Becoming an Author: The Most Amazing Thing that Happened to Me

Image by Pexels.com This is the story of the most amazing thing that happened to me while I was chasing my dream of becoming a published author, with a special guest appearance by Chloe Neill. 2011 was a rough time for me. I'll spare you the gory details, but I had been dating a guy…

How I Took Control of My Insomnia

Image by Pexels.com I know this is typically a writing blog, but for years I've suffered from a condition that plagues many writers: insomnia. For more than ten years, I've struggled with sleeping well at night -- if at all. 2017 was particularly bad for me. Sometimes I'd go more than 48 hours without falling…

Writing and Life: What I’ve been doing for the last year

Image by Pexels.com Now that I've fully transferred my site over to a new server and have re-posted all my old blogs, I thought I'd give you an update about what's been going on with me for the last several months. This post will probably be a little all over the place because I'm summing…

Arena 3: A Follow-up Message to my Readers

*This post was originally published on August 29, 2017. It's been a little over a month since I released the post about all the changes in my life, how I nearly gave up on writing, and about the Arena series getting dropped by my publisher. If you haven't read it yet, here's the link. Since…

Arena 3: A Message to My Readers

*This post was originally published on July 14, 2017. So, I've been off the grid for a few weeks and I feel like I should explain what's going on with me, my writing, and the Arena series. Okay, painful part first. I hate to have to tell you this, but my publisher has decided to…