Well, we're halfway through the year and it's arguably been one of the worst ones for the US in a while. We're utterly falling apart, treating our fellow humans like animals, and being "oligar-culled" as I've just started saying meaning a few really wealthy assholes are gleefully wishing many of us to our deaths so… Continue reading 2025 Mid-Year Update
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2025 First Quarter Update
I haven't blogged in SO LONG, but I've had some ideas lately, and I want to use this space more in the upcoming year (and I need to completely overhaul my website!), so I figured I would start with a gigantic update most of which already came out in my newsletter. Table of Contents for… Continue reading 2025 First Quarter Update
Get Book Recommendations Directly From Your Fav Authors
Want to know what some of my favs are in the fantasy romance genre? Well, I wrote an article for Shepherd.com all about that! The Best Fantasy Books to Make You Giggle and Swoon! Shepherd.com is a great site for finding book recommendations directly from your fav authors. the lists feel lovingly curated because they… Continue reading Get Book Recommendations Directly From Your Fav Authors
Bound to Fall – Cover Reveal (It’s Almost Here!)
Quick Note: If you haven't read Villains & Virtues yet, you might come across some slight spoilers here. Bound to Fall is a standalone spinoff of V&V, and discussion of it includes character death from the main trilogy. Whoa, I haven't posted in quite some time! Almost the entirety of summer, in fact, which is… Continue reading Bound to Fall – Cover Reveal (It’s Almost Here!)
Brandon Sanderson Should Fund A Rival to Amazon Books
It doesn't have to be Brandon Sanderson, but I mention him because he's, well, frickin' Sanderson, right? He just got the biggest Kickstarter in the history of Kickstarters funded, the money's there, and he has some opinions on Amazon and bookstores that I think would make him a good candidate for doing it. So, think… Continue reading Brandon Sanderson Should Fund A Rival to Amazon Books
So, I Finished A Draft In Record Time
I mean...wow, go me. And it makes sense; this book had the clearest, concisest outline I've ever done even though I hacked it to absolute bits at the end of last month when I decided that this standalone, planned out to be about 80k words total, was going to be blown up into a 300k+… Continue reading So, I Finished A Draft In Record Time
The Tide
Why is it a race to as many books as possible? Why isn't it a race to the best books possible? (I mean, I know why: money. We need it to survive. This is just a general spewing of thoughts...) This is something I am struggling with, and I want to understand and accept, and… Continue reading The Tide
Meet Katie Zaber, Fantasy and SciFi Author
I had the opportunity to get to know fellow author Katie Zaber recently. Check out an interview with her below as well as her books and links to follow her. Katie Zaber knows the best way to decide who is cooking dinner is with a Nerf gun fight in the living room. Her boyfriend is… Continue reading Meet Katie Zaber, Fantasy and SciFi Author
Focusing On The Good
I was a real crankosaurus rex the other day, so I wanted to do a little self-indulgent and positive post about my career too. Here is that. I've seen a lot of great reviews for every book I've put out so far. Now, my version of "a lot" is nothing compared to other authors, but… Continue reading Focusing On The Good
Working For A…ttention?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIK3akktLU I wish being a nerd in rock n roll would come back. Since February of 2020, across all of my currently released books, I've given away 2,348 copies through Amazon's free promotions, another 358 to users who have signed up for my mailing list, and another 47 ARCs. That's 2753 complete novels out in… Continue reading Working For A…ttention?
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