Work in Progress Joy is a hashtag used during “A month-long celebration of our works in progress.” In the months WIPjoy happens, a prompt or question is given for each day. Writers answer each day’s “challenge” on whatever social media … Continued
3 Reasons Why Everyone Should Read As a book lover, it is surprising when I learn someone has not read a single book in the past year. It is saddening when I hear someone say that there is no point … Continued
Author Business Cards While preparing for Realm Makers 2015, I decided I should update my business cards. My old ones were quite simple; My name with “Author” beneath it, website address, and a paragraphed list of the social media … Continued
Realm Makers 2015 — Taking the Leap In 2014 I was too scared to attend Realm Makers. I watched from home as people posted photos and talked about how amazing it was. A voice in my thoughts kept repeating… I … Continued
My Dragons and Me I commissioned this piece of art from Melissa B. Norland, a fantastic artist I have the joy of knowing personally. The image represents myself with a western dragon on my hand and an eastern dragon at my side. The … Continued
My First Book Signing I was invited to hold a book signing at Vectors Espresso a little while ago. I was happy for the opportunity! We scheduled a date and I began to prepare. I surfed around the web … Continued
Creating My Own Business Card Creating your own business card is hard! I’m not a very technically inclined person to begin with, so creating my own template was out of the question; I didn’t want to pull out all … Continued
NaNo Novel to Debut Novel NaNo Novel to Debut Novel When I was 14 I heard some of my friends talking about NaNoWriMo. They invited me to join their crusade to write a 50,000 word novel in one month. Having … Continued
The story of how I became a writer isn’t what you usually hear. I never wrote fiction as a kid. I never wrote at all. I wish I had; by now I would be a much better writer. But I … Continued
