Landsome Roses Launch Party
At series end, how can Dottie save Draw from a plot gone wrong? I knew Dottie would have an enormous task in book three. She’s still trying to fix her favorite series, but now the man she’s in love with is taken by the Dark Mage. The answer was clearly to team up with the tenacious queen […]
Castle Maol
The trees hid the castle from view, but I knew it was down this path. My kids ran ahead, soon lost from view. I just hoped the path didn’t go too close to shore, I didn’t want them to– “What’s a shipwreck doing here?” I stopped in the middle of the trail at the parting of […]
The Romance of Dottie & Draw
I want to share some of what went into crafting the romance between Draw and Dottie, but be aware there are massive spoilers ahead if you haven’t read Landsome Roads & Ruins! When I set out to write this series, I wanted to write a cozy fantasy romance with unique worldbuilding, love that felt realistic, […]
Featured Episode
I had the chance to talk with Luella Schmidt and Ken Humphrey of the Midwest Writers Room podcast about my writer origin story and work as a book coach. A few things I share: What I wanted to be when I grew up Why I never thought I’d be a writer My top tips for […]
Before Becoming a Writer
I published my first book in 2021. Before that, I worked for a decade to hone my writing craft and build a network in the publishing community. As I did so, I worked other jobs and even thought I would ultimately follow a different career path. I’m grateful I had those previous jobs—they gave me […]
Landsome Roses Cover Reveal
Before the Landsome series, I’d never commissioned custom character art. Let me tell you, I was sweating while my newly-met cover designer Sofía worked on book 1. The result was a gorgeous sunset moment in a fantasy world. For book 2, we went back and forth on two different compositions for the cover, showing Dottie […]
My Self-Care Routines
George R. R. Martin was 47 when Game of Thrones was published. Margaret Atwood was 45 when The Handmaid’s Tale came out. I’m 37-years-old. I hope to write my whole life, indeed expect my best work to come when I can measure the pursuit of my craft in decades rather than years. It’s also important […]
The Top Question
One of the top questions I get asked is, “Where’s the best place to buy your book?” What readers usually mean is, how can I purchase your book so that you, the author,get the most money from the sale? Other times folks ask me, “Where can I buy your book?” By which they mean I […]
20 from ’25
Like last year, I’m sharing 20 writing achievements from 2025. I do this as an exercise with a writing group I lead and it makes for a strong, end-of-year reflection. We often forget the achievements we were so excited to bring to fruition in February or the big project that worked out just as we […]
What 2 Years of Journaling Taught Me
I started journaling daily in September 2023. Honestly, it wasn’t a great time to start anew project. I was two weeks away from launching a new book. I was still catching up from a trip abroad, and getting ready to host a fantasy ball, another new venture. At the same time, it was the perfect […]