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Make Marie’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes For Yourself!
Ever since I published my first book, I’ve made some sort of dessert to celebrate a book launch. I usually try to make it thematically appropriate. Sometimes that’s as simple as matching the color of...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: August 2022 (What’s Next?)
What I’m Writing: Bonus content for Hopefuls What I’m Reading: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley What I’m Loving: Only Murders in the Building—just finished the second season First up: Thank you all so,...
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Love the Hopefuls series? Want a FREE bonus short story, seeing Amy’s POV of the first time she and Jane meet in The Private Life of Jane Maxwell? Of course you do! Starting today, all new newsletter...
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Reflections on NaNoWriMo, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago today, I wrote the first 2,000 words of my first NaNoWriMo novel. I participated in NaNo from 2002-2007, and then again in 2012, as well as several personal “off-season”...
View ArticleThe Great Social Media Upheaval of 2022
If you’ve spent any time online lately, I’m sure you’ve heard about Twitter’s impending (ongoing?) collapse. I’m not going to get into it, except to say that while I have enjoyed Twitter I am not...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: November 2022
What I’m Writing: A Hopefuls holiday special What I’m Reading: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune What I’m Loving: Still listening to Taylor Swift’s Midnights on a near-endless loop What a month. It...
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Monthly Author Check-In: January 2023
What I’m Writing: The final Beacons books! What I’m Reading: Destroyer by Meg Smitherman and The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons What I’m Loving: Lego City: Undercover on the Switch (I know it’s so old,...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: February 2023
What I’m Writing: Beacons 5 and 6 What I’m Reading: If, Then by Kate Hope Day (a re-read) What I’m Loving: Steampunk music! Especially Alice Strange/Alice’s Night Circus, The Dolls of New Albion,...
View ArticleUpcoming Appearance! Storycrafting Sessions: Drafting Conference
Hey, friends! Just wanted to give you a heads up that I’ll be appearing on a panel this Saturday, March 25, as part of the Storycrafting Sessions conference on Drafting! This is a free event held over...
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Monthly Author Check-In: May 2023
What I’m Writing: Hopefuls Christmas special novella What I’m Reading: Dances by Nicole Cuffy and Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree What I’m Loving: Dorfromantik!! I’m playing so much I even play it...
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