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The Embers
The end of the year is nigh. I know there's a few months left, but September always seems to me to be the start of the end. Which is...
Sep 14
Cover Crush
I am still in love with the cover of the book, so I was delighted to hear that it was to be featured in the current Cover Crush article...
Jun 20
Checking In
Hello, happy June to you. I don't have a lot to report, honestly. Some days, it feels like a dream that I have a book out in the world....
Jun 1
Timing
Hello, friends. The Kirkus review has come in. This is another one that we have to pay for but it's very well respected and felt like...
Mar 23
Review
I mentioned in the last post about the pay-for-play review I submitted. I can happily report that my obsessive email refreshing has come...
Jan 26
Reflection
Six weeks from the launch, but it’s only now that the travel and holiday frenzy is wrapping up that I can breathe a bit. It feels good,...
Dec 27, 2024
Launch
It is done. The book is out, available where books are sold or special-ordered. Honestly, not sure what to say. The response from friends...
Nov 16, 2024
Proof
I have a proof copy of my book in my hands and I can't lie, it's a little surreal. I'm not sure I'm feeling all my feelings. It's a tough...
Nov 9, 2024
Pencils Down
To update you on the cover, it's done and it's wonderful. I can't tell you how good it feels to have it, to love it, and to have gotten...
Sep 20, 2024
Cover Me, Part Deux
The list does feel never-ending sometimes, but it shifts. At first there are giant things like "write book" and "do edits" and "stop...
Sep 3, 2024
Cover Me
Well, folks. We are drawing near to the finish line. Think more turtle, less Sha'Carri Richardson, but nevertheless... The Beta reading...
Aug 11, 2024
ARC
Hello, hello. Still at it. I'm learning a lot at every step, which is good. Taking lessons from life is my thing. But it's slow going. I...
Jun 19, 2024
Beta Testing
I have handed copies of my (finished??) manuscript to five people to do what they (we??) in the biz call beta readers. These kind, kind...
Apr 16, 2024
I'm Baaaack
I am alive and well, and thanks for waiting. You probably guessed that I put the whole project aside for a good long while -- eight or so...
Feb 25, 2024
Still Here
Lest you think I've completely disappeared or given up...I remain alive and mostly well. I don't know much about writer's block. My...
Apr 29, 2023
How it Goes
Welp. Nothing really to report on the book, which feels like something I should report on. This is a process blog, after all. I lasted a...
Dec 3, 2022
Life
That's a big title. It's only to say that life has gotten a little in the way of the schedule I was hoping to keep to. I had some wisdom...
Sep 20, 2022
Finishing Energy
The podcasts I've been listening to talk about "finishing energy," a (I hope) final burst of creativity and verve that gets you to the...
Aug 26, 2022
Carts and Horses
Absolutely hilarious to me right now that my chief concern just two days ago was how I would manage to record and upload essays that are...
Aug 10, 2022
Countdown
Welp, we're about a week away from the due date for the edited manuscript. I will admit that I've been obsessively checking my email for...
Aug 7, 2022
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