Entries by Mary Lee Ashford

Characters, Holidays, and Changes

by Sparkle Abbey Do you love all the holiday books that are coming out? We certainly do! Halloween, All Saints Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and more. From now until the end of the year there are celebrations galore. Families and friends getting together for various festivities. Or not. We’re working on our new series, […]

Scotland, Setting, and Story

by Sparkle Abbey We are just back from an amazing trip to Scotland and so our heads and hearts are full of all of those experiences.  We were there two weeks and still didn’t get to see everything that we wanted to, but we certainly hit most of the high points. We started in Edinburgh, […]

Special Guest: Kari Lee Townsend

by Sparkle Abbey Today we’d like to welcome our friend Kari Lee Townsend to the blog. She’s going to tell you a bit about herself and share some info about the book she’s working on as well as what she has coming up. Welcome Kari! Hi there. My name is Kari Lee Townsend, and I’m […]

A Getaway When You Can’t Get Away

by Sparkle Abbey Travel and a change of place impart new vigor to the mind.  – Seneca It’s exciting that travel is opening up and people are once again beginning to plan trips. For some of us that means a road trip to visit family for the holidays or a short vacation to warmer climes. […]

So You Want to Write a Book – Part 7

By Sparkle Abbey We’re back this month for another chapter of So You Want to Write a Book! If you’ve followed along on this journey so far, you know that we’ve covered how to get started, getting to know your genre, brainstorming, and revision. This month we’d like to talk a bit about editing. Step […]