​In case you don't know anything about me, here are a few basic facts:

• My name really is Dana LeCheminant (pronounced leh-SHEM-ih-nahnt). It’s very distantly French, and I’m mostly of British Isles/Scandanavian descent. 
• I do, however, speak French, though not fluently. It was enough to mostly get me where I needed to go when I went to Paris a few years ago.
• I’ve been telling stories since I can remember. My stuffed animals went through some pretty traumatic narratives as I tried to fall asleep, because apparently I loved the drama. I still do…
• I’m incredibly drawn to the outdoors and will jump on every opportunity to get outside and explore. Living in Utah has given me a pretty big playground, and there are some amazing landscapes and discoveries within driving distance.
• I write for the fun of it, not as a business. I would so much rather connect with people over my stories than try to sell them as a product. They’re special to me, and I just want to get them out into the world and living so they stop sitting around on my computer. 

So that’s me! Now I want to get to know you. Why do you read? Are you a writer like me? What’s your creative outlet, or what’s your favorite thing to do outside? I read every email and respond to every message because there’s something important about human connection, even if it’s only digitally. So let’s connect! You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or comment here! I’ll be there. :)

I have a problem. And while to some this may not sound like a problem, it's definitely a problem for me. Because here's the thing: I have too many ideas. 
Like I said, some of you might not see why that's a bad thing, but let me tell you. If I could stick with just one, I probably wouldn't be sitting here writing a blog post because I would be too busy working on said idea and creating the next story. The problem is I have so many ideas that all want my full attention that I can't focus on just one, so I'm not really getting anything done. Wanna know all my projects that are floating around in my head right now?

• Book 4 of the Simple Love series
• A Robin Hood retelling that is just way too much fun
• A superhero/X-men type sci-fi that is far more action-based than what I usually write
• A Pride and Prejudice adaptation that again is way too much fun
• A western with a female outlaw and a clumsy bounty hunter who has no clue what he's doing
• A gazillion short stories about the Simple Love boys who all think they need to tell their own stories
• A time travel romance
• The first of a spin-off series from the Simple Love Stories
• A Mulan retelling with a murderous twist
• And so many more

This is why it's a problem, not a blessing, because all of these things are far too intriguing for me to put them on the back-burner, which means I feel like I'm trying to cook a dozen dishes on one single flame and expecting everything to come out perfectly cooked.
Somebody send help!
Or maybe just tell me to close my eyes and point, and stick with that until it's actually finished. Pin the plotline on the story, anyone?
Needless to say, there's plenty more coming, and as soon as I can actually sit myself down to work on something, I'll have the next book out there in the world for me to grin at because I made a thing and it's pretty.

Are you a multi-tasker or a one-at-a-time kinda person? Let me know down in the comments!