What are your go-to family favorite games? As a child, we were a Scrabble-or-Canasta family. Friends in America introduced us to Euro boardgames 15 years ago, and we’ve been crazy about them ever since. My state is currenly on lockdown for a week – no leaving the house except for essential shopping, work, medical, andContinue reading “Family Fun for Real”
Author Archives: Sara
My Lockdown Project
You know how there’s that one space in your home that becomes a junk space? A drawer in the kitchen, a closet in the hall, a basket on the countertop, a corner in the bedroom… or sometimes, an entire room! My state of Victoria just went into lockdown after a new outbreak of COVID-19. IContinue reading “My Lockdown Project”
Xay in San Francisco
I just uploaded one of the final chapters of The Beat Goes On (Wynter Wild Book 10), where Xay plays a concert in San Francisco. He’s supporting Destructex, a band of “aging rockers” whose heyday was the 80s although they retain a massive fan base, which of course can’t hurt Xay’s fledgling career when heContinue reading “Xay in San Francisco”
Why My Books are Not YA
What happens when young adults read your book that’s not YA? I love all my readers, so I don’t mind at all! But here’s the thing – young adults weren’t the audience I intended to attract when I wrote the Wynter Wild books, and I don’t believe I’ve written a YA story. Wattpad tells meContinue reading “Why My Books are Not YA”
My Spreadsheets
Ah, my spreadsheets… I have a lot of them, and I’m very attached to them. Once I realized my little contemporary drama was going to be not-so-little, I started a spreadsheet to track a few things, and in retrospect I’m so glad I did. It’s far easier to work on timelines and lists as youContinue reading “My Spreadsheets”
Writing American Characters as a British Aussie
My American husband has been here in Australia for ten years now. He’s pretty much acclimatized to the lingo, the weather, and the food, and the culture shock when he arrived was sufficient that he’s clear on what is American (chili) and what is not (panel beaters). I grew up in the UK, moved toContinue reading “Writing American Characters as a British Aussie”
Caleb’s House Rules
There are lots of missing rules because I’m not sure even Caleb can come up with 213+ of these things. And while the numbers are allegedly arbitrary within the household, I kept track because – as you can imagine – Wynter kept track. So, here they are – all the rules mentioned in the booksContinue reading “Caleb’s House Rules”
The Shed
Probably the most bizarre little art project I’ve ever done… It’s the shed! You know, the shed. It’s mentioned in every book of the Wynter Wild series, and The Beat Goes On (book 10) there are several flashbacks to the ashram and to this sanctuary where Wynter, Xay and Roman used to meet at night,Continue reading “The Shed”
Self-Worth and Validation (for my characters)
A recent reader comment got me thinking about how my characters get the validation that we all need, as humans, and how this affects their self-worth. I’m imposing the analysis after-the-fact, since I didn’t start out by psychoanalyzing Wynter, Xay, and the Fairn boys. They developed on the page over the course of several years.Continue reading “Self-Worth and Validation (for my characters)”
Let’s Visit an Abandoned Copper Mine
In The Beat Goes On (book 10), Xay finds himself in an abandoned copper mine in Arizona. I did some research on what these places look like, and what the dangers are, and thus a storyline was born. To orient ourselves, the image above shows the landscape surrounding the Dragoon Mountains in Cochise county (inContinue reading “Let’s Visit an Abandoned Copper Mine”
Sara Creasy 