Hi there, I’ve been in the hospital this week so I’m sharing a story this time around. I hope you’re cool with it. I’m home and I’ll be okay, but I’m not up for writing a traditional blog post this week. This is my story from Writer's Digest short st...

I had a little success with a post. I got a review that says my book is filled with graphic sex. The reviewer said three times in the review, Force of Corruption contains graphic sex, so be warned. But they also said it was a fantastic story with gre...

I’m so excited! Having a great day and it’s only 5a.m. I started off by getting a message from a reader saying she absolutely loved my book, Force of Corruption. She says she’s going to post reviews for me this week. So sweet! I love hearing from rea...

Submitted my entry into the latest writing competition I joined. I absolutely love the way this one is set up and I highly recommend it to any author that enjoys short story writing competitions. It’s called Writing Battle. https://www.writingba...

I have another writing competition coming up. This one is all new to me. I believe I’ll have five days after I’m told the topic and word count to write and submit my entry. It’s judged by other authors who enter under a different genre. So, not my co...

One of the interesting things I’ve noticed recently is the fact that there’s no rhyme or reason to what gets lots of views and what doesn’t. Are views even beneficial? I try to post a story, reel, or some other video type of post at least twice a wee...

I finished Book 2, Force Majeure!!! I’m so excited to be finished. There’s truly no greater author moment than when you get to type THE END knowing you have poured your heart and soul into your work. I spent the next few days reading the first draft,...

I was part of a New Year's party on a book and author group called The Bookish Girls. It was a great experience. I had a 15-minute window that was mine alone to post what I wanted. They requested that two of the posts be interactive and one be a give...

I want to talk about reviews. I have a secret thing I look for in reviews that usually tells me without a doubt, this reader read my book. My author friend, Louise, does the same so it may be there are many of us who do this. I received a review that...

I joined another short story contest. This one seems really interesting. We have to judge other stories. They will send us two stories at a time, from a genre where we aren’t signed up to compete. We have to read the two stories and choose one that’s...

There’s something about strangers reading my book and liking it that is magical. It’s a dream as an author to write something and have people like it. The entire time I was writing and editing Force of Corruption, I kept saying, “If just one person l...

I did a thing. Not sure if it counts if it was completely on accident. When I sent out my initial ARC notices a bunch of people wanted physical ARCs. I decided to offer ten. I finally got the paperbacks in and had them packed and ready to mail. I rea...

I was thinking about when I started writing, just a few months ago. It only took me about three weeks to write the first draft of Force of Corruption. I simultaneously wrote my short story Haunted Hunting Camp. I used the short story as my experiment...

My debut novel went live Tuesday! I spent most of my day posting online. I posted Reels, Stories, videos, photos, links, basically anything I could think of posting. I got hundreds of likes and messages of congratulations. I got thousands of views on...

Things are getting very exciting. The release is just two days away. I have sent out ARC copies to 35 readers. Last I checked, 21 of them have downloaded the ARC. I've uploaded Force of Corruption to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, IngramSpark, and Kobo. I...