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FOR EVERY ACTION (Fleet of Malik 3) FAQ- When’s that getting published?

It has been almost a year since CHANGE OF MOMENTUM debuted and I’m getting a lot of questions about when Fleet of Malik #3 will be available. Here is what I know right now… Is FOR EVERY ACTION written yet? As of March 2021 FOR EVERY ACTION is 1/5th written…

To Valiant Effort And Brave Defeat

I’ve opened up this page to write a note for the blog a dozen times or more over the past few weeks. I have a dozen drafts of catch-up letters, thoughts on a year in quarantine, and random pieces of fluff. Honestly, what I’ve been doing is quietly screaming in…

Welcome To 2021

Hello Lovelies! Congratulations on surviving 2020 and making it to January of 2021! Here’s what’s going on in 2021… – THE DAY BEFORE is getting finished in the next two weeks and I’ll probably schedule more than one chapter a week so you can read it all before the new…

The Annual(-ish) Birthday Post

Did I even do a birthday post last year? I don’t remember. But here we are, in 2020 (pause to curse this year) and I’ve been neglecting my blog all summer so here’s my catch up of where I am… I’m a live. That’s important in a day and age…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING – Why Authors Don’t Publish Every Book They Write

A dear friend and reader messaged me over the weekend to ask where Book 4 of the Heroes & Villains series was. And, Dear Reader, I had to honestly tell her I never published Maria’s book. So let me take you behind the curtain in the Emerald City to get…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISH: What is the right age to get published?

Over the weekend someone shared their fears that they were “too old to publish” on Twitter and, of course, everyone has an opinion. The idea that everything must be accomplished by a certain age is pushed by ageism and misogyny. This is exceptionally prominent in American culture and for American…

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…

54 Pounds of Pictures

Imagine if you will the absurdity of shipping 54lbs (24.5kg) of pictures. That’s what is on its way to my house. Fifty-four pounds of pictures. My entire inheritance from my beloved (even when he didn’t deserve it) grandfather who passed away last year. There was something like a coup when…

The Care And Keeping Of Introverts

I am an extrovert. There’s no getting around this fact. As much as I hate get dressed, dragging myself out of the house, and going to see other people I love it. I thrive on conversations. I enjoy meeting new people. I honestly want to hear your life story and…

Talking To Myself

Sitting in bed watching a gas fire in the fireplace I wonder what I would say to a younger me if I could somehow reach back in time. If I could cross the years back to when I was 15 and having one of the worst years of my life….