: About Me

I was born in Philly, raised in Richmond, and now reside on the border of Virginia and sanity. I've been a writer for more than a decade, but a published writer for five. I enjoy coffee, time with friends, and watching the sun rise before I go to sleep.

My passion is ...

writing, since I was a little kid.

I know too much about ...

video games, useless knowledge, and Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series.

My parents always told me ...

I could be whatever I wanted to be, so long as I was good at it.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer or a biologist.

My favorite memory ...

is sitting with my great-grandmother, listening to her read to me.

Why I write ...

Because I just can't stop myself.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm playing Ratchet and Clank, reading "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and listening to E.S. Posthumus.

My first job ...

was a graphic designer, key op, and customer service rep at a print shop.

My best moment ...

was standing on top of the highest peak in Colorado, after two weeks of hiking and watching the world from above.

My inspiration ...

my family, my friends, and everyone I've met.

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Creating characters that will make your fiction fly

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Charlotte is a retired veterinarian and vegetarian. Charlotte's husband died in the war. Charlotte's house is cream colored, and sits in a very nice neighborhood. She likes knitting and bingo and her two grown sons. So what? What makes Charlotte so interesting that we would want to read about her? What are her motivations, what makes the reader love (or hate) her enough to keep reading? Why would you or anyone else have written about this woman? The most important part of fiction is to make us as readers fall in love with characters, whether we love them or love to hate them. Characters dr...

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