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So I swore that for 2023, I would get my “year in review” post done by the end of December…and then it didn’t happen. Oops. Sorry. But, to be fair, a LOT happened and even more new and exciting things are in the works for 2024! First, the recap: 2023 was the year of eight […]

  Phew! June was such a busy month with THREE book releases, I forgot to post here about the second two. (But you’re all subscribed to my newsletter and following me on social media, so you knew about them, right? Right??) At least I remembered to update all my tabs and buy links here, so […]

IT IS DONE. Sorry, we all know I can’t help being dramatic whenever I finish a writing project. (Or at any time, really.) The writing, the editing, the fucking blurb…I am DONE with Sonata for Springtime and have shipped it off to one of my publishers for their consideration. Phew! This journey was a long […]

I’m way too busy and/or lazy to go back and check, but I’m pretty sure I usually write a blog post around this time of year about having a fresh burst of writing energy. The holiday season doesn’t leave much time for writing, despite usually having some days off. This past December in particular was […]

Firstly, the release schedule for the Searching the Skies series is still being finalized, but I promise I will let you know when I have details! Okay, so. Summer has ended, the kids are back in school (thank GOD), and we’re all returning to reality after some great vacations. I held firm and did not […]

Since last checking in, the world seems a little bit less on fire, but not significantly so. Throughout the whole lockdown, I saw a lot of authors and fellow writing buddies posting on social media about how they didn’t feel like writing AT. ALL, and dude, I totally get that. Trust me, I do. And […]

Because balance is everything. When last we left off, I was debating about whether or not to temporarily shelve Sonata for Springtime. (And, obviously, blogging about it instead of actually writing anything.) After some internal debate, I decided to keep plugging away at it. I did write maybe a third of a chapter or so, […]

Which skills am I referring to with this title – my writing skills, my decision making skills, or a little bit of both? Probably both. Both is almost always an accurate answer. So I finally got back to Sonata for Springtime, which I started over a year ago, and then life got in the way. […]

After what felt like forever, I finally got the thumbs-up from my surgeon last week to resume normal activity. The PICC line is finally out, and I’m no longer on antibiotics, so I’m feeling pretty good. All this happened just in time for me to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding this past weekend, […]

I’m still plugging along on Sonata for Springtime, though between promo for Closing Montage and life in general, it’s been slow. By my estimation, I think I’m around a third of the way done, which isn’t too shabby. But since I write in order, I’m at a point that’s a tad less exciting than the […]

The first round of edits for Closing Montage is done. The nice part about it being such a short novella is there wasn’t a whole lot to be done there. Or, more importantly, there weren’t many moments that made me go “oh god, I’m such an idiot,” which might be a first. We might be […]

As my old series Trope-tastic Thursdays indicated, tropes are not a bad thing. We all use them, whether we’re aware of them or not. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say there are some tropes I like better than others, and some themes or character types keep popping up. I’m on Chapter 3 of […]