Hello, friends! Anybody else enjoying the fall weather? This pregnant mama is so grateful for the cooler weather — plus my daughter is obsessed with leaves, so this is quickly becoming her favorite season! I had a bunch of things I wanted to show you all, so I thought I would do one big linky post to get it all…
Hello, and happy New Year to all! As you may have noticed, I took December off from blogging or really much of anything writing-or-marketing related, for some much-needed rest and family time over the holidays. But now I’m going to try to get back on my schedule. And for my first 2018 post, I have something super exciting for y’all–I,…
As you likely know, my novel October was published on Saturday. It went pretty smoothly. Reviewers had really loved it so far, seeming to truly catch the intention of the story. Many very kind people had helped me spread the news. I went to bed satisfied. The next morning, I woke up earlier than I’d intended and, as usual, reached…
It all started one October day in 2012, when I was ironing clothes in my family’s guest house. Leaves were falling. The hot iron-smell was in the air. And my thoughts were far away. I was pondering myself, my friends, and issues that we dealt with. Certain relationships in my life. Certain topics that had come to the forefront of…
As the release date for October approaches, I’m rushing to get things done–finalizing edits and cover designs, setting everything up on CreateSpace and Kindle, and having promotions arranged. Things are going well so far, and today I would like to share the cover with you all! It’s a beautiful design by The Brightness Project, and I couldn’t be happier with…
I recently mentioned that I’m working on a new release. I sent it off to my editor a couple days ago, and the cover is currently being designed. It’s a novel I have mentioned a few times in the past, but not very often. I wrote most of the scenes several years ago, as a personal project, and have been…
For those who don’t know, this is National Novel Writing Month. Known affectionately to the initiated as NaNoWriMo. The goal of this venture is the writing of 50,000 words in one month, specifically, the month of November. As I furiously pound out words for the fifth Firmament book, I can’t help thinking back to my previous involvement (or lack thereof)…