It’s finally here! I know it may not seem like a long time for my readers since I just published The Fairy Door in July, but it has been an exhausting journey for me. I started this book the second, The Fairy Door, was in my editor’s hands. After about eight chapters though, I ran out…
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SXSW Monthly Collaboration: Juggling Writing and Editing at the same time.
How excited am I to be working with the fabulous Val Day-Sanchez again?! Our monthly SXSW articles have been hard to write because we are both so busy and it’s nice to get back into the collaborative swing of things. This month we are focusing on the art of juggling both writing and editing….
The Fairy Door is Released!
I can’t believe it is finally here! I am thrilled to be able to talk about my newest book. I never intended to write this story. I had another series in mind, but then something magical happened. I stumbled across an article about Fairy Doors and all of a sudden the beginnings of a…
Isle of Night FREE! 7/3-7/7/2015
Just a quick post to let everyone know that Isle of Night, book two in the Skye Trilogy is FREE for the next five days! Download it now!
Twenty Questions
I just received an email from a loyal reader who wanted to know if I would answer twenty questions for her. I was more than happy to respond and I had a lot of fun answering them so I thought I would share it on my blog for all my readers to see! 1) Hair up…
Upcoming Books
I wanted to take a moment and tell everybody about my upcoming project. I am so excited about this new series. I had originally thought I was going to start on a completely different story, but this one snowballed from a fleeting thought into a complex and interesting concept. I started reading about Fairy Door’s…
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.
First off, let’s take a moment to pay homage to one of my favorite movies ‘Dazed and Confused’. I love this movie. It is one of my favorites and if you can’t randomly identify or throw out quotes from this example of fine cinematic greatness, then you probably shouldn’t be my friend. Okay, now that…
Go Fund Yourself: A Realistic View on Self-Publishing Costs
So I have noticed something interesting the last few weeks and I actually took time out of my insane writing schedule to address this particular topic. I came across several different posts on Facebook, either posted by an aspiring author or friends/family of an author, that has set up a Go Fund Me account….
I love you, but I’m writing…
“Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story, but don’t wanna make eye contact while telling it.” -John Green I have started writing my new book, The Fairy Door. I am completely immersed in creating new characters, new realms, new story lines, and crazy plots that will…
My nemesis: Action Scenes
Every writer has different abilities that they excel at and every writer also has areas where they will always need work. I have no trouble rambling on with my characters inner musings and I am pretty darn good at dialogue, if I do say so myself. The problem I have always been faced with is…
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