S.F. Powell Articles

October gives us Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, but October is more famously known for Halloween. From children trick-or-treating to costume parties for all ages, the last day of October brings creepy/comical joy to many. I’m long past all aspects of...

I’ve switched to blogging monthly, and my immediate takeaway regarding the change is yay, more time to write elsewhere. I like blogging, but writing fiction is where I live and breathe; gives me joy. With that, I’ve now turned my attention to…being on social media...

From greenhouses to economic back-turns, it’s all fodder for writers developing characters or plot points. In book four of my fiction series, there’s reference to events during the “last” economic recession, and Dr. Naomi Alexander has her hands full piecing things...

In my fiction series, there’s plenty reference to plants and flowers, to gardens and gardening. A couple of my characters are nature-lovers. For book four, I’m interested in having a character own a greenhouse—where he/she will “hide” from the world. Nature and garden...