Canva.com is one of those fun websites where you can create things that make you look like you do marketing for a living. Graphic design is definitely not one of my skills, but the folks at Canva give me images and templates that satisfy the goofy creative itch that says, “Today you must make a…
The number one question an author gets from her readers is, “When is the next book coming out?” Sometimes the answer is easy: “February 19. I hope you’ll like it!” Sometimes the answer is difficult: “Um, after I finish the two books ahead of it.” But the number of people who have written to ask if…
Writing novels involves creativity on many fronts. Or maybe it’s just that my brain likes to entertain itself. I travel to many of my story locations to do photography for research, with the benefit that I can use them in connection with the books. Why not turn photos into watercolors on my iPhone? Make memes…
I love it when my friends look out for me. The other day one of them pointed out an amazing documentary he was watching on YouTube. Have you ever heard of Lady Grace Hay Drummond Hay? For an hour full of the wonder of airships, the gumption of lady journalists, and a little heartbreak to…
Copyright 2018 by Shelley Adina Chapter 1 (continued) Miss Makepeace nodded. “I have been writing to Mr. Bjorn Hansen, of Georgetown, for some months now, and am convinced that he will make me a good husband.” She touched the exceedingly modest diamond upon the fourth finger of her left hand. “He sent this in his…