Well, my two cohorts have beautifully drawn their characters for this blog, so I guess it’s my turn. I, too, wish I had the knack for collaging. The best I can do is find a photo. It doesn’t have to look a thing like one of my characters. It has to have the mood of […]

Don’t you love Jenny’s collage? Absolutely gorgeous. I’ve tried making collages, done workshops etc., but all I end up with is a bunch of pretty pictures and words that seemed like they might be a good idea at the time but end up with no resemblance at all to the finished book. When I look […]

Eileen and Krissie will be in here to talk about their sisters when they get out of deadline hell for their other books–it’s not like there’s a rush, we’re still in the first draft stage of the Miss Fortunes so we’re finding out new things about our characters all the time–but I wanted to talk […]

We’re about halfway through the book now and we’re just starting to understand each others’ characters. Hell, I’m just starting to understand MY character. I had a good idea of her voice and her desires and the way she moved through life, but watching Eileen and Krissie write her and saying, “Yes, […]

That’s why Lizzie, better known as Elizabeth Alicia (Spanish pronounciation) O’Brien-Ortiz immediately disappears into her bedroom/workshop and doesn’t come out again. So she doesn’t have to deal with Dee and Mare fighting and can concentrate on the entirely luscious, slightly scary wizard type who’s appeared in her kitchen and plans to teach her all sorts […]