The Inimitable Iona

The Inimitable Iona

HOW DO YOU CREATE YOUR CHARACTERS? This is one of the questions I get asked most often at book fairs and live events. Do you use people you know and just give them different names? Neighbors? Family? Ex-lovers? All authors are different, but for me, the short answer...
Crabbing 101

Crabbing 101

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF WRITING THIS SERIES is digging into a topic that interests me. The world is an infinitely fascinating place and I never have trouble finding a unique setting or profession in each book for my characters to run around in. For my current...
Creating Freely During Cancel Culture

Creating Freely During Cancel Culture

CREATING CHARACTERS is one of my favorite things to do, particularly the eclectic minor characters that people Logan’s world. What would Logan’s hometown of Jasper be without Tava’e, the massive Samoan chess queen, or Iona Slatterly of the spray on...