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Any Blog Tour Hosts Out There?

Calling all bloggers who would be interested in helping me with a blog tour for Captive Hope! I’d like to beginWednesday, January 2oth, which is this week! The Twelve Realms seems an idyllic nation, but behind locked doors there are sinister powers at work. Not even the royal family of High Castle is outside their […]

Secrets Eat Away Like Worms

#BlogBattle 44: Worm genre: drama The beast within growled and clawed, leaving marks on the walls of Sam’sheart that wouldfester if left untended. But she didn’t care. She was tired of being taken advantage of by swine who called themselves men. Where had all the good men gone anyway? “What? You think you can just […]

#BlogBattle 44 “Worm” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 44 Story Theme:Worm (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in […]

Captive Hope Full Cover Preview

Here’s a preliminary look at the full cover for Captive Hope! It’s coming together, slowly but surely. :) Thank you so much for your help and encouragement. Now that I’m well into formatting, I found out this baby is 400 pages long! I don’t say that to scare anyone. It’s still a quick read! Publishing […]

Force of Life #BlogBattle #flashfiction

#BlogBattle Week 43 “Midnight”: Force of Life Under the guidance of predawn light he half-dragged himself, half-hobbled up the loose rock on the side of Ophira’s Peak. His time was short; he had to get out of sight before the morning sun made its appearance. If not for the power of the life he’d already […]

#BlogBattle Week 43 “Midnight” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 43 Story Theme:Midnight (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate […]

12 Writerly Goals for 2016

Everyone is making resolutions (or not) as they do this time of year. I used to shun the idea of new year resolutions. I’ve always felt there’s never as good of a time as the now to start doing something Iresolve to do. No one needs to wait for January 1st to start. But January […]

A Precipice: Fall or Fly?

It’s totally FLY! ***UPDATE 4:30PM December 31st: We made it! THANK YOU for your support!*** While I wait for these 14 final hours of theCaptive Hope Kickstartercampaign to dwindle away to nothingness I feel as though I’m standing on a precipice. Will I fall or will I fly? Either way, the climb was an experience. […]

2015 in review

Well, the report makes is pretty clear how awesome you all are. #BlogBattle has definitely been the thing which had drawn the most attention. No matter what, in my book, it’s been a success. AND it’s been fun writing with you all. Thanks for making my blog a worthwhile place to stop in. Thanks to […]

Only 22 HOURS Left to Back This Project!

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Three days5038 hours left in the Kickstarter Campaign to help fund Captive Hope! I’m excited and impressed by the generosity of those of you who’ve taken the time to back my project. I can’t tell you how thankful I am and what a wonderful gift it is to know you…