corajanzenwrites

Life had a way of getting in the way, so I secluded myself in a coffee shop in a city where no one knew me and put my headphones on. My...

Releasing my first book at the start of a global pandemic was not what I envisioned for birthing this series that has lived in my mind...

A story that has played out in my mind as a 'daydream story' for 25+ years (that's right folks, 25+ years!) grew, morphed and evolved,...

When I decided on this journey in November 2017, I never in my wildest dreams, envisioned the kind of support and LOVE that would come my...

I recently read a piece on character creation and the basic, bare-bones questions about them. I thought it would be neat to share this...

In writing Severyn's story and spending hordes of time with her in my head over the years, there are a few key things that really...

It has been a long time! One of the last times I blogged and/or sent out a newsletter was just before I headed off to the Boreal forest...

I am not sure how other fictional writers do it but I tend not to base whole characters, events, scenes etc on my real life. However the...

Music is a regular presence in what I do in my day to day. Whether it is driving, exercising, cooking but, especially when I am writing....

One of the questions someone asked me about my writing journey is how do I do my research? My primary go-to is probably no big surprise,...

I spent the summer doing summer stuff with my family and friends and working on this fantastic project. The thing that continually...

When I first told my kids that I was writing a book, I wasn't sure what to expect as their reaction. My teenage boy showed a surprising...

I had a story. A novel. Maybe even a series. What a wonderful idea! But for almost five years I let my biggest enemy – self-doubt – win....

For years I had a story that rattled around in my head. It started when I had trouble falling asleep as a teenager - the story would play...