Chicken Soup for the Soul Mom Knows Best #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
My mother has been my guiding light all my life. She believed in me when I didn’t. She told me that I could accomplish anything I put my mind to. …
Insecure Writers Want to Know: If you could use a wish to help write one chapter in your book, which would it be?
Now there’s a complicated question! I guess if I could only have one place in my college memoir where something magical could help me write it, it would be …
Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, California
What do you do when you get nervous? When I get nervous, I laugh. A lot! And my whole family knows it. They also know that I’m a bit …
What’s the Cost to Your Protagonist to Accomplish a Goal? #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Everyone makes choices. People are a sum of the choices they’ve made in life. But each choice usually costs them something. Think about your own personal choices. Are you married? …
Insecure Writers Want to Know: Whose perspective do you like to write from, the hero (protagonist) or the villain (antagonist)? Why?
Ooo! What a juicy question. Since I write predominately YA short adventure stories, I’m mostly in the mindset of the protagonist, the young teen who will change the most …
Seeking Slick Snow for Sledding
Yes, the Lees family is a little bit odd. We actually like snow. We even enjoyed snow in July in the Colorado Rockies! Our enjoyment of snow is probably because …
Obstacles Add Tension in Story #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
As in life, obstacles can add tension in fiction or memoir stories. When I say this, I mean literally whatever keeps your protagonist from reaching her story goal is an …
Insecure Writers Want to Know: Besides writing what other creative outlets do you have?
Me, creative? I wish I could say I’m a musician or a painter, but my medium is words. I’m a storyteller just like my father before me. Okay, I specialize …
Simple Pine Tree I.D. Using Needles and Cones
I thought we could return to a little tree identification here at Camping with Five Kids. Let’s talk about the conifers. Conifer is Latin for cone-bearing tree. They are the …
Let 2019 Be the Year You Believe in Yourself #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Happy New Year, fellow writers and bloggers! Believing in yourself is what life’s all about, isn’t it? Whether you are a college student struggling with classes or a writer …