About The Gemstone Collector!
In a world where magic hides in gemstones, one girl’s memory could change everything… if she survives first. Welcome to The Gemstone Collector! Zephyr is about to navigate dangerous enemies, …
Life and Writing Updates
Life Update Since the last time I wrote a blog post I graduated from Western Washington University with my english creative writing degree and I went to the Denver Publishing …
A Writing Update and Books I’ve Read Recently!
It has been a few months since I lost wrote a blog post. I have read quite a few books since the last time I checked on my blog. I …
Writing Updates
Since I last posted I finished writing the WIP I’ve been calling Forest (definitely not the title, just a placeholder in my mind until I come up with a real …
My Self Editing Journey and an Announcement!
“Writing stories is a kind of magic, too,” Cornelia Funke, Inkheart. I just finished self-editing (round two of edits) a recent WIP which I currently have titled A History of …
Keeping the Motivation to Write
“You fail only if you stop writing,” Ray Bradbury. I just finished reading The Successful Author Mindset: A Handbook For Surviving The Writer’s Journey by Joanna Penn. There was a …
Happy New Year!
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world,” Robin Williams. Happy New Year! Wow, I haven’t updated this blog since July of 2022. This year …
My Process for Worldbuilding my Standalone Young Adult Fantasy Novels
When I start writing a new young adult fantasy novel, it often begins with a complicated idea in my head. It also begins with a confusing magic system that I …
Books About Writing That I’ve Read
I love reading books on the writing craft. I always learn something that I wouldn’t have otherwise known or realized about writing. Writing craft books are also great for motivation …
How Skyrim Has Influenced My Writing
In 2020 I discovered Skyrim music and ambience videos on YouTube. During the beginnings of Covid, I started writing my eighth book, A DANCE OF BEASTS AND PIANOS. I wrote …