What to look for when vetting a bookish event DISCLAIMER I’m not going to rehash what happened with A Million Lives in Baltimore. The authors and vendors who attended have done a phenomenal job being transparent and brutally honest about all the ways this festival failed them and their readers. As an author who wasContinue reading “Protecting Authors: Red Flags at Events”
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SPFBO X
I first came across the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off in early 2018. One month postpartum, I was stuck on the couch with a baby who wouldn’t breastfeed and the worst injuries of my life refusing to heal. I needed an escape, and SPFBO offered just that. I devoured the semi-finalists’ books from that round and followedContinue reading “SPFBO X”
Pre-order Shady Depths
Pre-order Now Amazon Barnes & Noble Keir Simmons, a bounty hunter for the Coven for the Regulation and Oversight of Witches, has made a career out of running away from his problems. Blindsided by a break-up, he leaps at the first assignment he’s offered, one that will take him far away from his ex: chasingContinue reading “Pre-order Shady Depths”
Cover Art!
I’ll do a reveal on social media, but I’m just so excited to share the final cover art for Shady Depths! After playing in Canva, researching artists, and not being able to settle on the style, or really understanding the rules of the genre, all I really knew was what I did not want: OnContinue reading “Cover Art!”
Shady Depths: The Blurb!
Blurb writing sucks. That’s all. That’s it. It’s an elevated elevator pitch. An elongated statement. It is two bloody paragraphs with which to sell your entire book! It needs to give character! A tease of plot! The stakes! World-building! Aesthetic! It has to hook that reader in a handful of words versus an entire chapter!Continue reading “Shady Depths: The Blurb!”
Fireside: Modern Legends and Lore
In October I had the honor of being published alongside an amazing cohort of women with dangerously creepy minds. The Moms Who Write inaugural horror fiction anthology, Fireside: Modern Legends and Lore was released on October 10th and I still cannot believe how fortunate I am to be a part of such a great project.Continue reading “Fireside: Modern Legends and Lore”
And so it begins…
The first post on a new website is almost as anxiety inducing as the first stroke in a blank notebook. Both emit an exciting yet formidable promise – will I fill these pages? Will my words be seen? Or will these thoughts gather dust on a shelf, becoming no more than one additional grain ofContinue reading “And so it begins…”