Note: The following is my 2025 Nine Dots entry. I was one of over 600 applicants, and although I did not win, I am grateful for the...

This should be the easiest of all questions to answer, right? I’ve been working on this book for years—reading and rereading,...

Jo March, Anne of Green Gables, and the heroine of practically every Hallmark Movie out there is a talented, struggling writer polishing...

In case you missed it, my first novel is being published (yay!). This, of course, begs the question: who is my publisher? Before I...