As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything. Have a cold? Have some tea. Broken bones? There's a tea for that too. Somewhere in her mother's pantry, Laurel suspected, was a box of tea that said, 'In case of Armageddon, steep three to five minutes'.

Like most authors, I also love to read.

Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.

I'm not asking for forever, Tamani said. Yet. I'm just asking for a moment.

The first two chapters of any first draft generally need to be cut.

Before 'Wings' came out, I told a few people that at the end of book one, readers should think Laurel made the right choice. Then, at the end of 'Spells,' they should understand why Laurel made the choice she did.

If the time comes and your dream doesn't seem worth it, then maybe it was the wrong dream.