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Make It Sing – Part 2

There’s a roller coaster near our house that’s built into the side of a very rocky, fairly steep hill. Because it’s built into this hill, there are all kinds of twists and turns through the trees and boulders, and towards … Continue reading →

Make It Sing – Part 1

I’ve been thinking lately about what it is that makes a scene really good. You know, when as a writer you walk away saying “damn that’s good,” or as a reader makes it stick with you? And what I think … Continue reading →

Great Review from TheIndieBookshelf.com

“Leesa Freeman writes the story from Todd’s point of view, which surprised me. I actually did a double take when I saw that the author was a female-she writes the male perspective beautifully… The Wisdom To Know The Difference has … Continue reading →

It’s All About Passion

Occasionally I go through bouts of considering going back to school. I hear writer friends talk about the classes they took in getting their degree in English, the professors they had, and what they learned about the publishing world, and … Continue reading →

Be Courageous and Scare Yourself

Writing, good writing, is meant to reach inside your soul and pull on the threads of human emotion. It is supposed to touch the reader so deeply that they plow the pages, needing to know what happens next while never … Continue reading →

And You Thought Viagra Was Just For Old Guys

I have been making myself crazy working on a single scene for days. Days, I tell you, because this one is so pivotal to the character’s development that it has to come off exactly right. It’s that moment when Luke … Continue reading →

In Defense of Imperfect Books

This post was a guest post on indiesunlimited.com. Click here if you want to check it out and read the comments. In a conversation with my sister recently, she defended a book that I really didn’t like. While she admitted … Continue reading →

Guest Post On IndiesUnlimited

Please stop by IndiesUnlimited.com to read my Guest Post “In Defense of Imperfect Books”. Here’s a taste: “…oftentimes it’s fear that holds us back. Fear that keeps the next word, paragraph, or chapter off the page; our own inner-critic silences … Continue reading →

When You Can’t Write, Bake?

I’ve been busy lately. Or keeping myself busy. Laundry, dishes, baking an amazing pie, and if you knew how much of a domestic goddess I am not, you might be just as surprised as I am.  But lately I’ve had … Continue reading →

My First Tattoo

Wrapped warmly in his red fleece blanket, watching the sun go down, I leaned against him, his left arm comfortably around my shoulders.  My left hand held his, the fingers of my right traced the tattoo on the inside of … Continue reading →