Earlier this year, I discovered Derwin L. Gray on Twitter. I can’t even remember what he said, but it prompted me to check his bio,…
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Book Reviews: A Gift for Self-published Authors
For self-published authors, marketing is not easy. We need to sell the vision—the story, the characters, the world—we put so much of our heart and…
The Self-published Stigma
For a long time, I resisted the idea of self-publishing my books. In my mind, a self-published book was a book that wasn’t good enough—a…
Book Review: Archer by Mira Jeffreys
I read Archer by Mira Jeffreys almost a year ago and the story is still with me. I meant to write a review at the…
Remember the Audience
A phrase I often heard from high school and college writing teachers was: “Remember your audience.” When writing a story, an article, an essay, an…
Book Review: Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds
How would you react if superheroes were real, carrying out battles with villains in your city on a daily basis? For Meg Sawyer, it’s not…
October Books
Do you read October books? Even before the weather gets cooler, I can feel fall coming. With that feeling comes a strong desire to read…
Writing Fantasy
As a teenager, I wasn’t really interested in fantasy stories. I read two or three Anne McCaffrey books in junior high because one was required…
5 Books That Have Had an Impact on Me
For as long as I can remember, I have been a reader. I think I’ve always been in love with words. Books are a way…
A Story of Sisters: Austen’s Sense & Sensibility
Originally Published December 2017 My faithful readers will know that Sense & Sensibility was the first of Jane Austen’s books that I read. For a…