9:29 PM 2/24/2017

I've added some fun new Luminary stuff to the Book Art page! First I have a beautiful drawing of the symbol of the luminaries. And then a truly incredible map that someone created for me in exchange for a bit of copy editing. (Pretty sure I got the better end of that deal, because wow!)

10:05 PM 2/1/2017

News time! I'm now a copy editor for Entangled Publishing! This is a big (and exciting!) step for my freelance copy editing business, Brown Owl Editing. Not only that, but it's now my job to read ALL THE ROMANCE! If you ever meet me in person, and I'm walking around with a goofy grin and little hearts in my eyes? Well, now you'll know why.

8:15 PM 7/21/2016

I wrote a guest post as part of Krista Van Dolzer's The Writer's Voice: Where Are They Now? blog series. I was part of Krista's team in the 2013 Writer's Voice contest, with an early version of Luminary. It was the 2014 edition of the same contest where my amazing agent, Lisa, first requested pages of Tearless. And the rest, as they say, is history.

In this guest post, I talk about flushing inspiration out when it's gone into hiding, as relates to the (second) rewrite of Luminary. You can read the post here.

9:23 PM 5/12/2016

It's been quite a while since I've posted an update! But don't think that means I haven't been busy. I've had a lot going on, and now have the website updates to show for it.

First of all, I wrote a new book! It's a middle grade called Dune Hunter's Apprentice, and it's in the editing stages now. I'm absurdly excited about this one. If you want to check it out, I've added a new page for it under the BOOKS header.

I'm also in the process of completely rewriting Luminary. I love this new version to a profound degree, and can't wait to finish it so I can share it with the world. I've updated the blurb for this project on the existing Luminary page.

For a little bit of fun, I commissioned some beautiful artwork for Tearless and Dune Hunter's Apprentice. Then my wonderful friend Carrie surprised me with an amazing drawing for Luminary! All three were done by the same (extremely gifted) artist, and I get little hearts in my eyes whenever I see them. I plan to add more artwork to this page (for these and future projects) as time goes on. You can check these out on the new Book Art page (under the BOOKS header).

And, lastly, you may have noticed that a whole new section was added to the header bar last fall. It's pretty self-explanatory what it is (especially if you click on it), but to give you a brief update, I started my own freelance copy editing business. Brown Owl Editing is off to a great start, and I'm getting wonderful responses from my early clients . . . all of whom have enthusiastically promised to hire me for future work. (Several already have.) I truly love copy editing, so if you're in the market, please feel free to get in touch. I offer a free five-page copy edit to new clients.

That's it for now, but I hope to have more news soon!

10:34 PM 7/14/2015

The incomparable Brenda Drake is hosting an auction to help save the home of Veronica Bartles. There are all sorts of awesome critiques, signed books, and other amazing things up for grabs. Veronica is a truly wonderful person who has given so much to the writing community, and who I consider a very dear friend. I think it's amazing how so many people in publishing have rallied to help someone who truly deserves it.

Read about Veronica's terrible situation here.

Check out all the awesome items up for auction here.

And if you would like a full manuscript critique by me, you can find that here.

Happy bidding!

6:44 PM 7/3/2014

The lovely Mónica Bustamante Wagner asked me to write a guest post for her blog. (I'd never done a guest post before. How exciting!) Mónica was my coach in The Writer's Voice, which is what led me to my wonderful agent, Lisa!

8:19 PM 6/27/2014

I'm very excited to announce that I'm now represented by Lisa Jane Weller of Broadland Literary! I've added Lisa's information to the Contact page, and I posted a rather lengthy blog post about the whole thing here. I'm so excited about signing with Lisa and can't wait to get to work on my manuscripts!

9:16 AM 1/26/2014

Welcome to my new website! This is where I'll post any news I have.