Monthly Author Check-In: June 2017
What I’m Writing: The Private Life of Jane Maxwell, OMG I SWEAR I AM ALMOST DONE. What I’m Reading: The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters From Comic Book History by Hope...
View ArticleSale Alert: Smashword’s Summer/Winter Sale, July 2017
Heads up, folks! This month, my Beacon Campaigns books are going to be part of Smashword’s 9th annual Summer/Winter sale! For the entire month of July, at Smashwords, you can get The Lady of Souls for...
View ArticleNew Release! The Private Life of Jane Maxwell
It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Without further ado, Jane Maxwell is making her debut in the world! As the creator of a popular new comics franchise, Jane Maxwell knows a thing or two about heroes,...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: July 2017
What I’m Writing: Everything! And nothing. (Honestly, it’s been more nothing than everything, and it is lovely.) What I’m Reading: Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life, edited by Liesa Mignogna / The...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: August 2017
What I’m Writing: Whispers of the Ice (Beacon Campaigns 4), AND Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair? (Hopefuls 2) What I’m Reading: Any Other Love by Elizabeth Barone What I’m Loving: Lucy Bellwood’s 100...
View ArticleJenn Recommends: Superhero Books!
While the most common forms of superhero storytelling have always, of course, been visual (comics, movies, TV), there has been an uptick in superhero novels in the last decade or so, as well. And...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: September 2017
What I’m Writing: Whispers of the Ice (The Beacon Campaigns, Book 4) What I’m Reading: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo—and it is just so, so good. What I’m Loving: Several YouTube channels,...
View ArticleAuthor Check-In: The Busy Season Edition
So, the long-and-short of this post is that I am temporarily removing the pressure of having to update my blog at least once a month, for the rest of the year. Basically, although I don’t update my...
View ArticleAuthor Check-In: WE’RE BACK, BABY!
So I hope that everyone had a great end to 2017, and that the start of this new year is treating you well. For me, well, 2017 was something of a mixed bag all around. It had some amazing highs in my...
View ArticleFavorite Stories of 2017
(Shush, it’s still technically January, I can still do year-end retrospectives!) Let’s be honest: 2017 was a hard year. I had a number of personal highs, sure, but on the whole I will not be looking...
View ArticlePlay it on Repeat: The Value of Re-Reading
So, the last three novels that I read are, in order: Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng; and the only reason...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: February 2018
What I’m Writing: Whispers of the Ice, The Beacon Campaigns #4 What I’m Reading: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid What I’m Loving: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and do I EVEN need to...
View ArticleCover Reveal: Whispers of the Ice (The Beacon Campaigns 4)
Aaaaaaaaaand we’re off! The last thing that Praxis Fellows expected was to ever return to her family’s home, but when Pon Lanali seizes control of Durland and danger looms behind every corner, there is...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: March 2018
Uh, so yeah. This is, technically, April. In my defense, I spent the end of March wrapping up a draft of Whispers of the Ice, and I make no apologies about missing this Check-In deadline because of...
View ArticleNew Release! “Whispers of the Ice” (The Beacon Campaigns 4)
It’s here, it’s here, it’s HERE! Finally, friends, I am happy to announce that my newest book is out in the world! The last thing that Praxis Fellows expected was to ever return to her family’s home,...
View ArticleA Novelist Walks into a Poetry Workshop…
I approach poetry much like I do a Jackson Pollock painting: that is, while I fully appreciate the value and artistry of the work—and even, depending on the piece, can quite like looking at it—I do...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: Summer 2018
What I’m Writing: Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair? (Hopefuls #2) What I’m Reading: The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding What I’m Loving: Right now, nothing...
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: August 2018
What I’m Writing: Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair? (Hopefuls #2) What I’m Reading: Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson What I’m Loving: CoversSellBooks, a site that makes it easy for authors to...
View ArticleDid You Know…? “The Private Life of Jane Maxwell” Edition
A lot of little things go into the process of writing a book, even one that came together as relatively easy this one, so I thought it would be fun to invite you back to see what’s behind the curtain....
View ArticleMonthly Author Check-In: October 2018
What I’m Writing: Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair? (Hopefuls #2) What I’m Reading: Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle What I’m Loving: Toss-up between The Good Place, and the newest...
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