Yes, I judge books by their covers. If it has a dog on it, I’m more likely to read it. This is what originally drew me to Cornelia—the wide eyes of the French bulldog on the cover. I also love the name of the author. Little did I know, I was in for an adventurous tale about the Audacious Escapades …
Book of the Month: Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Ready to dial it back to the 80s? Ready Player One doesn’t just dabble in trivia of that time, it fully immerses the reader in the music, movies, videos games, and pop culture as the characters fully immerse themselves in the same via virtual reality. This is the first time I’ve seen a movie based on a book first, and …
Book of the Month: The Time of my Life, by Cecelia Ahern
What would you do if you met your life? Would you want to hang out? What would you say? For Lucy Silchester, meeting her life wasn’t a top priority. In fact, she ignored it for as long as possible, until the point it became so annoying that she was forced to face it, face to face. From that point on, …
Book of the Month Goals
Welcome to February! How many resolutions are still in full swing? I like to set goals instead of resolutions. Goals sound more friendly and achievable. Some of them include, read more, write more, eat more healthy foods. So, as I snack on some Girl Scout cookies, I’m here to tackle two things on this list—because it’s more fun when you …
Write Your Novel in November
It’s November! The month that some writers may love and others may fear. This National Novel Writing Month comes with its own set of rules when it comes to writing a novel. The goal is to have 50,000 words on paper by November 30th. As an author of a novel, with another on the way, I can tell you this …
When to Push Print? Editing on the Page vs. Screen
Now that my second novel is out of first draft status, it’s time for some edits! I’ve been back and forth on whether I should print out the document, break out the red pen, and edit like I mean it; or just start from the beginning of the digital document, start deleting and retyping, and save some paper and ink. …
REMEMBER Cast: Neviah
Now that REMEMBER has officially launched, I thought I would introduce some of the main characters to give a little of their personal backgrounds and a little preview of what you may expect from them in the novel. A few characters share their points of view in the novel, so I decided to interview each of them, and for the …
Ready to Launch
Yesterday’s REMEMBER launch party was more than I could have hoped for! The show of support from family and friends, both new and old, was a bit overwhelming at first, but all in a wonderful way. I was honored to have Sarah Graham and Thane Madsen play Neviah and Wynn for the theatrical reading (shown above), they even looked like …
When Writing Ends, A Journey Begins
The end is now just the beginning for my début novel. After years of writing, rewriting, and revising, I have now pushed the PUBLISH button on REMEMBER, my first paranormal young adult novel! I decided to go with self-publishing this time around for multiple reasons: 1.Taking on the editing, formatting, and marketing of all formats of this book will teach …