• Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    “Can you play with me?” That’s what my little five-year-old asked me yesterday. I was smack dab in the middle of ripping my hair out over marketing and spreadsheets, but I said, “Ok.” She ran and got a couple of her stuffies, then plopped down on the bed beside me with a grin and handed…Read…


  • New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    Last year while I was working on the first two Torin Keth novellas, I came up with some fun Confederacy-themed recipes for my newsletter. I had such a great time coming up with the recipes that I decided to continue. Instead of just plopping a recipe into my newsletter or blog, though, I’m going to…Read…


  • Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    When I first read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, my husband was in grad school and we were dirt poor. I couldn’t afford the actual book, but I found it for free on his website with annotations in the margins. I was fascinated by his notes on his writing process and thought it would be really cool to…Read…


  • Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    “Can you play with me?” That’s what my little five-year-old asked me yesterday. I was smack dab in the middle of ripping my hair out over marketing and spreadsheets, but I said, “Ok.” She ran and got a couple of her stuffies, then plopped down on the bed beside me with a grin and handed…Read…

  • New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    Last year while I was working on the first two Torin Keth novellas, I came up with some fun Confederacy-themed recipes for my newsletter. I had such a great time coming up with the recipes that I decided to continue. Instead of just plopping a recipe into my newsletter or blog, though, I’m going to…Read…

  • Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    When I first read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, my husband was in grad school and we were dirt poor. I couldn’t afford the actual book, but I found it for free on his website with annotations in the margins. I was fascinated by his notes on his writing process and thought it would be really cool to…Read…

  • Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    Why Did I Decide to Become a Self-Published Author?

    “Can you play with me?” That’s what my little five-year-old asked me yesterday. I was smack dab in the middle of ripping my hair out over marketing and spreadsheets, but I said, “Ok.” She ran and got a couple of her stuffies, then plopped down on the bed beside me with a grin and handed…Read…

  • New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    New Confederacy Food Tourism Adventure Blog

    Last year while I was working on the first two Torin Keth novellas, I came up with some fun Confederacy-themed recipes for my newsletter. I had such a great time coming up with the recipes that I decided to continue. Instead of just plopping a recipe into my newsletter or blog, though, I’m going to…Read…

  • Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    Author Annotations for “Embers” Short Story

    When I first read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, my husband was in grad school and we were dirt poor. I couldn’t afford the actual book, but I found it for free on his website with annotations in the margins. I was fascinated by his notes on his writing process and thought it would be really cool to…Read…