COVER REVEAL: FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE VOLUME ONE!

Today’s the daaay! While I’ve been hard at work retyping, reformatting, and...all the ick stuff that happens after you’ve written a book, something much more exciting has been in the works! First off, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to every single person who signed up to share the cover reveal. Y…

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NEW BEGINNINGS: Reviving the Faith, Hope, and Love Collection?!

Hey everyone!  So...remember my first trilogy, the Faith, Hope, and Love collection?  Well, I'm getting rid of it. And polishing the books, having a proofreader check it out (a spectacular gal, Kara Linaburg, whose services you should check out HERE ), putting the three books into ONE volume, wit…

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"Welcome Home" is Three!

Hey everyone!  I just realized today that Welcome Home - the first book I self-published and the first book in the Faith, Hope, and Love Collection, is turning three years old on July 4th.  Whoop-whoop! So what does that mean for...everyone?  Well, while I'm offering all of my e-books for 0.99…

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A New Story Arises...Faith, Hope, And Love: Guide Me Home

Mark your calendars (...ish) - Guide Me Home should be making an appearance sometime this summer!  This will be the third installment of the Faith, Hope, and Love collection.  What's going on in #3? "Cortland may as well have been turned upside-down. Morgan Barnes is watching her cousins …

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Week In Review + G I V E A W A Y !

Hey everyone! I'm baaack -- I hope!  With school on hiatus and the yearly Christmas play finished, I'm ready to annoy y'all again.  But I have some fun announcements to compensate for that, so continue on, dear readers! The play went surprisingly well this year, although it was one that…

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Blog Tour: HUGE Black Friday Sale - 150+ Books!

GUYS.   I'm super excited about this: Victoria Lynn and Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick partnered to host a Black Friday sale by authors for readers.  There are over 150 titles available and ALL of the e-books  are either $0.99 or free .  There is also a list of paperback books that are on sale at pr…

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The Road to "My Compass Home" : Cast Interviews

Hey everyone!  In case you missed it, I published My Compass Home last Wednesday, and it can be found on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats.  You can also click HERE to enter a giveaway I'm holding, in which one winner will received a signed paperback copy of My Compass Home.  (Details incl…

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The Road to "My Compass Home": Timing is Everything

I am excited to announce that as of 12:40 AM this morning (or last night, depending on how you look at it), I am halfway through typing the second draft of My Compass Home.  I intend to publish it the first week of July during the two-year anniversary of Welcome Home' s publication, but we'l…

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The Road to "My Compass Home": Finding Home Base

Every story needs a setting, obviously.  It needs a tangible world that the reader can comprehend and see in their mind's eye -- otherwise, the characters are just existing...somewhere.  This can also make or break a story, especially depending on your genre.  No pressure, right? When I began wr…

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Week in Review: Spring, Thou Art a Liar

Well, I survived the week.   ...I don't anticipate next week to be very enjoyable as far as college classes go, since one professor still hasn't posted the midterm and I know it's coming...someday...somehow... And aside from that, I got my class schedule for next semester figured out.   …

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KINDLE COUNTDOWN: Welcome Home

Hey everyone!  This weekend, there's going to be a Kindle Countdown promo for the first book in the Faith, Hope, and Love collection.  If you're excited to read My Compass Home, here's your chance to buy Welcome Home for your Kindle! Click HERE.  Pricing Schedule:  Friday, March 23: $0…

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The Road to "My Compass Home": Lucy's Colorful Quirks

Perhaps one of my favorite aspects of writing this series is Lucy's quirk of associating colors with moods.  It was inspired by the psychological synesthesia , in which the senses are intertwined for some folks.  Hearing colors, especially among musicians, is one of many traits in this condition…

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The Road to "My Compass Home": Pinspired

Using visual aids for your writing is always helpful.  Between nice quotes or aesthetic photos that remind you of your book or the mood you want to convey for that certain scene, it's always helpful to look up reference photos--nor is it shameful or unimaginative to need visual aids for inspir…

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The Road to "My Compass Home" Part One: Welcome Home

I've decided to begin a couple of blog series about the work that I'm putting into each series I'm currently working on.  I'll be discussing my various inspirations and motivations for them, so I hope you enjoy a peek into my eclectic style and planning! Music As Inspiration In Welc…

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Writing A Novel: Meet the Cast

Hey, all!  This is the next installment after  Plotting It Out .  Today, we're going to talk about how to figure out your characters and how many you  need in a book. So--how many characters do you need?  More than you may think! Take a look at some of the well-known books: Harry Potter, The Maz…

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Introducing My First Book!

Hello! On top of everything else that was going on this weekend (I won't go into detail because that would take all day), I managed to get my first book published for the universe to see (or, at least those within the Amazon.com range). Introducing: "Welcome Home", book one of the Fai…

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