Hey everyone, it's Ophelia! Sorry I've been gone for a couple of weeks. I've been out and about traveling with one of my sons. Things don't go as planned. We ended up in different locations (a different country than we had intended!) and I didn't write ANYTHING for "When the Sun and Moon Were Ours" as planned. But. . . .I DID write a good amount for another book that I've been working on.

Find out about my misadventures and what this other book is about.

Hey there - Ophelia here! Today I'm talking about how I have nightmares. . .and how I genuinely think they are part of another reality. I know, weird. (Even I think it's a bit weird) Anyways, it's got me thinking about writing a character that can manipulate dreams. This sends me on a whole journey of thinking about the not so normal abilities that my characters and the setting can have.

Love to hear from you all! Happy listening!

Hi, I'm Ophelia and I'm writing a book. . .kinda. Join me as I talk through my very self taught writing process and dish all the gossip on all the people, places and experiences that are soon to be people, places and experiences in my book.

Want to know my real identity? Well, get in line ;) Today I'm talking about expectations I'm failing at, how I'm coming to grips with that, how I can make my mute character communicate more and how nature is just constantly shaping my life and my book. (and I also talk about a million other things today - get ready for the ADD ride of your life cause I'm a little bit all over the place. . .hopefully in a good way.

Hello everyone! Well, I did it, I retired from teaching, and one week in I'm a little lost. I'm usually really good about keeping to a schedule and accomplishing goals and this week I think I've accomplished doing maybe one load of laundry. So, this week I'm talking about how I hear other writers handle this self-disciplined writing life and also about how I've come to view romance in the scope of YA novels. Oh yeah, also how I'm super gullible about stories of dramatic artists throwing themselves over the cliffs in the south of France. Ya know, classic Ophelia.

Hello my loves! Do you want to hear about my favorite author? Do you want to hear a podcast without a puppy running into every surface of a room? Well, you are in luck my friends, this is just the podcast.

On this episode, I'm talking about how I'm trying to figure out what makes my writing voice. This is not something that I've really contemplated before, but I'm trying to be more intentional about it this time around. To do that, I'm looking at (and talking about) my favorite author Margaret Atwood.

I'm a week behind. . . .again. This time I have a fairly good excuse, and it has to do with a code red on our campus at school which got me thinking (a terrible habit, I know). Enjoy listening to how my life is continuing to not go as planned yet once again while I try to write a book. Love you all!

Today we took a field trip! Most of the podcast was recorded in my classroom, with two of my students as our guests. These ladies are awesome and attempting to write books in middle school (I hope they both succeed!). We chat about their books and process. Keep an eye open, cause when they are for sale I will add the link :)

Hello all! So this week didn't go as planned. What's new. Learn about how an accident in our family has inspired me to put a plot twist of sorts into the book. But where, when and to whom? That's the question.

Also, I found more ghost teeth.