Imagination Is Key

Foreign places, faces, and interesting spaces, Can be created through illustrated segments of our imagination. Not always, on the ground, are they found. But, in the soles and the footholds of our imagination. Being apart, writing parts of beating hearts. The Writer’s Imagination | Melanie Kilsby Copyright 2016 When I am thinking about a new character, a new setting, orContinue reading “Imagination Is Key”

Reading and Exercise… feeding the Mind, Body and Soul!

Photo Credit | reading-mind-exercise-body.jpg To be honest, I am not the most healthiest person. I eat alright. But, when I was young, I was much better at this healthy “thing”. I would go to the gym, I would drink eight glasses of water a day, I would think about exercising, I would wear the healthy clothing andContinue reading “Reading and Exercise… feeding the Mind, Body and Soul!”

Book News and Author Photos

We are starting to make progress on the finer details for Facing The Grey 😀 Yes! So, I was just notified that the cover is almost done and I think it will be great. Not sure what to expect really? But, none-the-less, I am super pumped. That means we are so much closer to theContinue reading “Book News and Author Photos”

Autumn News: I am going to be PUBLISHED!!!! #SoExcited

Okay… *Trying to stay calm* I have an announcement to make. Yes… I know you know already because of the title for this blog but… I AM GOING TO BE PUBLISHED!!! WOW. So humbling to say that. I really needed prayer and–thank you to all those who prayed for me via twitter etc. But, weContinue reading “Autumn News: I am going to be PUBLISHED!!!! #SoExcited”

Writing plots when angry = MURDER!

Writing plots angry = MURDER! I always wondered why Janette Oke’s male character’s died. Now, I have a theory! She must have wrote that part angry. Every time I started to fall in love with one of her male characters, they died! I couldn’t understand why as a writer, she would do that? Now IContinue reading “Writing plots when angry = MURDER!”

Melody Carlson Author Interview–Extraordinaire!!

Melody Carlson is the author of many Adult, Teen and Children’s books. She has done over 200 books in fact and her list keeps growing! It was, and is my pleasure to connect with her. I don’t know about you but, I definitely gained some insight–This will be beneficial for all my readers, as wellContinue reading “Melody Carlson Author Interview–Extraordinaire!!”

I Am On The Radio Today!!

Listen in! I am on the Radio… Check out http://www.hopestreamradio.com today to hear one of my very first interviews. It will continue to stream, so keep listening to here it when you have a chance 😀 It was such a privilege for me to be able to share the gospel, hope, and glory of ChristContinue reading “I Am On The Radio Today!!”

Inspiration and how it is birthed in YA Fiction

Inspiring a YA World… I am a visual person. I am Dyslexic so, I think in pictures and let my imagination flow. When I think of where my inspiration actually comes from, my first thought is experience and memory! I remember intensely what I felt, thought and experienced as a teenager because much of thoseContinue reading “Inspiration and how it is birthed in YA Fiction”

The Word Guild & Write Canada

I am now an official member of The Word Guild! So excited for the Writer’s Events and all the things that The Word Guild is apart of. I am looking forward to a great year with them and will keep you updated as well! There is so much opportunity for emerging authors to connect withContinue reading “The Word Guild & Write Canada”

When To Throw A Chapter In The Garbage…Or Keep It!!

When it just can’t make the cut…. It is Important to throw it in the trash! …Or is it? As some of you know, I am working hard on Book #2 for the Reality Series called, Facing the Grey. I re-read what I have written so far and built the time-line for the story. A timeContinue reading “When To Throw A Chapter In The Garbage…Or Keep It!!”