First Cup of Coffee - Character Driven Writing Techniques 10/31/25

Happy Halloween! Today, I discussed being an intuitive writer, my gripes with GMC, writing believable character-driven stories and my method behind cutting characters. Also, I'm molting. My wings are, I mean. Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING Meet me Nov. 1st at the BookQuest A Day with Santa Fe Authors and Nov. 2nd at Books on the BosqueMagic Reborn has reached a half way point! And also, my two cents on how to make a living for yourself as a creative. Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here Upcoming Events ~Meet me at Books on the Bosque Nov. 2ndLearn more about A Day with Santa Fe Authors LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink* BooksPreorder MAGIC REBORN coming Nov. 30th!Among the Thorns will be here July 14th – Available for Preorder NowSTRANGE FAMILIAR is liveYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books!As always, thank you for watching! If you’ve made it this far in the show notes, please let me know what you think of my Christmas cards and submit any questions in the comments or through DM’s if you’re unable to make it to my Q&A Nov. 1st and 2nd!Support the show