The urban fantasy novel I’m working on started as a short story (ha) I wrote for a writing workshop taught by Dean Wesley Smith. The assignment was to write an urban fantasy story having something to do with “many worlds.” I was stumped. I kept thinking: urban fantasy means vampires, werewolves, zombies … creatures I’m…
I love this quote by Zora Neale Hurston: “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” Researching is one of the most enjoyable things about writing for me, but it’s also one of the most dangerous. It doesn’t sound dangerous, does it? Who wouldn’t want to research how mail order brides…
The title for my first novel, With Perfect Clarity, was there from the start. The main character is Emma, a ghost who believes she remembers her murder down to the last detail … but she actually doesn’t. This concept – and the phrase “with perfect clarity” – was part of the original story idea, so…