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Bring Back the Dystopian Craze of 2012

I wrote about the Presidential Inauguration, Living in a dystopia, and dystopian books to read in 2025 on Substack this week.

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Bring back the Dystopia Craze of 2012

Imposter Syndrome: Tools for Authenticty

I wrote about a theory I have about Imposter Syndrome on my SubStack today. I’m pretty proud of this one.

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Imposter Syndrome as a Tool of Self- Discovery by Cami, the Author

Refining Authenticity

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June Read Along: In the Echo of this Ghost Town

Join me for the In the Echo of this Ghost Town read along on Instagram! Up for grabs is an exclusive book box:

Signed hardcover copy: In the Echo of this Ghost Town

paperback copy: When the Echo Answers

Book Merch

Other fun goodies.

New Post on SubStack tomorrow!

Getting ready for the April reread of The Messy Truth About Love. Here’s the scoop set to publish tomorrow:

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March Read Along: The Bone of Who We Are

And so the series comes full circle with Gabe’s story The Bones of Who We Are. I am reading this final installment of the Cantos Chronicles along with other readers on Instagram this month (you are welcome to join us!). Gabe’s story is a difficult one (check the trigger warnings).

Here’s the blurb:

Gabe Daniels always figured his DNA is flawed. One only has to look to his past to see it, and it's why he’s tried to hide it in new layers of his life: his new home, his adoptive parents, Seth, Abby. But darkness is always at his heels. With the impending death of his former best friend - a death for which he feels responsible -  the depression, the broken relationships, the day-to-day struggle, and the monster trying to break out of him have left a debris field in his wake. Gabe decides the broken past that made him was always going to lead him down the road of no return. It is in his DNA, after all, in the biological parents who made him. 

I’m putting together an exclusive The Bones of Who We Are book box for one participant who posts and tags me—one entry for every post. The recipient will be notified April 1 (and it won’t be an April Fool’s).

Here’s the schedule:

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February Read Along: The Ugly Truth

We’re reading The Ugly Truth in February. Join me on Instagram! Post for an entry into the end-of-month exclusive giveaway (be sure to take me there @cl.walters).

An AI artist version of Seth.

2024: Year of the Read Along

Join me in reading my books with me!

On Instagram, I’ll be reading along with readers this year. Here’s the year at a glance:

Join me on Instagram! We’ll start with Swimming Sideways in January.

