Well, 2023 is here and I would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! I hope that this year brings you good fortune and joy. I plan on sharing a lot of updates about the new book over the next few months, including details about pre-orders! Until then, I hope you…
Well, what can I say? What a year, right? On top of a pandemic, a new job, and some health issues, I’ve had a struggle (but haven’t we all?). But I’m finally in a place where I can write again, both mentally and physically. And I’m starting to work on an outline for the next…
I know it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything here. Like everyone, I’m processing what’s happening in the U.S. as we spotlight the very real issue of racism and police brutality. And as a white woman, I didn’t want to flood channels with my words when so many more important messages were being…
As we all know, the world has changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it, so have we. Some keep busy by working from home and/or homeschooling their kids. For many of us, though, our days have started to meld together, into a kind of goo that keeps us from knowing what day of the…
Reviews are a topic that I’ve touched upon before, but I feel that the importance of reviews is something that can always be restated, over and over, if necessary. Reviews are the lifeblood for authors, the thing that can make or break them, the thing that can get books noticed. If you read a book,…
It looks like I’m getting better at keeping this blog updated, and I am trying. Today, I want to talk about something that I’m sure I’ve mentioned previously, probably a lot: the importance of reviews, particularly to authors like me, although I’m sure they’re also still important even to authors like Neil Gaiman. First, for an…