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The main question I have received since announcing Book 2 has been: “Was the writing process different this time? Has it felt different?” The answer is a resounding yes, and there is no better illustration than my ironic realization this morning. Let’s back up. For Book 1, I had a detailed spreadsheet with every different [...]
Eight months ago, I announced so many changes (new job, new house, returning to Indy), and then I went silent for eight months. Whoops! Well, I'm back, and it is finally time to get excited for Book 2! If you are one of the wonderful humans I have met since this move and you're thinking, [...]
Kingdom was published one year ago today! I am so thankful for all of you who purchased, commented, left reviews, and spread the word. I have the very best people in my life! What a year it has been. Launching a book during a pandemic was not how I imagined it would be. (Has ANYTHING [...]
It's happening! I wrote a few weeks ago to tell you that Book 2 was done, but I hadn't submitted yet. Now I have! After submitting to my publishing house, we worked out the details and signed a new contract! What is the title? It's still top secret! I'll reveal it closer to release. Just [...]
Hey, Friends! It's been a couple of weeks since Kingdom Above the Cloud has been out in the world! What a wild ride! From time to time I'll give a roundup of interviews, reviews, and blogs that are focused on my book. Here's what's been going on out there in the World Wide Web: Interview [...]
Friends! Today is the day! It is so surreal to sit back and realize that I'm a published author! Kingdom Above the Cloud is officially out there, for sale, available to the public... So crazy! The coronavirus has impacted literally everything in our lives, and books are not excluded from this. So, one of the [...]
As the early dawn haze ran away from the light and the birds began to wake, Tovi Tivka sprinted along a familiar ridge never pausing to consider the danger should she fall. Her breezy yellow dress billowed in her wake, as did the long waves of her dark blue hair. She was petite in every [...]
Meira stood in the shadows of a balcony on the seventh floor of a sad, dilapidated building. The neighborhood was called the Bottom Rung, and she thought that was appropriate since most people believed you must climb past it to achieve anything in life. But she had lived further up — much further up — [...]
Join the Launch Team We are exactly two weeks away from the release of Kingdom Above the Cloud! With the big day right around the corner, it’s time for one of the most important steps in this process: asking YOU if you’ll be part of my launch team! What’s a launch team? A launch team [...]
Murky black eyes shining with reflected fire searched the mural for anything he could have missed. In the half-light of bracketed torches, the ruby on King Damien’s finger looked as black as his hair. As he studied the images all around him, a dozen stealthy and agile guards stood at attention in the glittering throne [...]