Developing compelling characters takes time. Often trial and error will help authors/writers develop their method. These steps help me; feel free to give them a try. 1. Start with a strong foundation: Begin by creating a solid backstory for your characters. Understand their history, upbringing, personality traits, and motivations. This will help you build a…
Category: YA Author
Writing Tips
Every writer/ author has their own way of working. Here are some things that I do. You’ll find what works for you through trial and error. Happy Writing! Writing tips to help you write a novel: 1. Start with an outline: Before you start writing, create an outline of your story. This will help you…
Excerpt: Mischief in the Mushroom Patch – the first book of The Mischief Series
Lilly knelt down in the middle of the daisy patch and carefully placed the basket beside her. She ran her hand over the daisies as she wondered which one to pick. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the perfect one. Gently she snapped the stalk and laid the beautiful daisy carefully in…
Do YOU feel NORMAL yet?
We are three and half months into the new year, 2021, and things are just now starting to feel normal around here, at least to me, anyway. It seems as if we’ve been in a holding pattern for over a year here at PRPP, and in reality, we have. We took drastic strategic steps to…
Working From Home
Like most people, I’ve been tuning in a lot more lately to the local news. Sometimes it can be quite depressing, but I watch it faithfully anyway. They’ve recently discussed employees that were forced to work from home during COVID, returning to work. Fortunately, most new to staying at home workers were pleasantly surprised, finding…
A Selfless Act
There is no question that this virus, COVID19, has affected everyone. Excluding those that have lost a loved one, our 2020 graduates were hit hard—robbed of their regular celebratory prom and graduation events. Many schools are putting together outside graduation commences so their seniors can walk in their cap and gowns and receive their diplomas….
Writing Dilemmas!
As most authors know, if we’re not sitting down and writing, our minds continually race with changes that need to be made to current projects or ideas for possible new work(s) that turn into potential books. I am no exception to this restless train of thought process that consumes writers. As usual, continually fighting with…
Lessons By Lilly
⚠️ If you’re like me – you might need a tissue ⚠️ I can’t remember a time in my life where a dog, if not two, weren’t part of our family. Between dogs of my own, dogs bought for the kids, dogs the kids brought home, I’ve owned lap dogs, large dogs, purebreds, mutts, lost…
First Heartbreak
Like many women, I’m a mom with kids of both genders, one son and two daughters. And like most moms, there’s nothing in this entire world that I wouldn’t do for them, nor is there anything in this world that they could do or say that would ever change my love or devotion toward them….
BITTER BETRAYAL
I’m a mom of a grown son and two teen daughters. This has provided valuable information over the years for the research often needed to complete a few of my YA novels. Between them, their friends, events that they’re involved with, and kids in and out of my house, I’ve been exposed to tons of…