There are two crucial parts to any story – the context and the subtext, or the story and the backstory. The trick is to create an engaging story that captivates a reader’s attention, poses a question intriguing enough that they want to keep reading whilst interweaving backstory with restraint.   So what is backstory?   […] Read more…

  I’m starting over.   I’ve decided to focus on my fiction writing after spending an extended hiatus raising twins, juggling work, and a household and well, just life. No more excuses. I’m not beating myself up because I haven’t done what I said I would, haven’t published a book before I’m forty. I’ve just […] Read more…