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Book news, sneak peeks, and notes from the writing desk—278 posts.
Trad Vs Indie
Why don’t most indie authors offer physical ARCs? I personally haven’t had any pushback from ARC (advance review copy) readers about this aspect of Indie…
Would You Like a Signed Paperback?
The Hidden Gift has been released for a little over a week and the response has been so lovely! I hope you all have enjoyed/are…
New Release—The Hidden Gift
It’s here! It’s here! Annabelle and Nico’s story is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon! For those of you who have read my Winberg…
Sales, Promos, and Preorders!
I had a little OOPSY. I realized last week that there was something wrong with how my newsletter authentication was working. That means for the…
COVER REVEAL!
Finally! I FINALLY get to show off my cover and tell you all about The Hidden Gift! Firstly, this book will be part of The…
Adorable Character Art!
Y’all, I’m so excited for these! I commissioned these characters from my book, and they turned out SO CUTE. First, we have Ella and Gavin…
Stranger Than Fiction
Updates: Since I can’t give away the title, or the cover, or the fairytale I am retelling, I’m afraid this little glimpse of Annabelle is…
Special Announcement!
Yes, I am sending out an extra newsletter because I finally get to share a FEW details with you all about the multi-author series that…
Storytelling or Analyzing?
Updates Annabelle’s story has been line edited! I’ll be sending it off to beta readers this week and I have a proofread scheduled for the…
Revamp. Rewrite. Recycle.
Question from a reader: Have you ever gotten into writing a book only to stop, pivot, and go a completely different direction? Answer: Yes. It’s…
What Attracts Us May Change
One of my book pet peeves is when a character’s attraction to their love interest centers ONLY around their physical attributes. We was hot. His…
The Importance of Hand Holding
Updates I’ve nearly finished my first mega round of edits for my novella that will be released this fall. This book has Annabelle as my…
People Don’t Say What They Mean
I love dialogue. I love writing it. I love reading it. Good dialogue can make a story sing. But good dialogue requires nuance. And authentic…
The Art of Writing Innocent Chemistry
I’ve been publishing for over ten years, and I’ve been lucky enough to see how the clean romance community has grown, and believe me, it…
Waking Roslyn is AVAILABLE!
This (sleeping) beauty is published and out in the world! I’m so excited for you all to read it. Yay! As with all of my…
Stepping Into a Book
Firstly, Waking Roslyn releases in ONE WEEK. 😳 If you would like to help me spread the word (because I could use all the help…
Evolving Relationships
I asked on my Facebook page for some ideas of what to discuss in this post. This is the first suggestion I received and the…
Allow Me to Introduce…
For those of you who might have missed it on my socials, I thought I’d do an intro for the hero and heroine of Waking…
Swindler’s Deleted Scene
It’s been quite a while since I shared a deleted scene with my subscribers. In fact, I haven’t added any from my fairytale books. Sheesh.…
Dot-to-Dot
Book Update Waking Roslyn is moving along and set to be released April 11th. I’ve just sent it off for a line edit, which means…
A Little of Everything
If your kindle is looking a little sparse, here’s a whole list of closed-door romance books! There’s a little of every sub-genre, so there’s bound…
Giveaway, and Release Date Change
Hello, my lovelies. First, the happy things. Now that all twelve of the Shattered Tales have been released, it’s a great time to go enter…
The Revisionary Experience
I got my developmental edits back from my editor. This is one of my favorite parts of the writing process because the structure is there,…
Cover Reveal! And Something New
I’m pretty proud for keeping this cover to myself for as long as I have. My usual inclination is to share it right away, but…