FULL METAL JACKET AND THE HERO’S JOURNEY It was the 30th anniversary of Full Metal Jacket this week. At the urging of of my co-author, I finally watched it. It took 3 evenings with Netflix (Netflix and chill at my house only happens after the kids are down and...
Ah, summer. It’s time to hit the beach and grab a good book, right? Well, it used to be like that before I had kids. Now it’s more like, “what sports camp are they at this week and do I have to make their lunches?” However, the summer...
An author I really admire and enjoy once shared her character inspiration board on Twitter. She had assembled a number of vintage photos (Victorian era) onto a Pinterest board for her steampunk romance. I thought that was pretty brilliant. So a social media tool that...
