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Pre-Order Swag Is Here!

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM is coming out in little under a month and to prepare for it I have swag! If you send me proof of pre-order you’ll not only get a digital copy of the first three chapters of CHANGE OF MOMENTUM so you can start reading early, you’ll also…

LADY OF THE LAKE novella available to read now!

As most of you are already aware my urban fantasy, LADY OF THE LAKE, is running on Patreon. Originally the first four chapters were free. Today I made the whole first section free so people could have something fun while they’re dealing with all the other stress in the world….

Crows…

Several weeks ago I reached about to my friend, J.C. Nelson, whose children are slightly older than my own as I looked for advice on what to do with my teenager who is struggling to decide what to do after high school. J.C. sent a beautiful insight about crows, and…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: The Essential Editing Checklist

Congratulations on having a finished draft of your manuscript. The next step is editing the manuscript to the best of your abilities before you hand it off to a crit partner or editor. This is the essential checklist to get you started. Search for an unpack the following words: Thinks, Knows,…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: How Do I Start Editing My Book?

No matter where you are in your editing career you need to know how to edit yourself. For the month of March the Writer Craft Wednesday posts will all be centered on how to edit your own work. Keep in mind that these are guidelines that have worked for me,…

Who Wants Some Horror For The Holidays?

Surprise! Fun Fact: I did not plan for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A WEREWOLF to have a sequel. I wrote that book mostly out of rage against the Christmas countdowns and my least favorite season of the year. It was fun. It was cathartic. It was going to…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: How To Build A Social Media Following (without going mad)

Before we even tackle HOW to use social media let’s discuss the question really burning in your soul: Do I Need To Use Social Media? Straight Answer: NO. You do need a base of operation on the internet, you need a place where people can find you, but you don’t…

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM Snippet!

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM comes out in exactly two months. To celebrate the arrival of the proof copies I thought it would be fun to share a snippet from the book. This scene is set in the early chapters. Rowena, who is now working as a Fleet/Jhandarmi liaison has been asked…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING – A Series or Book Bible

I’m writing this post with the hope that I can save some sweet, soon-to-be published author a headache because I didn’t know about this before I published. When I was first published I thought it was my job to write a story and – if a second book came along…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY – Voice

Voice is how your character (and you as the author) speak throughout a book. It’s part word choice and part personality with a dash of attention. Character Vocabulary + Character Personality + Character’s Interests +Authorial Voice = VOICE Vocabulary – each character has a different vocabulary. How much…