I woke up this morning to a five star review from Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews and Contests. I’m not sure there’s any better way to start a week! Here is their review of Rising: Book One of The Adept Cycle. Special Agent Kessa St. James’ life takes an unexpected twist when the FBI sends her… Continue reading 5 Star Review of Rising
Book marketing is a lot of fun. No really, it is! It’s amazing how many places out there are willing to help you advertise your book! Some of them are even free. One of my personal favorites is the Goodreads Giveaway system. You follow the link below, put in your information (which is safe, protected… Continue reading Goodreads Giveaway Starts Today!
If you haven’t heard, my book has been published! I know, I know… it’s not like I’ve mentioned it or anything. Here are a few key dates to remember… RIGHT NOW – You can pre-order your signed copy of Rising directly from me, or you can pre-order it on your eReader through all the major… Continue reading Plans and Surprises
This morning, I woke up as an author. This truly is the first day of the rest of my life. I’ve sat every single step in this picture throughout my journey to get where I am, right now, today. For today, I’m at the top! YES! I did it! You see, the act of writing… Continue reading Day 1
After a whole lot of back and forth with the printer, and quite a few moments where both my designer and I wanted to chuck all technology out a window… possibly shun computers in general… maybe move to Tahiti and sell frothy drinks out of coconut halves… … yeah, after all that…. here it is.… Continue reading Drumroll Please….
Congratulations to Daniel M.!! He’s my first winner in my monthly newsletter contest, and the recipient of a shiny new Amazon gift card! I have a lot of exciting news coming this week, and some exclusive sneak-peaks will be “newsletter only” material. Make sure you sign up today! I’ll be drawing for more prizes on… Continue reading We Have a Winner!
Sign up for the Adept Cycle Interest List today! The drawing for October’s mailing list appreciation prize happens on Sunday, November 1st. Only those signed up on my mailing list by October 31st, 11:59 PM are eligible to win! Bonus! For an extra chance to win, after signing up for the list, tweet or post… Continue reading Time is Running Out!
Hello there from EditLand! Rising is back from my editor, and I’ve spent this weekend plowing through the final copy edit. ONLY SIX DAYS LEFT! Sign up for the Adept Cycle Interest List for your chance to win an Amazon gift card and receive updates and information right in your inbox! Last night, I realized… Continue reading NaNo Blog Interrupted
During the Author Blog Challenge, I wrote about my inspiration for Rising. Today’s post focuses on my upcoming work in progress – Release. On November 1st, I’ll pour tons of energy into book two of the Adept Cycle. Release is a guilty pleasure of mine.Then again, most of my writing is It is, of course,… Continue reading NaNo 2 – Interpreting Inspiration, Part 2
The 35-day Author Blog Challenge is behind us. I promised to move onward to the NaNo challenge starting today! So here I am! Today’s prompt asks us to write a page-long synopsis of our NaNo Work-In-Progress-To-Be. In the NaNo world, there are two types of writers: Planners and pantsers. The first is your detailed-outliner. She… Continue reading NaNo 1 – Release Synopsis
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