Upcoming In Person Events

There are two major events coming up that I have the wonderful opportunity to participate in. Note both events are local to the Virginia area. CRRL Con This coming Saturday I will be one of the vendors at CRRL Con. I will have my books plus bookish merch available. Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival Next month

My Interview with The Casual Author

I had a great opportunity this past week to sit down with Dan Kenner, fellow indie author and host of The Casual Author podcast. Together we discuss how I bring my stories to life in different ways and how I, and you, can stay motivated to write. I always enjoy listening to this podcast and

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday and a very happy new year. This year is going to be busy for me as I work to finish and publish Hollowshine Book 3. I also plan on starting Book 4, the last book in this urban fantasy series. Another small writing goal I have is

Audiobooks with a twist

A question I always get asked is “do you have audiobooks?” With being an independent author, it’s difficult but not impossible to produce my own. After looking at some options, I’m excited to announce that in January 2023, I’ll have an audio option for my books. What’s the twist? They’ll be available in podcast form.

Hollowshine: What’s to come?

If you read Finding Refuge, you may ask yourself what’s going to come next? For starters, you can check out the next book, Secrets and Lies. It takes place one year after the event of Finding Refuge where some of your questions will be answered, but you’ll be left with more. If the ending of

The Magic of Hollowshine

Let’s go over some of the magic and political structure of Hollowshine. I will note that all Hollowshiners are born with the power of a Creationist, but that is not their main gift. There is one exception down below. Diviner Diviners are seers that can look into the past, present, and future. Hollowshine is ruled

Settings in the Hollowshine Finding Refuge

There are two main settings in Finding Refuge: Castle, Washington and The Isle Castle, Washington I knew going into this story that I wanted to have a city themed setting. But the questions were where is the city going to be and will it be fictitious or not. After doing some aesthetic research on a

Hollowshine: Why this story?

Why did I decide it was time to write Hollowshine? Well, I’ll tell you. The inspiration for Hollowshine came from two unlikely sources. One: the show Moonlight. It was on back in the 2000s and the premise of the show was a vampire worked in a big city as a private investigator. Something about this

The Maiden of Caldara Anniversary Event: Magic Keepers

When creating the world of Caldara, I made a ton of Magic Keepers. It was a lot of fun come up with deities that were personifications of flora and fauna. But with the process of writing a story, many things get cut. Sadly, that was true for some of the Magic Keepers created. So to

Black Friday and Shopping Small

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, holiday shopping is right around the corner. This year I don’t have any deals, but did you know I have book themed merch? From Signed Copies to Keychains, there’s a little something for everyone on your gift list. I also offer other products (not themed to my books) for the reader in