Halloween Town: Witch Hill

I love decorating for the holidays.  I always have.  Every year, I put up several villages atop one of our bookcases.  One of those villages is a “Halloween Town” that I started several years ago and add to every single year.   This year, while putting out the village, I thought “Why not tell the stories […]

Not typical fantasy

I’ve had four people who have read my first book in the Portals Series (the one called The Keeper of the Key) tell me that while fantasy isn’t their usual genre, they have all liked my brand of fantasy. Three of them have read at least two of the books. I’m encouraging them to write […]

Never Stop Working On Yourself

I live in a small suburb of Des Moines. Today, I needed to drive in to the city to run some errands and had to drive on Fleur Drive. Those of us who live in the Des Moines metro area know all about Fleur Drive, but others who don’t live here might as well. If […]