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When Writing Plans Derail, Time to Reassess
Weeelll… my plan to have Obsidian Divide Book 2 drafted by today did not pan out. Writing plans: derailed. So now, I’m trying to find the middle ground between not beating myself up but also…
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Accessible Fantasy: Writing the Supernatural that Anyone Can Love
I receive a review for Jagged Emerald City the other day that got me thinking about accessible fantasy. (Before you say it, yes I know, reviews are for readers not for authors and I’m courting…
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How Migraines Inspired My Main Character’s Superpower
I’m curious, have any of you read books where the main character has migraines? Sometimes I can be really oblivious to elements in my writing. Fairian’s “Episodes” in Jagged Emerald City turns out to be…
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My Debut Novel has been Unleashed Upon the World
My debut novel, Jagged Emerald City, is published. And it’s so surreal. A year ago, I was finishing up revisions and neck-deep in querying; but after some serious thought, and then visiting the place where…
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An Important Date for You to Remember
Guiz, I finally have it: my tentative date of publication for Jagged Emerald City. And wow has it been a hard road getting to this point. After I walked through the place my book is…
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I Traveled To My Book’s Location For the First Time
The last two weeks of June and the first week in July, I traveled through Spain and Galicia. This is exciting for writing reasons because the magical city in my Obsidian Divide fantasy series (called Farfalla) is located on the coast of Galicia.
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It’s Official: I’m Publishing My Obsidian Divide Series
Okay! So! I am both excited and proud to announce that I’ve made the decision to self-publish my Obsidian Divide fantasy series, which starts with JAGGED EMERALD CITY. This has been such an interesting journey….
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Art Is Never Finished: AKA beta-reading round two
You know that feeling when you’ve quoted a phrase for years, but then something happens that gives you a much deeper understanding of it? Read about my realization with this quote here!
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My Beta-Reading Experiment
My soft marshmallow self actually sent my manuscript to people to be critiqued. Here’s what I did.
