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Continue reading →: Release Date
Well…I met with an artist last week and commissioned her to do the cover, I started formatting tonight, and so that means I need to pick a day to let this baby out into the world. There are things to consider like books are typically released on Tuesdays, I have…
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Continue reading →: Book 4
I finished the first draft of my fourth book in February of 2024. Over two years ago. It was, obviously, a very rough first draft. 88,289 thousand words of a story to immortalize the cottage we’d lived in, the dog that meant so much to us, and to give voice…
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Continue reading →: One at a time…
One of my favorite authors, VE Schwab, said, when asked how she writes a novel, One word at a time. She didn’t have a sweeping answer or a daily word count goal. Just…one word at a time. Every book you read has a number of words. There are parameters and…
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Continue reading →: Reflections and Wishes
I turned 41 today. It was an unexpected day with a sick teen and getting stuck in a car wash twice. But it was also filled with phone calls and FaceTimes and messages galore, and love and laughter, birthday pancakes and yellow cake with homemade chocolate sauce and blowing candles…
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Continue reading →: The Siren Call of a New Idea
One thing that we authors have to fight against is the siren call of a new idea. This happens when you’re struggling with your current work in progress. For me it’s usually when I’m second-guessing my abilities or when I’m stuck on something and cant write my way out of.…
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Continue reading →: A Joyful 2026
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2026 is bringing peace, rest, and joy. Apparently my last post of 2025 was a bit depressing…just so everyone knows, that was really light and happy for me, considering the shit show that was last year…lol. All joking aside, thanks…
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Continue reading →: Yearly Wrap-Up
Somehow, it’s that time of year again. A time of reflection and looking back on the year. The last couple of years I’ve done an exciting wordy wrap-up and tallied all the words I penned and sat back and looked on to that number with giddy pride. This year the…
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Continue reading →: A Sign
The beginning of this isn’t all sunshine and roses…but keep going. It gets better–I promise! Sometimes I wonder what’s the point of it all. All the time and effort and work and blood, sweat, and tears and… for what? Paltry sales and mistake after mistake after mistake. Some glaringly obvious…
