Thoughts and Updates
Updates and a new release!
I can’t believe it’s already been a little over a year since my last post. (Yikes!)Lots of big updates: 1. My mother-in-law passed away in June 2025, and it’s really hard not having her around. We all miss her presence constantly. 2. My dog Zoom passed away just before Thanksgiving last year, and that was…
New YA Book Coming 2027!
Bottom line up front: I signed a contract to release my second YA book which will be published in 2027! This book (which doesn’t even have a definite title yet) is a story that’s really important to me about a teen girl asking herself if she’s *really* asexual and what that means as she gets…
Two Days Till Release (and I’m Terrified)
14-year-old me would be astonished to know that Insanely Sane is finally being shown to the world at large. 32-year-old me presently is swinging between elated and terrified. My current therapist had me drill down what it was that I was scared of, and I think it goes beyond the typical fear of bad reviews.…
Boy Moms
My essay was selected for inclusion in the upcoming release of Boy Moms: Collective Tales of Mothers and Sons! I have three boys, each of them a little over two years apart. All three were born while I was active duty Navy, and their dad is a Coast Guard veteran. Being a mom while in…
Newsletters are Daunting
You’d think I’d know after 4 years that marketing books is not an easy task. But there is always more to learn! Last night, after meeting with several of the authors with Motina Books, I became inspired and intimidated simultaneously. I’m in amazing company in working with Diane, and I’m severely out of my depths.…
What If It Never Happened?
Hurry up. Kev’s already here. I read Trevor’s text after hopping in my car which was warm from the late summer Texas sun. My uniform itched the back of my neck, and I couldn’t wait to get home to change. I grinned at my phone and sent back a text saying that I just got…
Writing as an Escape
Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to. – Ashwin Sanghi It’s no secret that the world kind of sucks. A better kept secret is just how much we let the suckiness of the world affect us. As a writer, that comes out in words, in the characters that come to…
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