Between the Pages: Meet Will Taylor
Meet your next book crush (and my forever fictional crush), Will Taylor from “Chasing Shadows.” Will, so nice of you to—Oh, you can remove the blindfold now. Yanks it off his head. “Where in blazes are...
View ArticleBetween the Pages: Meet Karen Ashmore
Welcome to week three of the Between the Pages sneak peek at the inner workings of “Chasing Shadows.” Week four, an interview with a ridiculously cheeky and gorgeous Spanish lord, will be postponed for...
View ArticleNew Website Just Launched
I have some very exciting news all: I just created a new website for “Chasing Shadows”! Yep, and I’m very excited about it. I just discovered https://booklaunch.io/ where authors can create their own...
View ArticleBetween the Pages: Meet Damien Lisandro
Between the Pages: Meet Damien Lisandro Today I am more than happy to introduce you to your foreign fantasy crush, Damien Lisandro from “Chasing Shadows.” I’m at the castle right now, of course—who...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Writing
Stories are ever-changing, either because of how we grow as writers, events that influence our perception, or simply things that we see that spark our interest. For me, this constant evolution is one...
View ArticleAnother Beautiful Review for Chasing Shadows!
I love the way that Christine writes on her Musings of An Elf blog; it’s so beautiful and heartfelt, and seeing how similarly impassioned we both get over good books was the reason why I asked her to...
View Article#FanArtFriday Has Begun!
It’s happening! #FanArtFriday has officially commenced! Stop by here every Friday during the month of October, where I’ll be celebrating Chasing Shadows’ birth month with new fan art released every...
View Article#FanArtFriday … Well, Sort Of
So because I live in a fantasy world Monday-Sunday during all of my waking and sleeping hours, I may or may not have forgotten that yesterday was Friday—hence, Fan Art Friday on a Saturday. Umm, yeah....
View Article#FanArtFriday Round 4!
What’s this? Fan Art Friday on a Friday?!!!! Imagine that. ^_~ So this is the last Friday of Chasing Shadows‘ birth month, where we celebrated a year of reading by giving away copies of Chasing...
View ArticlePlease excuse me. It’s #NaNoWriMo Season.
Ah, yes, NaNoWriMo. A time during the month of November when authors attempt to climb the tip of Everest in the form of reaching a *cough* small goal of 50,000 words in their WIP (work in progress). A...
View ArticleIt Pays to Goodreads…
A couple weeks ago, I was perusing Goodreads and found several bloggers whom I totally adored and thought might be interested in reviewing Chasing Shadows. So I hiked up my big-girl pants and sent out...
View ArticleDefying Shadows Cover Reveal!!!
Remember when I promised you an incredible, jaw-dropping cover for Defying Shadows that would have you swooning and ahhhhing? You’re in luck, because Lisa of the Elegant Stylus had my jaw dragging the...
View ArticlePart 1: Plotting v. Pantsing
Writing is an Art, I Tell You! Part 1: Plotting v. Pantsing WARNING! Ah, writers. We can be curious creatures, each having different writing talents and habits as we pound out our creativity on the...
View ArticlePart 3: Did You Really Just Ask That?
Writing is an Art, I Tell You! Part 3: Did You Really Just Ask That? The only good excuse a writer has for delaying a blog post is because they were, well, writing. And I was, I promise! I was busying...
View ArticlePart 5: Creating Memorable Characters
Writing is an Art, I Tell You! Part 5: Creating Memorable Characters Aside from the questions I ranted about the other week, one of the most common things an author gets asked is, “How do you come up...
View ArticleWho Wants to Hear Some Exciting News???!
Come hither, come hither! (wherever “hither” is) I have some exciting news! Drum roll please. . . . . . DEFYING SHADOWS IS OFFICIALLY OFF TO THE PUBLISHER!!! After rushing to get the final round of...
View ArticleDefying Shadows & Amazon Giveaway!
IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING! Defying Shadows will release in paperback this week! At the end of THIS week, both the final book and the first book in the Rising Shadows Trilogy will release in paperback for...
View ArticleA Precious Bundle Has Arrived!
I returned from another fun-filled day at San Diego Comic Con (swag, books, panels, fun. Details to come!) to a surprise package on my doorstep. Yes, my copies of Defying Shadows have arrived!!! I...
View ArticleJaneen Ippolito: The Science behind Blood Mercy
She loved you all so much that she decided to come back! Give yourself a nice pat on the back. ^_^ Janeen Ippolito, author of the gripping Blood Mercy: Thicker Than Water, has returned to grace us with...
View ArticleThe Songs of Mordor (a.k.a NaNoWriMo)
November is a time of family, autumn leaves, snuggly clothing (I live in San Diego, so . . . . I basically never get to wear my sweaters *cries*), thankfulness, an obsession with the PSL (I had to ask...
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