Why We Need Fantasy

I wrote a post a while ago on why I write fantasy, but someone’s recent question to me about a TV series I love got me thinking: Why do we, as humans, like fantasy? I touched on this in that post on writing fantasy, but I’m going to take it  in a slightly different direction

Is There Such a Thing as Reader’s Block?

Confession: I haven’t finished reading a single book in at least two years. 🤦‍♀️ It’s true. For some reason, I just couldn’t sit down and finish reading anything. Maybe this was in some weird way connected to the fact that I also wasn’t finishing Promised Land, even though it was ready. Writer’s block. Reader’s block (shh,

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.

Stop the Rain COVER REVEAL

I’m so excited to be helping out with Kassie’s cover reveal today. I’m extremely passionate about disability awareness, and Stop the Rain, aside from just being a really cool-sounding book, is a PTSD awareness novel. Without further ado . . . . . . . . . . . . SYNOPSIS: He left his entire

Calling All BETA READERS!

Guys . . . I can’t believe it . . . . . . but it’s happening. … … … I need beta readers for Promised Land. *cue internal screaming* Promised Land has been sitting on the shelf (inside the computer) completely finished (almost 🧐) for WWAAYY too long now. But I’m finally ready to

DARE COVER REVEAL!

I’m so excited for this, guys! Tricia Mingerink is releasing NEW COVERS for the Blades of Acktar Series! I’m a huge fan of the series and I loved all the covers. But this new cover for Dare, well . . . it’s kinda awesome. 😉 Ready to see the new cover? ……. ……. ……. Procrastinates

A Shaft of Light BOOK RELEASE and REVIEW!

It’s an unconventional blog tour, but I’m happy to announce my mom’s debut mystery/inspirational novel, A Shaft of Light, is AVAILABLE on Amazon! And even though we would all rather hold a book in our hands, A Shaft of Light is ALSO available for FREE on Kindle. 🙂 🙂 (Does it get any better?) ABOUT

Cover Reveal with Kassie Angle

I’m so excited to be helping in the cover reveal for Kassie Angle’s new book, Tattered Wings! ABOUT THE BOOK Some scars can’t be seen. And some can’t be hidden. Layla Trent’s life is pretty much perfect, except for the little matter of a dog of her own—and maybe a brother. So why does a