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Missing Lily Cover Reveal!

  “You don’t know who I am,” I whispered. He didn’t move—either away from me, or closer—and after an interminable moment, I stepped back and hurried out of the house. He didn’t follow me as I fled into the night. … Continue reading →

Cover Drama

In anticipation of the Cover Reveal for Missing Lily, (that will be happening on Wednesday!) I figured I’d fill you in on a little bit of the turmoil and frustration brought about by said cover. This will likely be long … Continue reading →

Cover reveal – Changing Fate by Michelle Merrill

  I’m so happy to be part of a cover reveal for this wonderful book, especially since the author is good friend of mine and she has written this book for a wonderful cause! It’s a clean YA romance. Changing … Continue reading →

Missing Lily Teaser

When the light fell on me, Lord Fallon’s eyes widened. I tried to push myself to my feet, but he drew a sword that I had not realized was hanging at his side and pointed it at my throat. I … Continue reading →

Suffering For Your Art

  I was chatting with a friend and fellow writer the other day. We were discussing a few of the stresses involved in creating books and I jokingly made the comment, “Why do we do this to ourselves?”   Of … Continue reading →

Organic Writing

This past week I had someone ask for advice about how to start a book. As I responded, I started considering my own writing process. I feel the best way to describe my writing is that it’s organic. On the … Continue reading →

Last Chapter

I started writing the very last chapter of Missing Lily today. Hopefully that means that in a few days it will be done, meaning the entire first draft will be done. Now, one might worry that it’s only a rough … Continue reading →

Playlist for Just Ella

If you click on the song title, it will take you to a youtube video of the song. (Sorry, a few of the videos have ads) Ache by James Carrington is THE SONG for Just Ella. I listened to it … Continue reading →

Tis the Season

I had a profound experience just now. I’ll admit, I’ve been having a tough time getting into the Christmas spirit. The whole idea of gifts and Santa has been wearing on me. I just don’t want to deal with it. … Continue reading →

A Few Lessons I’ve Learned from Reading and Writing

This was a post that I originally wrote for scribbleweed.com. Exclamation Points: They tend to sneak into our writing where they don’t belong. I would suggest that they should only be used when a character is exclaiming something. Don’t fall … Continue reading →