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Sep 20, 20165 min read
Finding Balance
Or: Why It’s Taking Me So Long to Finish Book 3 I know you’ve all been waiting patiently for an update on Stuck (Stitch Trilogy, Book...
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Aug 6, 20141 min read
“The Catastrophe Theory” Ch13 – FREE Progressive Story from The Hunt
Well, ladies and gents, that story is here! The novella-length story is called “The Catastrophe Theory” and it stars scientist Eve,...
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Jan 8, 20142 min read
Distribution Updates – Kindle MatchBook, iTunes & More!
Hey Stitch Fans! Just wanted to let you know about a few quick updates made to Stitch & Shudder’s distribution. Lots of details below,...
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Oct 2, 20134 min read
Finding Your Voice
I see this problem all the time with my business writing clients. They’ve certainly got plenty to say – they’re experts in their fields,...
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Sep 24, 20132 min read
Tried Goodreads Listopia Lists yet? Give it a shot!
Hey Stitch Trilogy fans! I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an awesome feature of Goodreads that you may not already know...
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Sep 11, 20133 min read
DIY Editing Tips
I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because typos are the bane of my existence! (Sponsored post.) You may think that soaring...
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Aug 4, 20133 min read
Death to the Dreaded Second (Middle) Book Syndrome
This content was originally posted on www.cocktailsandbooks.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. Middle books in a trilogy have...
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May 7, 20134 min read
Pre-Release Jitters
This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s...
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Mar 28, 20135 min read
What Just Happened?? Prepping for the Twist
This content was originally posted on www.uniquelymoibooks.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I LOVE me a good twist. That...
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Feb 18, 20133 min read
The Birth of a Twist: How I Came Up with Stitch
Note: This guest post was originally posted on 11/19/12 at another blog, but that blog has since closed down. I decided to move the text...
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Feb 1, 20133 min read
Buffy: The Ultimate Heroine (Guest Post)
This content was originally posted on www.alwaysyaatheart.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I recently came across the...
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Jul 26, 201211 min read
Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 2)
Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...
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Jul 23, 20126 min read
Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 1)
Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...
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Jul 17, 20122 min read
The Big Reveal: Stitch Cover Art!
I’m SO excited to share the final cover art for Stitch! Drumroll please… Ta-da! A big shout out to Damon over at http://damonza.com/ for...
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Jul 13, 20126 min read
Any Advice? Marketing & Promotion Schedule
The past few days while planning my marketing campaign, I keep running up against the same question (or rather, ramming into it headlong...
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Jul 11, 20125 min read
Navigating the Befuddling World of Book Blogs
Yesterday, I almost drowned. Okay, not literally, but I felt like I was drowning. You see, I had a couple free hours, so I decided...
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Jun 25, 20123 min read
The Why & How of Writing a Novel (Part 2)
Last week in Part 1 of this post I wrote about how I managed the undertaking of writing a novel. This week I’m going tackle the harder...
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Jun 20, 20124 min read
The Why & How of Writing a Novel (Part 1)
Since I’ve started telling people that I wrote a novel, the questions I get asked most often (besides, “What’s it about?”) are “Why?” and...
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