Today, Storyworld First is six years old! I titled the book as I did because the storyworld is almost always the first thing I think about when writing a new story. Some people are character first novelists. Some are plot first novelists. I’m a storyworld first novelist. Another thing to note about the way I… Continue Reading
By Darkness Hid Audio Book
It is been a long road, but we have an audio book for By Darkness Hid! It is absolutely awesome. Gillian Bronte Adams has worked so hard to recording and edit audio files for this book. She also does an incredible job with all the different voices. Her talent will absolutely sweep listeners away! The… Continue Reading
My son built me a new website!
I loved my old website, but it was old and didn’t have mobile capabilities. I knew it was time for a new site, but such things are daunting. Last year my son said he could build it, but he’s been super busy with school and robotics and was never able to. Until he had to… Continue Reading
Writing Wednesday Assignment #1: Draw a Map
Hi, everyone! I’ve been inspired to make the most of the situation we are in and do what I can to inspire others. Millions of children and teens (and teachers!) are suddenly out of school for weeks on end, including my own kiddos. I am posting challenges each day in my Instagram Stories–simple things that… Continue Reading
Thirst Release Day!
Happy Thirst-day, everyone! Eight years ago I wrote chapter one of the story that became Thirst. I was working on a dystopian story (which became Captives), but I was struggling to understand the storyworld I was trying to build. I needed an origins story. A story about what happened to create this dystopian future. That’s where Thirst came… Continue Reading
I Have Book News and a Chance to Win Free Books!
THIRST, my upcoming post-apocalyptic YA novel, releases in November, and I need your help to start spreading the word! It all starts with the cover reveal on September 24, and I’ve added a bookish giveaway to thank everyone for participating. First, here’s a little bit about THIRST: A waterborne disease has sprung up in every… Continue Reading
The Blood of Kings Hardcover Books Have Arrived! Plus… A Kickstarter Update: We Met Our First Stretch Goal!
If you haven’t been following the Kickstarter campaign for the Blood of Kings audio books, amazing things have been happening! Within the first twelve hours you guys raised the $2500 to fund the By Darkness Hid audio book. I was floored! And over the past few weeks we’ve now surpassed the $5000 mark, reaching our… Continue Reading
Ebook Sale
Today only, the ebooks of Storyworld First and Punctuation 101 are .99 each. Click on the links below to find the book in each store. Want more books? Click here to see eight more writing crafts books that are on sale each for .99 too! Check out the image below to see what’s on sale.
EPIC Blood of Kings Sale–40% off the paperback prices
It’s a book sale! My publisher has put the Blood of Kings paperback books on a special sale. On Amazon only, By Darkness Hid, To Darkness Fled, and From Darkness Won are each only $9.99 for a limited time. That’s a little over 40% off the cover price! There is a bit of a… Continue Reading
Punctuation 101 is here!
Punctuation 101 is here at last! This is a book for fiction writers. This is a handy reference that you can keep close by so you don’t have to page through the massive Chicago Manual of Style, which I love, but that index alone is twenty-nine pages long! Trust me. I used it as a… Continue Reading
Pre-order The Profile Match and Get a Vinyl Mission League Logo Sticker!
To celebrate the release of The Profile Match (the final book in the Mission League series), I had some stickers made! I will mail one to anybody who pre-orders a copy of The Profile Match. If you’ve already pre-ordered, click here and fill out the form: I pre-ordered. Send me a sticker! You can pre-order in the… Continue Reading
The Profile Match Cover Reveal
Ahh! Here it is! The cover for The Profile Match, the FINAL book in the Mission League series. 😭 Spencer looks so adorable in his tux with his bow tie a little crooked . . . He has to dress up WAY too much in this book. Plus, I was thinking he needed… Continue Reading