Drum roll, please… Here it is…the cover for Rush! This is Hector & Millie’s story, the first book in my upcoming Seaside Valleria series. I’m so thrilled with how it came out! I’ll talk more about the cover creation process this week, but I wanted to start off with a cover reveal. Fans of my […]
Cover Reveal! Rush (Hector & Millie, Seaside Valleria #1) Read More »
I’m skipping a proper post today. Why? Because over the next few days I’m going to do not one but TWO cover reveals! That’s right! I’ll be be debuting the covers for the first two books in the Seaside Valleria series! I’m SOOO excited to bring these to you, and I hope you love them
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So how did I do this weekend? Short answer: Not so great. Family drama sidelined me, so I’m reminding myself that progress not perfection is important. The weekend wasn’t a total wash, however. I did manage to write 5000 words in Seaside Valleria 3, mostly through dictation (I wrote more about that in a recent
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Another week, another weekend. Here are my author-y plans for the days ahead! You’ve probably noticed a pattern about my weekends, and that I’m working on the same books. When we’re close to crunch time (i.e., publication date) that’s typically how it goes. It’s different in the editing phase, because once the book’s in the
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Today is the last day in my muse series (at least for now). Today we’ll talk about the bright side of the muse – she has one, I promise! The great thing about the muse (or, really, creativity in general) is all the different directions it can take you. You can get inspired by the
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I’ve decided to start a theme for posts going out on Wednesdays during my #100DaysofMKAuthorLife series – Wednesday Inspiration (or W-Inspiration or Inspiration for the Win)! Why did I decide to do this? I think inspiration can be found everywhere, so I wanted to share something that inspired me this week (or at least recently).
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So, I’ve talked about my bitchy muse and how I tempt her back, but what happens when she comes back with TOO many ideas? Most people will tell you that you can’t have too many ideas. They generally would be right. Having ideas sparks creativity, which can help your brain figure out which project you’ll take
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I talked in my last post about my muse. How do I tempt my muse back from vacation? Here are a few tricks I use: Rest. It seems like an obvious one, but just resting myself physically can do wonders. Meditation. During times when I have a lot of negative energy around me (i.e., negative
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My muse is a temperamental bitch. She comes and goes as she pleases and leaves me hanging in the lurch too often. But I can’t live without her. Before you say that muses aren’t a real thing, I say yes, logically, I know there’s not someone telling me what to write. For me, my ‘muse’
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