Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago.   One of Kios' boards is the ocean, and often times people will go there and dance on the green hills that overlook the rolling waters and enjoy the … Continue reading Z is for Zephyr #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. Y'all. Today is the second last day of the A to Z Challenge, and also the second to last day of April. Say what??? That means I've got to … Continue reading Y is for Year of Proof #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. Queen Esther's account in the Bible has long been one of my favorites, and as I mentioned before, it was one of the inspirations for Echoes. In fact, in the … Continue reading X is for Xerxes #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. Thanks to posting a review today (see it here), for the A to Z Challenge post I'm simply posting a small snippet. I hope y'all enjoy! The food the woodcutters … Continue reading W is for Water (And No Tea) #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. When it comes to certain elements, plot twists, characters, and scenes in Echoes I've vacillated like a pro. (Vacillated = wavered back and forth.) In fact, six years into the project the … Continue reading V is for Vacillating #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. Today I'm sharing another snippet with y'all. It takes place after Raquel is on the Island of Outcasts, but before Nicolette has joined them. This snippet features a missive … Continue reading U is for Uncle Izaac #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. When it comes to the craft of writing, I have a lot of skills that still need to be honed. Like, a lot of them. Looking back to the first fumbling … Continue reading T is for Tenacity #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. Today I'm going to share another snippet from Echoes. This scene originally took place in the second book, but for various reasons after listening to the beta readers who read … Continue reading S is for Snippet #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge. This year I’m blogging about the Behind the Scenes for the Echoes Trilogy – a story a started writing about six years ago. For the letter "N" I wrote about Nicolette, and now for the letter "R" I get to write about Raquel. While Nicolette is sweet, diplomatic, easy-going, and a peacemaker, … Continue reading R is for Raquel #AtoZChallenge