We’ve all heard stories of people who have been hired in their dream job, who show up the first day eager to blaze a trail in their careers and in some correspondence spell their boss’s or a higher-up executive’s name wrong, only to find themselves escorted off premises their belongings still in the box. It …
It has to be perfect. Every word, every syllable, every turn of phrase. Nothing out of alignment. All parts marching blissfully toward the greatest expression that ever existed. Everything else is crap. That’s what it’s like living with a perfectionist. I should know. I am one. It’s fascinating. I couldn’t care less as to how …
What do I want to be when I grow up? Ever ask yourself that question? Are you still asking that question? I am. 40ish years in, and I still have no clue what it is I’m meant to be doing when I grow up. I’ve tried my hand at a lot of things…woodworking, yoga instruction, …
Was on a good writing roll last week before a family camping trip. Hopefully, I can get back into the groove Monday. In gratitude, Marissa
Really starting to dig this new manuscript. ❤️
Even historical fiction needs a pinch of romance. Here’s a wee exchange I wrote today between the heroine and her love interest. #LoveTheseTwo
Muscling through a million pages of introductory material and nonfiction disclaimers to FINALLY reach the heart of the matter. #TheFirstHighPriestess
Every good novel needs a powerful villain. I think I found mine for The First High Priestess. Meet Cathbad, a druid priest with lofty ambitions and a dark malevolent side. Here’s an excerpt I’ve been working on today: Cathbad emerged from the darkness of tree cover into the grove. A towering goose-feathered headdress plumed …
Well, I’ve been toying around with the idea of starting a new writing project. This series would take place hundreds of years before we meet Avelynn but the lineage would be the same. Here, back in post-Roman Britain, in the wilds of Paganism, I’ve chosen to set the stage for the first high priestess on …
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” — Malala Yousafzai If we don’t speak up, who will hear us? We can apply this concept globally by pointing out injustice or inequality, for example, and/or we can make this personal and contemplate all the ways in which we remain silent in …