I had the strangest experience at the History Through Fiction Conference last week. It was one of those weekends where the universe kept sending people my way that further confirmed I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.

I admit it… this fiction-writing business is hard!

Ever since I wrote my first chapters, I’ve known they could be better. What frustrated me most was that I couldn’t pinpoint why they weren’t working.

Revisions and editing are often talked about together, and that definitely threw me off.

On titles, land, and what it really takes to claim a place.

The HNSNA conference left me feeling inspired, motivated, and eternally grateful.

Historical fiction writers from around North America will be gather talk storytelling, research, publishing, and the craft of bringing the past to life on the page.

Writing a novel sounds romantic in theory, but most days, it’s messy.

I’m still very uncomfortable sharing my art and I was riddled with anxiety when I hit “send” on my last blog post announcing that I’m writing a novel. 

It's been a lifelong dream to write a novel, but no storyline ever felt quite good enough—until now.