Character Flaws, Character Growth

Any well-rounded character should have flaws, I think. It makes them more realistic, for one thing, and it gives them room for growth as well. If a character starts out perfect, how can they change over the course of the book? Yet, I’m noticing a trend in reviews of...

The Princess and the Pea Meets Organized Crime

I met Tiffany Schmidt a few years back because she’s an author in the Philadelphia area, like I am, and sometimes we end up at the same events. When we run into each other, we catch up on our respective families and writing careers. It wasn’t that long ago...

Taking Stock of My Year

It may seem strange to want to evaluate my year in June, but as an ex-school teacher, I still think of years in terms of fall to summer. And I’m fast coming up on my one-year anniversary of quitting the profession. I had big plans for this year. Recently, I felt...