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What does the word crone really mean? Far from the cruel stereotype of fairy tales, the Crone archetype represents wisdom, transformation, and the power that comes with experience. In the world of Rowanswood, the Crone is not a figure of ridicule but a woman of authority, insight, and magical responsibility.

For me, Rowanswood isn’t just scenery, it’s a character. Every shopfront, every stone wall, has a story to tell. Villages like this draw us in because they feel safe and cozy, yet they whisper of magic just out of sight.

For many of us, midlife can feel like a crossroads. Our children have grown, our career has often plateaued, relationships change – sometimes dramatically. But as Olivia discovers, those moments of upheaval can be the very soil where transformation takes root.

One of the hottest topics in recent years has been AI especially for self-published authors. This post outlines my stance on using AI as a powerful writing tool, not as a replacement for human creativity. There are still a lot of unanswered questions around copyright, the ethics of using author

A great hullabaloo arose in Author World over an article recently published by The Atlantic. It blows open the extent to which companies like Meta are using pirated books to train their AI models. LibGen is the pirated books data base and it now houses millions of books

We’re only a week away from the release of The Chic Crone, a paranormal romance with a midlife adventure! It’s been a marathon over the past month. My middle grade books have all been traditionally published but this one I’m indie publishing. And it’s a whole new cauldron of spells!

“Did you know that the secret to the best hot chocolate is to basically just use melted chocolate? With maybe a dash of heavy cream.”

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the movable type printing press made our modern Western societies possible. Before 1440, fewer than 30% of adults were literate and the written word was produced by the few for the few. Ideas, information and knowledge were tightly controlled by the ruling elitethe church and the nobility.

I’m back after a busy summer! I finished my third middle grade novel. Hiss is a middle grade adventure novel, release date – May 2025! I finished a fabulous (but very intense) writing course with Reedsy, How to Write a Novel. I highly recommend it!

I’m deep into edits for my third middle grade novel (release sate May 1, 2025) and working on finalizing the first draft of a new adult paranormal series. When writing my previous two books, I learned that the secret to success