Journal

  • I work from 9am to 4pm, Monday through Wednesday. I get up in the morning, lightly browse Facebook, get ready, and I’m out the door. Typically when I come home from work, there isn’t a lot going on. I mostly talk to Tricia, attempt to write and inevitably get distracted by shiny things on the

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  • You are Good Enough!!

    An increasingly disturbing trend is rippling through the literary world. It can be seen in both self published novels and traditionally published novels alike. It has the ability to change the way that people all over the world view themselves and others… and not for the better. I can first remember hearing about “girl power” in

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  • Are you sitting on pins and needles waiting for me to Book Two: Jeremy to actually come out? While it is still being written, you can check out the prologue plus the first four chapters right now on figment.com for free!! Just click the link below. ((Please note these are first draft chapters))   http://figment.com/books/806950-The-Night-Touched-Chronicles-Book-Two

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  • WIP Blog Hop

      I was recently nominated for the Work in Progress Blog Hop by Tricia Drammeh, author of  the newly released Better than Perfect. This hop requires that I answer seven questions about my current work in progress, and link back to the person that nominated me.   Let’s get to it! 1.What is the name of

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  • On March 31st, 2013, I posted an entry entitled “Reviews, Truths and Extortion” talking about a first time author getting a message from a reader claiming that the book in question with practically unreadable due to typos and grammatical errors. The reader said that if the author would pay her, the reader would edit the

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  • 3 years in remission!

    3 years ago today I was told that I was cancer free. It was (and still is) one of the greatest feelings in the world. I set out to fulfill my dreams after that, and I don’t take any opportunity for granted. Thank you to all of those who were there for me. I urge

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  • http://www.aliventures.com/hard-fiction/   This is a great post from Ali Luke. It’s an incredibly well written piece on how truly difficult it is to be a fiction writer. This isn’t a straight up “here are tips” kind of article, but you will definitely find some note worthy passages in here!

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  • History by Decades

    History by Decades Are you writing a period piece and need a specific slang word they might have used in that time? Check out Writer’s Dreamtools “History by Decade.”

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  • As you guys can see, I’ve been trying to post more writing tips on here because I want you guys to know that I am always looking for new ways to not only improve my writing, but to help you guys as well. There will be new reviews coming soon. I am currently reading an

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