Shouting closed in behind them, pushing them deeper and deeper into the wood. Tihomir and Vuk dodged trees and bushes. Vaulted fallen logs and large rocks in their path. Running as fast and far away as they could from the villagers intent on killing them. They’d been run out of towns before. So many, they’d… Continue reading Short Story: The Witches in the Wood
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June Short Story Title and Cover Reveal
First, I want to thank you all for supporting my first short story, Under the Amethyst Sky. It was awesome to see so many of you reading and liking! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! And I hope you come back for more, because this Friday, June 15th, I'll be posting another short story! And… Continue reading June Short Story Title and Cover Reveal
Writing: Monthly update for May
It’s the first of the month, or close enough lol Time for another writing update! Querying: From Stars, Come Dragons: One rejection. No other responses yet. It's frustrating, but I have so many other things I'm working on, I've been able to ignore my frustration. Current Novel WIPs: I'm getting myself into a lot of… Continue reading Writing: Monthly update for May
A new brand of writer’s block
Recently, I discovered that I have absolutely no idea how to share my writing journey. My husband says my posts are great. No one else has complained about them, but I'm not happy with them. For example, my monthly updates are copy, paste, replace old info with new info, repeat. I think the structure of… Continue reading A new brand of writer’s block
My hate to love relationship with books
I'm a slow reader. If I could devote all my free time to reading I could probably get through 4 books a month, but 2 is more realistic. Thing is, that's speed reading compared to what I used to read. When I couldn't read even 1 book in a year... Or a decade. It bothered… Continue reading My hate to love relationship with books
Under the Amethyst Sky
I stood in my watchtower, under the amethyst sky, waiting for them to appear. A chill spread under my skin. The closer they came, the quicker the ice ran through my veins. Soon, the clouds would bend to my heart. Take the shape only I was meant to give them. But only for a moment,… Continue reading Under the Amethyst Sky
Book Tag Tuesday – Inside Out Tag
This tag is short and sweet! Everyone should do it! 🙂 The original tag is from Kristina Horner’s YouTube channel, but I found it on Sarah's @ BookHookedNook Check them out! Joy: Which book brings you the most joy? I hugged this book before I set it down every time I finished reading for the… Continue reading Book Tag Tuesday – Inside Out Tag
Monday Motivation
My motivation today: when the work day ends, I'm on vacation until next Monday! Not that I'm going to be relaxing much, but a lot of fun will be had when it's over. And, hopefully, a lot of writing! Tonight, we're taking our son to his first 4-H meeting. Just a meet and greet, but… Continue reading Monday Motivation
Writing: Monthly update for April
It’s the first of the month, or close enough lol Time for another writing update! Querying: Things happened. Not going to go into detail today, but I am no longer going to be publishing with Fyre and Brimstone. So, I'm taking From Stars, Come Dragons back on the road! I submitted it to 2 agents… Continue reading Writing: Monthly update for April
Book Tag Tuesday – The Book Feels Tag
So, this is a thing I'm going to try to do regularly. We'll see lol Taylor from Tay’s Infinite Thoughts is the creator of this tag. The only rule is to link to the person who tagged you and to the creator. I wasn't tagged, that I know of. I saw this tag on Michelle's… Continue reading Book Tag Tuesday – The Book Feels Tag