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News!

Hello! I hope everyone is keeping safe. 

I wanted to announce that I have republished To Crown A Rose under a new name: The Lady's Crown. Please contact me if you have recently purchased a paperback version and have had any issues. 

I shall update the links as soon as possible as well. Please bear with me. 

Challenge update

Weeks 4 - 6:  20,000 out of 30,000

Unfortunately, I did not quite meet my goals one week however, I had very good reasons. We have overhauled the website (as you may have noticed) and I worked on a few other professional projects. 

On a personal level, I have fallen in love with Emma (2020) the most recent adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. I highly recommend everyone check it out. It's witty, funny and true to the original novel. 

Week 2 Challenge Update

Second Week Challenge: 12,000 out of 10,000 words

I'm on a roll and I really hope it won't stop. The power a realistic goal has is surprising. It might not work for everyone but it seems to have been just what I needed. A bit of structure and a lot of freedom.

Good luck to everyone with their own goals!

Writing Challenge Update

First Week Challenge: 11,000 out of 10,000 words

All it took was aggravating my carpal tunnel but I did it! In fact I surpassed my goals. It's incredibly gratifying to accomplish what I set out to do. At the same time I'm fully aware that part of my ability to reach my goal is because I had realistic expectations. I know that I could have been trying to hit 20,000 but I know I would burn out really quick if I tried to do that long term. Short term for a week long sprint sure I could push...

Updates and Drabbles

Writing Challenge Week One: 4,000 out of 10,000

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The day is not over and I started my week out strong. I currently have 4,000 words under my belt. I have hopes I will hit my goal of 10,00 by the weekend. This week I am doing a lot of business planning and making plans for the future. It brought up a lot of points and improvements I want to make in my writing career.

There are some things like taking classes to improve my Photoshop skills that I just have to commit to. These things...

Writing Challenge: Week 1

My resolution for 2020 is to make more time for my writing.

A lot has changed in my life in the last two years but as I am readjusting to my new normal I want to make sure I also prioritize writing. This year I want to challenge myself to write a minimum of 10,000 words a week.

That amounts to 520,000 words a year. I know to some people that might sound scary (while to others it might sound like peanuts). I settled on this as a perfectly achievable goal becausewhen this huge number only...

Announcement: New Book Released & Cover Updates

The Lady's Ambition is now available for purchase on Amazon as both an eBook and paperback.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped me get this book ready.


Available on Amazon I am also pleased to announce the release of my new cover for Joan - Book 1 of my Forgotten Women of History series. I have always wanted to update this cover but I felt I lacked the knowledge needed to create my vision. All it took was some buckling down but I have finally accomplished what I...

Available Soon!

It may have been a long time but I have not been idle.

I am pleased to announce that my new novel in the Royal Court Series: The Lady's Ambition which will be available soon on Amazon.

Join me as we dive back into the Tudor Court. This time we follow the story of Margaret Douglas, the niece of King Henry VIII. Below is a summary...

Passion had always ruled her.

Margaret Douglas, daughter of a Queen, niece of King Henry VIII never did anything by half measures. When she was a young woman she...

Daily Musings: Sorry! Confessions of a Serial Apologizer

"Sorry." Pause. "Sorry, I don't mean to keep saying sorry." 
- Quoted from my every day life

Confession: This blog posted started because I wanted to write a blog post apologizing for not updating the blog often enough.

I am not the first person to say sorry too often and I won't be the last. Perhaps, it is my desire to make sure people are happy that I turn to apologizing so frequently. I mainly do this when I feel I have disappointed them in some way or perhaps hurt them. 

Apologizing is...

Announcement: Reformatting/Editing Updates

At the beginning of this year I wrote a post updating you all on my plans and what I was up to. 
Between publishing and editing a new book I have also achieved some of those goals and thought I should update you all too. Thank you for your patience! So far the books that have been edited and reformatted are:Delusion The Stars Above (the revisions have yet to be uploaded) 
So far the books that have been reformatted are:JoanFortuna's Queen You might have an older format or edition of...