Author: Katie O'Rourke

Today’s most helpful speech was Joshua Mohr‘s Character-driven Plotting: Why Our Characters are in Charge. As a writer who considers my characters the whole poi...

I just moved back to Tucson and one of the things I’ve been looking forward to is the ability to attend the annual Pima Writers’ Workshop. I’ve attended previou...

I’ve been working on this for awhile, so I’m excited to unveil my new author’s site. Here, I will keep you updated on all things directly related to my books – ...

I am working on my author’s site right now. It isn’t done yet, but I thought I’d share one of my favorite comments for Monsoon Season: “Reading the first chapte...

I just got the final copy of Monsoon Season – the one that’s being sent to the type setter. The layout is book shaped, not just another word processing document...

Karen McQuestion is the author of A Scattered Life, which I reviewed several months back. I think I’d have to say I didn’t like this one quite as much- but that...

Don’t do it. There may be some wiggle room if you’re published with a big six or you’re close personal friends with Bono, but if you’re a first-time author, the...

Read:If you follow this blog closely, (as you should) you already know that I just finished Mary Vensel White’s debut novel The Qualities of Wood. I started rea...