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Blog Digest from 2018-2023

September 2023 Sep 25, 2023 Blog Digest from 2018-2023 Sep 25, 2023 August 2023 Aug 26, 2023 Blog Moved to Substack Aug 26, 2023 July 2023 Jul 31, 2023 The Trials of Imogene Sol: The Allies Jul 31, 2023 Jul 13, 2023 Foundational Books & Book Bans Jul 13, 2023 Jul 5, 2023 Tropes: Found Family Jul 5, 2023 June 2023 Jun 21, 2023 3 Things I Learned About Reading Space Opera Jun 21, 2023 May 2023 May 24, 2023 The Dangers of Myopic Reading May 24, 2023 May 17, 2023 My Trek...Journey...Quest to O'ahu Independent Bookstores May 17, 2023 May 10, 2023 My Life as an Alien Invader May 10, 2023 May 3, 2023 How I Got to Hawaiʻi, My Hawaiʻi Story May 3, 2023 April 2023 Apr 26, 2023 You Can Go Home Again Apr 26, 2023 March 2023 Mar 29, 2023 Cantos Love: Happy Anniversary! Mar 29, 2023 Mar 22, 2023 Cantos Love: Gabe Mar 22, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Cantos Love: Seth Mar 15, 2023 Mar 8, 2023 Cantos Love: How They Came to Be Mar 8, 2023 Mar 1, 2023 Cantos Love: A Month of Cantos Mar 1, 2023 January 2023 Jan 25, 2023 The Letters She Left Behind, 3 Years. Jan 25, 2023 Jan 18, 2023 Behind-the Scenes: The Trials of Imogene Sol Jan 18, 2023 Jan 11, 2023 Behind-the-Scenes: Reading & All My Rage Jan 11, 2023 November 2022 Nov 16, 2022 Book Hangover List Nov 16, 2022 Nov 9, 2022 Advice: Find your People Nov 9, 2022 October 2022 Oct 26, 2022 Contest Awarded Short Story: The Invalid Oct 26, 2022 Oct 13, 2022 The WHY Behind The Messy Truth About Love Oct 13, 2022 June 2022 Jun 27, 2022 4 Things You Should Know about The Messy Truth About Love Before Reading Jun 27, 2022 February 2022 Feb 2, 2022 February Ideals: Dreaming Feb 2, 2022 December 2021 Dec 22, 2021 My Top 10 Songs (w/Lyrics) 2021 Dec 22, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 My Top 5 Characters I've Written Dec 15, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 My Top 5 of My Own Books Dec 1, 2021 September 2021 Sep 1, 2021 Road to Echoes: 8 Tips for Using NaNoWriMo to Write Your Novel Sep 1, 2021 August 2021 Aug 25, 2021 Road to Echoes: 4 Lessons I Learned Writing Maxwell Wallace Aug 25, 2021 Aug 18, 2021 Road to Echoes: Tropes Aug 18, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Loud Characters Aug 11, 2021 Aug 4, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Putting the Story Together Aug 4, 2021 July 2021 Jul 28, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Research to Understand Griffin Jul 28, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Secondary Characters Primer Jul 21, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Writing Difficult Characters Jul 14, 2021 Jul 7, 2021 The Road of Echoes: What Inspired Griffin's Story? Jul 7, 2021 June 2021 Jun 30, 2021 The Road of Echoes: New Blog Series Jun 30, 2021 May 2021 May 26, 2021 Favorite Reads of 2021 So Far May 26, 2021 May 19, 2021 Cover Love May 19, 2021 May 12, 2021 Writing Limbo May 12, 2021 May 5, 2021 Writing In Between May 5, 2021 April 2021 Apr 28, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 4 Apr 28, 2021 Apr 21, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 3 Apr 21, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 2 Apr 14, 2021 Apr 7, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 1 Apr 7, 2021 March 2021 Mar 31, 2021 April Challenge: Finishing the Draft Mar 31, 2021 February 2021 Feb 24, 2021 Character Speaks: Dear Paola, from Gabe Feb 24, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 Character Speaks: Dear Sam, from Seth Feb 17, 2021 Feb 10, 2021 Ask the Author: Advice for Newbie Writers? Feb 10, 2021 Feb 3, 2021 Ask the Author: What motivates you to write? Feb 3, 2021 January 2021 Jan 27, 2021 Ask the Author: Series or Stand Alone? Jan 27, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Ask the Author: Why did you choose to write YA? (Part 2) Jan 20, 2021 Jan 13, 2021 Ask the Author: Why did you choose to write YA? Jan 13, 2021 Jan 6, 2021 Ask the Author: Favorite Part of the Writing Process? Jan 6, 2021 October 2020 Oct 16, 2020 Rainy Day Collective Podcast & Purity Culture Oct 16, 2020 Oct 14, 2020 The Stories Stars Tell: It's Here! Oct 14, 2020 July 2020 Jul 1, 2020 Interview: Lauren-Marie with The Indigo Book Jul 1, 2020 June 2020 Jun 24, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition Jun 24, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition Jun 17, 2020 Jun 10, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition Jun 10, 2020 May 2020 May 27, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Piper Bee May 27, 2020 May 20, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Nancy Richardson Fischer May 20, 2020 May 13, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Rob Rufus May 13, 2020 May 6, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Lisa Brown Roberts May 6, 2020 April 2020 Apr 29, 2020 Reading Wonderland: an Introduction Apr 29, 2020 Apr 22, 2020 Quarantine: 37 Days Apr 22, 2020 March 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Road Trip Wrap Up Mar 31, 2020 Mar 25, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 8 Mar 25, 2020 Mar 18, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 7 Mar 18, 2020 Mar 11, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 6 Mar 11, 2020 February 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 5 Feb 29, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 4 Feb 24, 2020 Feb 19, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 3 Feb 19, 2020 Feb 12, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 2 Feb 12, 2020 Feb 4, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 1 Feb 4, 2020 January 2020 Jan 29, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: A Hope and A Dream Jan 29, 2020 Jan 15, 2020 The Letters She Left Behind: It's here! Jan 15, 2020 December 2019 Dec 18, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind: Character Interview Dec 18, 2019 Dec 11, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind: Annotated Playlist Dec 11, 2019 October 2019 Oct 16, 2019 Awesome Writer Spotlight: Mary E. Pearson (again) Oct 16, 2019 Oct 7, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Gratitude Oct 7, 2019 September 2019 Sep 30, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: It's time. Sep 30, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: A Difficult Story Sep 16, 2019 Sep 9, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Journey to Gabe Sep 9, 2019 July 2019 Jul 8, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Aesthetic Jul 8, 2019 May 2019 May 26, 2019 Time Away May 26, 2019 May 20, 2019 Writing Inspiration: Music May 20, 2019 May 13, 2019 Awesome Writer Spotlight: Mary E. Pearson May 13, 2019 May 6, 2019 Happy Book Birthday: A Character Interview May 6, 2019 May 1, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind PLAYLIST May 1, 2019 April 2019 Apr 29, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Genevieve Jane Apr 29, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: M. Wednesday Apr 15, 2019 Apr 8, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Leslie Arambula Apr 8, 2019 Apr 1, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Alison Aldridge Apr 1, 2019 March 2019 Mar 25, 2019 YA Author Series Launch: CL Walters Mar 25, 2019 Mar 12, 2019 Book Mash-Up Fun Mar 12, 2019 Mar 4, 2019 Snappy Dialogue in 3 Minutes Mar 4, 2019 February 2019 Feb 25, 2019 Pacing the Narrative: A New Tool Feb 25, 2019 Feb 18, 2019 Character and Conflict Part2: Motivation Feb 18, 2019 Feb 11, 2019 Character and Conflict, part one: Types of Conflict Feb 11, 2019 Feb 4, 2019 Point of View and Writing Feb 4, 2019 January 2019 Jan 28, 2019 Off to Refill the Well . . . Jan 28, 2019 Jan 21, 2019 Character-Driven or Plot Driven Narrative? Jan 21, 2019 Jan 14, 2019 Character: Conversations Jan 14, 2019 December 2018 Dec 3, 2018 The Ugly Truth: Cover Reveal and Playlist Dec 3, 2018 October 2018 Oct 29, 2018 This Writer Reads Oct 29, 2018 Oct 8, 2018 Empathy is Our Superpower! Oct 8, 2018 Oct 4, 2018 The Writer Hoard Oct 4, 2018

Blog Moved to Substack

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It's Publication Day!

The Ring Academy: The Trials of Imogene Sol is published! So happy it’s finally out in the world.

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