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#ROW80 Week 4 mid-week update #letsdothis

I’m going to keep this short and sweet today! I’ve been doing a lot of editing on Release (Quarter Life 3)–have about 4 chapters left then it’s off to the publisher–and a lot of NaNoWriMo prep and a lot of marketing. I have a release event for De-Termination right here if anyone wants to join … Continue reading "#ROW80 Week 4 mid-week update #letsdothis"

#ROW80 update and heading straight into #NaNoWriMo

I did not update this week, which is my bad, but this week had shit hit the fan hard. It’s too long and too personal to explain, but let me start by saying I’m so grateful to have a therapy appointment on Monday. It will be well-utilized. Quite a lot has also happened in this … Continue reading "#ROW80 update and heading straight into #NaNoWriMo"

ROW80 Update #ROW80

Good morning! I’ve been working hard (kind of). I’ve actually been resting a lot too. I had surgery last week, and recovery has been slow. Here’s my mid-week update on what I’ve been doing. For marketing, I’m learning about Amazon Ads, I’m looking at blog tours and a release event for De-Termination which is coming … Continue reading "ROW80 Update #ROW80"

De-Termination (Quarter Life 2) #amwriting #backlist #newrelease #comingsoon

SO! I realized this morning that I had announced over on my Facebook but I forgot to announce here. Ooops! De-Termination (Quarter life 2) will release on December 1st! This is huge, you guys. Seriously. This book was originally supposed to release in 2016, but life got in my way, and instead of writing it, … Continue reading "De-Termination (Quarter Life 2) #amwriting #backlist #newrelease #comingsoon"

Outlining and Kids #ROW80 #Goals

It is 7 am. … I routinely wake up between 5-5:30 every morning and do some writing work. My kids wake up, generally 7-8 every morning, especially on Sundays. Right now, it is 7 am and both my toddlers are running amok in my bedroom as I ATTEMPT to outline this novel. It’s been this … Continue reading "Outlining and Kids #ROW80 #Goals"

#ROW80 and Writing Goals

I used to participate actively in ROW80, ages ago, as I did with WIPpet Wednesdays. I always love supporting other aspiring and published authors. We all need to encourage one another. I’ve fallen behind on my blogging, which is not abnormal. I’m so focused on writing and getting some new material out there right now … Continue reading "#ROW80 and Writing Goals"

Another round of #WIPpetWednesday #amwriting #thriller

I can’t think of the word thriller without Michael Jackson’s voice running through my head! Yesterday during therapy, my spouse mentioned that I had written a scary weird ass novel to our therapist. She was all “What!?” I was all, “I wrote a thriller.” Cue Michael Jackson. Anyway! I am here to share another excerpt … Continue reading "Another round of #WIPpetWednesday #amwriting #thriller"

Updates and updates #amwriting

I realize I haven’t been over here in almost two weeks, and I promise you there will be a WIPpet Wednesday tomorrow (scheduling the post today =p). We took a small trip to Keystone, CO last week to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary which was Sunday. It was a blast, except kids came with us … Continue reading "Updates and updates #amwriting"

Religion in lesfic #brokentaboos #amwriting #shortstory

I write lesfic, and I write religion, and the two do not often mix. There are some places that this works, but most likely, whatever I write with a women loving women bent and religion is not going to take off. I know this, but still I write it. Why? Because lesbians are Christians and … Continue reading "Religion in lesfic #brokentaboos #amwriting #shortstory"

Partners in Fighting Crime #WIPpetWednesday #Snippet #WIP #Excerpt

I’ve been working on this novel for a week or so now. I thought it was crime/mystery at first. I realized the other day, it most definitely is not. It is a psychological thriller through and through. I even looked up a definition of it and sent it to my spouse going this, this, this, … Continue reading "Partners in Fighting Crime #WIPpetWednesday #Snippet #WIP #Excerpt"