First Draft – COMPLETE! (And an announcement . . .)

I am SO excited to say that the first draft of my new WIP is DONE. Now, of course, the work actually begins, but I love the editing process, so, who cares? But what is really exciting is . . . . . . the book . . . . . . has a name. 😃

The Voted Most Likely Tag (second edition)

I did this tag a long time ago, but since I have a new book in the works, I thought it was about time you all got a proper introduction to the characters (there will be a few from Promised Land, too, though). Your character most likely to become a poet Yikes. Umm . .

New Novel News! WIP Update #1

Guys, I am SO excited for today’s post. I’ve been wanting to announce this since before I released Promised Land, but PL had to be center stage for a while, so I waited. After, like, two years of not writing anything of any value . . . I’m writing a new book. *cue angel chorus*

Promised Land RELEASE DAY!

I. Am. Celebrating. I’ve done it. Published a book. And yes, I’m stressing about how it’s going to go, what people are going to think, WHAT IF I MISSED TYPOS?!?!?! (Don’t worry, I had beta readers. There shouldn’t be *cough* too many *cough*.) 😉 But it’s okay to be stressing about it, because most of

BLOG TOUR SIGN-UPS FOR PROMISED LAND!

Oh. My. Bookshelf. It’s finally here! After all these years (has it been years or is that my imagination?) Promised Land is about to be launched into the world of readers. I couldn’t be happier to have the hard work pay off. For better or worse, this baby is getting off my computer and into

A Look Back at 2020 (LIFE Update)

Welll . . . 2020’s almost over, folks. It was supposed to be “our” year. Instead it was more like a rowboat ride on high seas, and I have a feeling the waves aren’t over. But 2020 is nearly done. And I don’t regret it. For me, it was a year of moving on. I

Character Sketch: Owen from “Promised Land”

Hello, all! Welcome back to our character sketch series, featuring some of the characters from my coming-soon YA fantasy novel Promised Land. I’m SO excited to share this one with you all. 🙂 Meet Owen. Age: 18Role: Main characterBook: Promised Land I can’t say enough about how much fun Owen was to write. 🥰 He’s one

The Day I Started Writing . . . (plus a surprise!)

Do I remember the exact day I started writing? Of course, not. 😉 Probably because I was so young and I “started” by dictating nonsensical stories to my parents for them to write down until their fingers fell off (not literally). But I do remember the first “book” that I wrote. My cousin was over

Character Sketch: Talia from “Promised Land”

I’m so excited to be starting a new blog series for my two WIPs. “Character sketch” posts will highlight a different character from each book, introducing them to future readers. 🙂 Without further ado . . . Meet Talia. Age: 16Role: ProtagonistBook: Promised Land Talia was a very different protagonist from any I’ve written before.

Unexpected Observations from Editing an Old Book

So I recently picked up an old writing project (about four years old) and started editing it. Mainly because I still like the story and I just wanted to see if it was worth salvaging (which has yet to be determined). However, in a very short time, I’ve made some interesting discoveries about myself, my