Location, location
I’m writing this in the Sierra Nevada foothills, about an hour from my home. I came up here for a few days to escape the chaos in my home: my husband is in the midst of remodeling our master bathroom. Read more
Category: Author Monthly Blog Post
Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Writing in Series
I love writing series. Most of my characters aren’t content with one book, and any ideas tend to grow into series and beyond. With more than one story, characters get the opportunity to grow and spread their wings. I can Read more
Cover Choices
Cover fashions change. One of the things that brought this home to me was last year’s Goodreads awards, where all but a couple of the nominated “Best Romance” books had drawn covers— the graphic novel illustration style. When I first Read more
Once Upon a Time
One upon a time…. I have a new novella out this week, a scifi take on Cinderella. So naturally I’ve been thinking quite a bit about fairy tales. I am, very obviously, not the first person to rework Cinderella. In Read more
Monthly Author Post – Small Town Romance
I love reading and writing stories set in small towns. Even if everyone doesn’t know each other’s business – and they often do – these communities come with a lovely found family and people who will go out of their Read more
Short Stories
Short fiction is an art slightly different from writing novels— telling a satisfactory tale in a small number of pages. I love writing short for fun, and sometimes feel I succeed at the engaging story in a limited space (and Read more