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Like I said in my last post, that was not what I meant to write, but I guess I needed to get it off my chest. Anywhoo… I have been tending to my writing and made progress on a few fronts. So here is a rundown (all titles are placeholders): Dream:  Written, reviewed, revised, reviewed again, revised again (including by both my alpha & beta critique groups), and copyedited. It may be ready for layout, and then I can send to be proofread. But first, I made a last submission to a

The last post I wrote was in April 2025! I have legitimately started writing this post probably five times. Ironically, this is not what I even wanted to write about. I doubt many people are reading this, but I’ll say it anyway. Even with professional marketing experience, I find the marketing tasks required for authors, both new and established, to be extensive and tiresome. The pressure of countless “shoulds” is overwhelming. I know many authors share this challenge. Write

Much has happened since I last updated. I sent in my manuscript and received feedback from the lovely Cae Hawksmoor who provided some much-needed input and reassurance that I am on the right track Edits from their thoughtful feedback have been incorporated I submitted to be an author collaborator with the talented Biblioddities , artisan of delightful perfumes that are inspired by books and was chosen to have a custom fragrance crafted in 2026 [squeeeee!] I have a couple of

I officially started on book two! No, really. I have over 1K of new* content freshly written and I'm feeling the excitement for finally...

Sometimes you just need to go off-grid for a couple weeks to make progress. In July I escaped to the mountains to get a much needed...

This week, I'm taking a break to focus a bit on attending workshops on writing and book marketing. Which reminded me that I have not...

I'm up to over 62K words into my rewrite and hitting a definite stride. Connections are being made, characters are suffering the...

So, I am deep into the rewrite and have not made time to update the site in a while. One book has become two, or will once I finish this...

I put together a form so I can keep track of all the beta readers. If you are interested, do fill out the form....

Dreams of Dearal is nearly ready for beta readers. But, instead of finishing, I am getting distracted with setting up the website,...