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Another Year Around the Sun
Birthdays always make me pause and reflect. They feel like a quiet checkpoint and a moment to look back on how far I’ve come and to think about where I want to go next. It’s strange how time seems to move both quickly and slowly at once. This past year has been full of growth, both personally and creatively. I’ve learned lessons that came the hard way and celebrated milestones that once felt like distant dreams. There have been long nights spent writing, cups of coffee gone c
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Nov 41 min read


Happy Halloween! 🎃
The air is crisp, the leaves crunch underfoot, and the nights arrive earlier and earlier. Halloween has always felt like the time when...
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Oct 311 min read


Release Day Magic!
Spellbound Sugar is finally here
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Oct 141 min read


Exciting News: Author Spotlight!
I am absolutely ecstatic to share that I was recently featured in an author spotlight on Wrote a Book ! Being highlighted in this way...
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Oct 101 min read


Behind the Scenes: The Journey to Publishing My First Book
My publishing journey was a challenge
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Oct 42 min read


Writing About Nothing (and Why It’s Not Really Nothing)
Every writer from someone new to experienced faces the strange feeling of writing about “nothing.” It might be a day where no plot twist...
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Oct 31 min read


Crafting Compelling Characters
At the heart of every great story are characters that feel alive, flawed, layered, and real. Readers may not remember every plot twist,...
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Oct 22 min read


Why Your Voice Matters
If you’ve ever stared at your manuscript and thought, Who am I kidding? No one will want to read this , you’re not alone. Every writer I...
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Sep 271 min read
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