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When I Least Expected . . .

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I won’t lie. These past three years in a new city, living a new lifestyle have been tough. So tough that I’ve ended up being grateful that I didn’t have an outside deadline or find myself juggling several editing clients. But over the past few months, as my outlook has been improving, as my contentment has been growing, I’ve been wishing for writing or editing jobs again. Projects to force me to … [Read more...]

Picture This

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Hi friends, Deadly Isle released last week, and I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes peek at part of my story development process. I’m a visual learner and a visual writer. I picture the story playing out like a movie in my head as I write. To foster this aspect of my writing process, I utilize Pinterest. Image credit: Amy Adams & Taylor Kinney I create a storyboard featuring … [Read more...]

When Writers Retreat

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I love to go on writing retreats . . . but not because of the actual writing. It's getting together with other writers that truly feeds my soul. Last year, I recruited a group of Texas authors and one adorable Okie to join me on a weekend retreat. We had so much fun, we decided to do it again. So for our second annual Winter Writers' Retreat, we rented a house in historic Jefferson, TX. And not … [Read more...]

Hero Inspiration

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Hi friends, I’m super excited to share my inspiration for characters with you today and to introduce you to Callen Frost. Callen is the hero of my first stand-alone novella, Deadly Isle. It was part of the Cost of Betrayal collection, but I’m thrilled to say it’s available for pre-order now and releases as an individual e-novella with a gorgeous cover on February 5th. Hope you’ll grab a copy. … [Read more...]

What Makes a Reader Pick Up a Book By a Debut Author?

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If you're like me, you probably have a handful of tried-and-true authors that you adore. We only have to see their name and we rush out to buy their book. We don't have to look at the back cover blurb or even know what the book is about. We trust that author will deliver. And if occasionally one of their books starts slow or doesn't necessarily appeal to us, we keep reading those authors … [Read more...]

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