As another year ends and I still have not achieved my goal of being traditionally published, I’ve been considering why I write.

Find book club questions for Monument 14: Savage Drift.

Thought-provoking book club discussion questions for YA fantasy novel, The Gilded Ones

Thought-provoking book club questions for Monument 14: Sky on Fire

Enjoy these book club discussion questions for YA novel Concrete Rose

Enjoy these book club questions for Monument 14.

Thought-provoking book club discussion questions for MG novel, The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents

I openly love being organized because it helps me get so much done. So here are my four hacks to organize your life (and write more!).

Have you ever wondered why writers use unrealistic smells in their descriptions? If so, you're not alone, but there is a reason.

This blog is for you, writers’ friends and family members, to help you understand how writers revise books.

Here are the ideas that have most helped me to make friends as an adult.

Writers’ friends and family members, if you’ve ever wondered how writers prepare to write books, this blog is meant for you.

This blog is for you, writers’ friends and family members, so you can understand the process of how writers try to get published.

The revision process for Patrice Carey Hale's Little Mermaid retelling, Knife and Shell

Updates on the first draft of Patrice Carey Hale's YA Little Mermaid retelling.

What to expect when you camp in Kanab, UT.

Exploring Lennox Castle Hospital.

I could pretend that getting to the top of Ben Lomond was worth it, but I’d be lying through my teeth.

If you’re ever in this particular bit of Scotland and decide to find the Devil’s Pulpit, make sure you’ve got the location and GPS because there’s no sign.

I should have remembered the way to the reservoir enough to know that we were going off-track, but it had been five years since I’d been to Dovestones, I am directionally challenged, and I had an unfounded trust in Google, so we merrily followed the wrong path