Andersen Light Release Day Character Interviews
…how do you feel about your story being released into the wild?
Entries by Tanya Dawson
Fresh New Look!
Dear Readers, Welcome to the fresh new look of my updated website! Enthusiastic kudos go to web design master, Bryan “Sully” Sullivan, for his inner artist, collaborative spirit, and all-around technical expertise. Please check out the Let’s Connect page and let me know what you think? If you’ve just been on the Home page you […]
Local Authors, Author Life & Book Report
The last few weeks have been nicely jam-packed with activities, which have included meeting with local authors and my own author life works. Las Cruces Writers A few of the many local authors had our first in-person (since the start of the COVID pandemic) Las Cruces Writers group meeting at Cafe de Mesilla. The owner, […]
Wassup Behind the Scenes?
Dear Mom, It’s been a month since my last letter. [Wait! That’s a different note. Let’s start over.] Dear Reader, It’s been a month since my last blog post. And what a month it’s been, filled with lots of doings behind the scenes to get AL (<ay el>, AKA Andersen Light: A Mystic Creek Novel) […]
What I Love About Georgie Jones
What do I love about Georgie Jones, my teen hero? I love Georgie’s gumption. She displays her courage throughout the book, but we first witness her face her fear with a confidence battered by emotional attacks in the first chapter. I like her smarts, too, which she uses to analyze each situation she confronts. Analysis […]
Accepted for Publication!
Andersen Light: A Mystic Creek Novel has been accepted for publication!
Grab a Comfort Book & Assume the Position
These are the times for comfort. We reach for comfort food (my latest favorite is Nairn’s gluten-free biscuit, especially the stem ginger and chocolate varieties) and find a cozy spot to snack and assume the position. What’s your comfort book? Odd contortioning aside, the aforementioned comfy position is ready-made for comfort books. Do you reach […]
A Big Furry Tearful Goodbye to Katie-dog
Sixteen-year-old Katie-dog was greeted at the edge of Rainbow Bridge by Shadow, my sister Paula, and Dad. Think what you will, I know it’s true. They told me they would come when the time came. It happened a week before Christmas. I know it is February now, but I haven’t wanted to write about it. […]
The Fork & What Would Luther Say?
Indecision You’re in the angst of indecision. The weight of the “right” way presses your shoulders and stomach into knots as you face the fork in the road. You’ve researched and data gathered, analyzed, and listed the pros and cons, yet you remain paralyzed. Which is your best course of action? What Would Luther Say? […]
Scary Query
Scary query? Let me just tell you…. Querying an Agent Querying a literary agent can be terrifying, even paralyzing to a degree. You may not know this, but a query letter is the precious thing upon which a writer rests the future of their book. In the query, the author must: Establish a connection with […]
