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From the final frontier
Hello, Champions. I apologize for the off-date update, but I highly doubt I’m going to get a chance to update the blog this week. I...
May 20, 20141 min read
The Name Game
Cinderella is coming along fast. I hope to have it finished next week or shortly after. Editing will probably take most of June since it...
May 16, 20143 min read


Run & Hide–It’s a Bad Poetry Day–ish
Today I’m really cranking out Cinderella, and I’ve used just about every word that I’ve got to do it. The good news is Cinderella is well...
May 12, 20141 min read


Analyzing Wild Swans: The Morals
While doing research for my retelling of the Wild Swans I spent a lot of time reading the various “Brothers Turned Into Birds & Sister...
May 9, 20143 min read


Wild Differences
In a previous blog post I took a look at the original fairy tales I based The Wild Swans on , so today I want to talk about the major...
May 5, 20142 min read


Wild Swans: Origins and the Original Fairy Tales
Just like in my retelling of Beauty and the Beast , my book The Wild Swans is based on a fairy tale. The key difference, though, is that...
May 2, 20143 min read
Two Endings?
So everyone seems to have enjoyed reading Wild Swans, but what’s really got people talking is the two endings bit where you can choose...
Apr 30, 20143 min read
The Wild Swans
The Wild Swans is up and available for purchase! I am really excited to hear what you have to say about it, Champions, especially the...
Apr 28, 20141 min read


Release the Swans!
Princess Ahira is still free today and tomorrow, but the big thing I’m excited about today is that The Wild Swans ‘s launch date is this...
Apr 25, 20147 min read
Free Ahira tomorrow! Er…
I mean, Ahira is free for three days starting tomorrow! For those of you who haven’t read Princess Ahira, check out the link to go to the...
Apr 23, 20141 min read


Wild Swans Cover Reveal
I have big news! Big News! Next Monday, April 28, The Wild Swans will be available for purchase! You guys have been wonderfully patient...
Apr 21, 20142 min read


Return of Sad Panda
Do you know what hurts with out-of-this-world-pain? An ear infection. Do you know what hurts even more than an ear infection? Two ear...
Apr 16, 20141 min read


National Library Week
Sunday, April 13 through Saturday, April 19 is the American National Library week. The week is meant to celebrate the contributions of...
Apr 11, 20141 min read
Lookin’ Good
I added two new pages to the site on Monday: Freebies and Coming Soon. Coming Soon is the place to go if you’re wondering what I’m...
Apr 9, 20141 min read
The Champions Have Spoken
And the Winner of CHAMPIONS’ CHOICE is….MY LIFE AT THE MBRC!! This summer I will, as promised, write the sequel to My Life at the MBRC....
Apr 4, 20141 min read
Vote, vote, vote, vote! Please!
This is the FINAL CALL for CHAMPIONS’ CHOICE. If you want to vote for the book (Life Reader, My Life at the MBRC, or Red Rope of Fate)...
Apr 2, 20141 min read
What’s New?
With The Wild Swans off to be edited, I have a bit of free time on my hands. I’ve mostly been using this time (this time being the past...
Mar 31, 20142 min read


Ahira is getting a Makeover!
So The Wild Swans has been zipped off to my editor, and I’m too mentally challenged to dive straight into my next book. As a...
Mar 29, 20141 min read
Wild Swans–HAH!
The Wild Swans is trolling me. For those of you who don’t know what trolling means… Trolling: Verb Being a jerk because you can, most...
Mar 24, 20142 min read


Writing Tips: Death to Poor Punctuation
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything for budding writers, and in my quest to rid myself of poor punctuation in The Wild Swans I...
Mar 21, 20142 min read
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