I just watched this guy build an underground cabin in the woods, and I’m still thinking about it. His inspiration? A hollowed-out fallen tree the size of a small car. The stump alone was big enough to become a secret tunnel entrance. So he dug, and I mean dug! A giant, perfectly square hole, probably […]
Hi, I’m an indie author. It’s a labor of love. Most of the time, I feel like I’m writing for myself. Most of the time, I’m just scraping by with my day job. Making a living from writing fiction has been a pipe dream, but one I refuse to give up on. Way back in
I’m sitting at my desk this morning with Crone of Oria out in the wild with beta readers and Hacked by the Beast sliding into the inboxes of ARC readers—and you’d think I’d feel accomplished. Productive. Maybe even relaxed? Yeah. No. Instead, I’m staring down the what-next of it all, hopped up on caffeine and
I started writing Molly and the Reaper years ago. And then, like so many half-finished books, she went into the proverbial drawer. The “I’ll come back to this when I’m inspired or life calms down” drawer. (Spoiler: Life did not calm down.) But last year, I finally did it. I dusted her off, cracked my
This Thursday, Echoes of Oria releases into the world, and with it, the beginning of something I’ve been dreaming about for a long time. And working on for even longer. I think I wrote the first chapter more than ten years ago, then promptly forgot about it until September of last year. Oria is more
I’ve been asked a few times why I chose Basque families to settle the fictional town of Oria. Honestly? It started as a way to avoid the usual suspects. When I first began building the world behind Echoes of Oria, I knew I wanted the town to feel old—like really old. Not just in terms
So here I am. Sitting at my desk, coffee going lukewarm, staring down the full-manuscript feedback for Echoes of Oria, and wondering how many open tabs is too many. The answer is… more than I currently have. Because let me tell you: beta reader feedback is gold—but collecting it? Organizing it? Actually using it without
I got my first DNF review ever (that I know of) the other day. It was for “Essence of the Gods.” I’ll admit it—it stung a little. But the value of honest feedback ultimately outweighs that momentary ache, especially when the reviewer is someone you can potentially reach out to and talk things through. This
Today, I’m going to pull you into a little madness. The undying headache of cover choice and making the right one for the book. Echoes of Oria is not as straightforward as the monster romance I’ve been teasing (which, by the way, has a fantastic cover that I’m not sweating over at all). But Echoes?
Welcome to What I’m Writing—a laid-back space where I share excerpts, rambles, and behind-the-scenes chaos from my current works-in-progress. Basically, it’s a sanctioned place for me to emotionally dump and nerd out about fictional people I’m loving. The Project My Beauty and the Beast-inspired monster romance—but with hackers, banter and digital seduction. The Setup Today,