5 Year Anniversary of Threats of Sky and Sea My 5 year publishing anniversary. Wow. 5 years ago today, was the official release day of Threats of Sky and Sea. I published this post that day. 5 years ago today, I became an author. So… today is my 5-year anniversary publishing! There are a lot of ups and downs in this business. Some books sell. Some don’t. Sometimes, writing is easy. Others, it’s a struggle. Sometimes, the reviews are good and sometimes, they’re not. Some days, I think about giving up and other days I couldn’t imagine it. The dream keeps becoming something new: figure out advertising. Get fan art. Get sales up. Become a bestseller. But I’m an author. That’s the first dream and the most important part. I thought a lot about how I wanted to celebrate my […]

Rogue Skies Exciting announcement! I’m part of a limited edition collection of 25 fantasy and science fiction books called Rogue Skies. Bundled all together like this, you’ll get 25 Science Fiction and Fantasy books for just $0.99! Wait. Actually, you’ll get more than that. You see, the other authors in the set and I are also offering a free gift with purchase. When you preorder this set, you can also receive an ebook with 19 other stories. That’s 44 stories for $0.99. You can preorder Rogue Skies from your favorite retailer here. Enter your preorder details here to receive Rogues Gallery: your free gift with purchase. (Amazon users, sit tight! The great and mighty ‘Zon doesn’t allow us to load preorders more than 3 months in advance, but it will be available there as well.) More news about all the fun […]

It’s Striking Midnight release day! You know what that means! It’s time for a letter on Striking Midnight release day. Dear Striking Midnight, I’ll keep this short and sweet. You taught me that I’m capable of writing a book faster than I thought possible. Striking Midnight was inspired by a piece of art that was posted in the YA Fantasy Addicts Facebook group. I didn’t know when I’d get around to writing it. But when the opportunity to take part in the Kingdom of Glass and Ashes set appeared, I couldn’t pass up the chance. The story poured out of me. A story of a Cinderella who was a princess of light and a prince–now King–who ruled over a land of darkness. They held the key to saving each others’ kingdoms. There was just one problem: Cyndria’s stepmother had sent […]

I returned from a cruise last week and came back well-rested and well-read. Sometimes, there’s so much focus on doing things on vacation that I think we forget that taking time away from our busy lives to do the things we love most: (*ahem* reading) is an option as well. On that note, here are 4 Restful Vacations for Readers. 4 Restful Vacations for Readers Vacations for readers #1: A cruise or beach vacation Reading by the pool or while listening to the sound of the crashing surf is so utterly relaxing. Just don’t become so lost in your reading that you forget to apply sunscreen! I love cruises. Royal Caribbean is probably my favorite cruiseline. (Not an affiliate Vacations for readers #2: Stay at a tiny house resort I love the idea of going somewhere small and intimate so […]