Do you find that a little bit of yourself finds it’s way into your characters? My protagonist, 16 yo Chandra Chengappa, is a dash of me on the surface: she’s Indian American, belongs to an ancient warrior tribe (my tribe is not as ancient as in the novel, but some of the customs in the … More Pieces of me and you…
IN MY HANDS is my contemporary YA fantasy-adventure novel that follows our heroine from small-town Virginia to the jungles of India in search of an ancient celestial weapon that will destroy the demon that threatens to take everyone and everything she has ever loved from her. First, she’s got to find her inner warrior!! It’s … More My YA WIP
What inspires your creativity?When I look around, there is so much that moves me, that compels me to put my words to paper, that has me singing on the inside (albeit, a little tone deaf on the outside😂). But what inspires me most of all is the captivating storytelling of my grandparents. While I grew … More What inspires your creativity?
Day 22 (Writer Friends Challenge): WHEN NOT WRITING you can find me: 🚵♀️outdoors adventuring with my family (hiking, trail biking, tennis, swimming)🧘♀️trying a new yoga pose☀️having a lightsaber dual👩🌾in my garden talking to the plants (it works!)💃dancing in my kitchen🧳traveling🎞 watching movies🍿 munching on popcorn📰 at my 9 to 5 (I’m an editor for a … More When NOT writing …
❤I love you 3,000❤
When it comes to my novels, I’m a PLOTTER … I’ll take to my notebook and start shaping chapters and bests. I rather enjoy the process… And, apparently these two like to do some serious plotting, too. Now that they are older, they speak in code and have secret handshakes … plotting chaos may be … More PLOTTER VS PANTSER
Rock’n rollin’ with the fam … we created these fun additions to our garden this year.
Luna chewing on her moose stuffy while she decides exactly what she thinks of the final chapter of my YA WIP … I really hope she approves …
Loved her books.Great advice.
These two. Making art. It seems so long ago now, but I hope it is something that will stay with them forever. My wish for them is that they always find a way to feed their creativity and make time to dream, express themselves, and imagine all the possibilities. As a kid, creating stuff- scribbling, … More Making Art
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