered dining room table staring at my laptop. My dog has abandoned her task of warming my toes as I work on formatting for my debut as a real life published author. (Book release in three weeks...whoa). Snap shot of my new website. It’s really happening. Instead of running to…
It turns out that children's books are written by some, not only creative, but pretty wise people. I have gathered some of my favorite quotes from a few authors. 1. Mark Twain "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Huckleberry Finn by Donald McKay & Portrait of…
"The planet does not need more successful people.The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.” – Dalai Lama Hello. My name is Nettie and I have always loved a good story. Perhaps that is why I would always ask my father for them. Of course, he is an expert storyteller…
Imagine Me a Story 