Things have been crazy for me over the past week. We relocated back to our own place after the new year, and we're still moving back in. My cousin is in town and I'm trying to spend time with her. Astrid has been especially needy since my sisters left to go back to… Continue reading Editing Update
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Blog World Tour- A.J. Flowers!
It's another new month, which means another fun guest! Today we get to meet A.J. Flowers! A.J. Flowers is a fantasy author, book blogger, and automotive engineer in Detroit. She loves her writing, her work, and above all, her faith and family. When not writing or designing, you can find her saving the… Continue reading Blog World Tour- A.J. Flowers!
New Years Resolutions
Normally I laugh at people who make New Years Resolutions because I'm the kind of person who makes changes whenever I realize I need to make a change, not just once a year. Plus, resolutions without dates are just dreams, not actual goals. And because these are things I really want to accomplish,… Continue reading New Years Resolutions
Favorite Books of 2016
Okay, so this title may be a bit misleading because not all of these books came out in 2016. These are just the books I read in 2016. I used Goodreads to view my year in books. I read 18 books this year, but I'm going to talk about my top favorites.Princess… Continue reading Favorite Books of 2016
Favorite Movies of 2016
2016 has been a big year for many reasons, whether good or bad. I've been through a lot of highs and lows, so I'm trying to focus on the highs because far too often the lows win out. So here are some of the lows because I need to get them out… Continue reading Favorite Movies of 2016
Christmas Party- Writing Tag!
I was tagged by my friend Renée Harvey to play a Christmas game on my blog using characters from my WIP, Powerful to answer holiday questions. Let's go!1. Who starts karaoke with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and who jumps in for the echo? Navadira! And Luzigo jumps in to be the echo because he can't… Continue reading Christmas Party- Writing Tag!
Three Collections for Christmas!
Three groups of authors have banded together to put together three awesome Fantasy Story Collections, and now we're bringing them to you with a chance for you to win paperback copies as well as a $30 Amazon Shopping Spree! Read on to find out more about this anthology and enter the giveaway!… Continue reading Three Collections for Christmas!
Blog World Tour- Shannon Donelson!
It's that time again! Time for another guest! This months' guest is Shannon Donelson! Shannon Donelson lives in a small city outside of Buffalo, NY. where they see snow 99% of the year with blistering humidity the other 1%. She lives with her husband, three daughters, two cats, two goldfish, one dog… Continue reading Blog World Tour- Shannon Donelson!
Reasons Why Manuscripts are Rejected
This is another one of my favorite LTUE panels. It was given by Jason King, the acquisitions editor at Curiosity Quills Press as well as the author of the Age of the Infinite series. He started off this panel by reminding everyone that while rejections sucks, it's also a big part of being… Continue reading Reasons Why Manuscripts are Rejected
From the Stories of Old…An Interview with Renée Harvey
Hello everyone! Remember how I announced that my writing group was putting together an anthology of fairy tale retellings for publication? Well, it's almost available! And because I'm so excited about it, I invited a special guest, one of my close friends, to share a bit about her piece that is going to be… Continue reading From the Stories of Old…An Interview with Renée Harvey