Author of Young Adult and Teen Books
Nothing sends up a larger red flag than when you are editing your work and you see something that doesn’t feel right. Not to mention, this red flag has appeared when you are editing chapter 13 and can’t remember if this is the first time you’ve noticed. In order to get the feel for a …
Our literacy specialist came to my classroom to teach a lesson to my 6th graders, and she brought with her articles about cloning. We were about to enter into argumentative writing, and this was the perfect way to have them read and write about an informational text. She then suggested that if they were interested …
One year ago today, I did the one thing that I never thought that I would do: publish my work. My first book was published on August the 15th, 2012, and I know the person who purchased the first book. I’ve come a long way in a year. It has been a learning process and …
I am fully aware that today is the official launch day for Book 2 in the Deirfiur series, The Winter Witch, but I couldn’t wait to share with you the fact that in the midst of working on another book and gathering research for Book 3, I finally got it. Yes. In the middle of …
First results are in on the new cover and it seems to have been the right decision to make. By changing up the cover of the book, I actually managed to increase the books popularity. On a site where people are allowed to download samples, I had 6 downloads in a matter of minutes. I …
I have been debating for the last several days as to whether or not to change the cover on my novel, The Winter Witch. After much debate, I chose to redesign the cover. So, here is the cover that I decided on tonight.
The official launch date is July 7th, but books are on sale now. I was waiting for everything to clear through Amazon.com, which usually takes about a week for the paperback books to go up; however, when I was gathering my links for the Promotions page and the Where to Buy my Books page, I …