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Continue reading →: My Year in Numbers
Every year I do a yearly wrap-up for books read. I typically set a reading goal in January and steadily tick down my number all year long. The last couple of years I’ve been more focused on writing than reading (one of my goals in 2025 to try and find…
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Continue reading →: The Finish Line
Yesterday, with twenty days to spare for the deadline, I uploaded all the documents for Pathfinder! I finished work on the cover (which I really love) and everything uploaded seamlessly. And this time, KDP did NOT find spelling errors (though I am sure there are some hidden in there somewhere)!…
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Continue reading →: Release Update
Well, as much as I hate to do it, I am pushing the release date of Pathfinder back a couple of weeks. The original release date was 3 December and if you’re one of the six pre-orders, I’m so sorry, but the new date will be 31 December. Life has…
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Continue reading →: Lessons Learned
They say you should learn something new every day. I’m not sure who they are, but I am convinced they were an Indie author. Seriously. I have learned more lessons the hard way this year than I ever cared to. The latest? Open every single box from the printer. Period.…
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Continue reading →: Release Date!
I received the edits back from my editor, Lindsey for book 2–Pathfinder! It’s been a bit of a challenge to get into the creative headspace for edits and it’s sat in my inbox for a couple of weeks. We were in the path of Hurricane Helene and lost cell service…
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Continue reading →: Milestones
Things have been fairly quiet in my corner of the writing world. In the Light of the Moon is out there in the ether and sales have slowed down, though I did hit over 200 books sold!! I realize that 200 books is like a blip to most authors. Hell,…
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Continue reading →: Resources
I am someone who is constantly looking for ways to better my craft. I don’t for one second count myself as a success because I’m published. Or as not having room for improvement. There’s always room for improvement. One thing I’m doing is looking to other writers for words of…
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Continue reading →: Updates and Musings
It’s officially been over a month since In the Light of the Moon released! My original goal (which I thought was lofty…) was to sell 100 copies. Maybe that’s too small a goal, but it felt attainable and I am nothing if not pragmatic. Actually, that’s not true. I’m not…
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Continue reading →: In the Wild
This week my first novel was released out into the wild! It is a surreal feeling to be getting photos of friends with MY book in their hands! I’ve wanted to be a published author ever since I can remember. There wasn’t a time that went by when that wasn’t…
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Continue reading →: Velli-what?
Vellichor is “a word that describes the strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are infused with the passage of time”. I love words. I especially love weird words. I came across Vellichor weeks ago when I was trying to decide what to call my little self-publishing company. I could have…
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