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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...
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...
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,...
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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: 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...
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...
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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 ArticleWant a FREE Hopefuls bonus story?
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...
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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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...
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NEW BOOK ALERT: Janie One More Time, available NOW!
Supervillains? No problem. High school? Well, that’s another story… Yes, friends, the day is FINALLY here! Janie One More Time, the third book in my lesbian superhero series, is officially done and out...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-in: The Home Stretch Edition (July 2022)
What I’m Writing: Janie One More Time What I’m Reading: Unwritten by Tara Gilboy What I’m Loving: Watercolor paints, much to my surprise I’m releasing a new book next month, and I’m kind of freaking...
View ArticleVirtual Event: Come see me read for Strong Women Strange Worlds on May 6!
Hello friends! I hope you’ve all been happy and safe. I wanted to let you know that I’ll be participating in a live author reading over Zoom this Friday, May 6 @ 12pm EDT. This reading is put on by...
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Cover/Title Reveal: Introducing Hopefuls 3!
Hey friends! Today I am delighted to introduce you to my next release, the eagerly-awaited third book in the Hopefuls series, Janie One More Time! 🎉 This Freaky Friday-ish story follows Jane as she...
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2021 Reading Year in Review
It’s cliche but it’s true: if you want to be a writer, you need to first be a reader. More than just keeping up with current genre trends and studying craft, though, everything we consume as a creative...
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Monthly Author Check-In: November 2021
What I’m Writing: All the things What I’m Reading: The Shimmering State by Meredith Westgate What I’m Loving: The 2.0 update on Animal Crossing: New Horizons—I have finally learned how to properly...
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Monthly Author Check-In: June 2021
What I’m Writing: Hopefuls 3 What I’m Reading: The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (I also recently finished The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams and wanted to give it a shout out) What I’m Loving:...
View ArticleVirtual Appearance - Storycrafting Sessions: Exploring Story Structure
Hey friends! Just a quick update to let you know that I’m going to be appearing on a (virtual) panel on Saturday, July 3rd at 11am EST as part of the Exploring Story Structure conference! The topic is...
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Monthly Author Check-In: “Signs of Life” Edition
What I’m Writing: All the things (details below) What I’m Reading: Self Care by Leigh Stein, and A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine What I’m Loving: Shadow and Bone and Jupiter’s Legacy on...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: July 2020
First up: there really is no fun way to say this so I’ll just say it. Last month, my oldest, sweetest, most beloved cat passed away. I’m not going to be talking about it, because even though I’m a...
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