The end of the year is here, and that means it’s time to reflect on my resolutions! And although I don’t have 20-20 vision (haha get it?) I’m also going to write some resolutions for next year! First, though, I need to look back over what my goals were for 2019 and see how I …
Nanowrimo Plans
October has arrived and any seasoned writers know what that means: it's almost time for Nanowrimo!! If you're not familiar with Nanowrimo, it's an event where writers around the world challenge themselves to write 50k words in a month (or 1667 words a day). It's about as crazy as it sounds, but it's a ton …
Update: I’m in COLLEGE!!
This update is about giving you guys a heads-up that things may be a little different around here -- 'cause I'm officially studying to be a mechanical engineer! I've been preparing for this time in my life for a very long time, and as I'm writing this, I am currently sitting at my new home for the next …
Bookworm Reviews: The Stolen Kingdom
Title: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin Retelling Author: Bethany Atazadeh Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retelling Review: When I heard that The Stolen Kingdom was a retelling on the classic Aladdin, I was interested to see how Atazadeh would approach it. Some of the retellings I've read recently are less "retell" and more "rehash," and I find that I enjoy the …
Bookworm Reviews: Long Way Down
Title: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Genre: Poetry, Paranormal Fiction Review: To be honest, I've been in a bit of a book slump recently. I've had trouble connecting to what I was reading, and I was really hoping for something new that would draw me in and surprise me. Long Way Down was just what I was looking for. …
Summer Update
Hello, everyone! It's been a while since I've made a blog post and I feel like I owe you guys an update on how I've been doing -- and, of course, what I've been working on! Ever since the release of Missing Her, I've been quite busy. Not only with the continuation of the marketing for both …
BookCon Wrap-Up
I know I've said it a hundred times but I'll say it again: what an amazing weekend!! If you had told me years ago that I would be signing and selling my books to excited friends among some of my best friends, I probably wouldn't have believed you. But that's exactly what I got to …
What Next? (Plus Traditional Publishing News!)
Now that Missing Her is out in the world, many people (including myself) are asking the same question: what next? All of this time and energy has gone into getting this book off the ground, so what do I do now? Lucky for you (and also myself) I have many plans! I've given myself a little time …
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MISSING HER IS LIVE!!!
Woohoo! FINALLY it's May 8th!! For a while, it seemed like this day would never come, but these last few weeks flew by! I've been busy doing giveaways, posting YouTube videos, and sharing the news that my second book is almost released. And now it is! If you need to catch up on the behind-the-scenes …
Missing Her book trailer is LIVE!!!
THE MISSING HER BOOK TRAILER IS OFFICIALLY LIVE!!! WATCH IT HERE! To learn more about Missing Her, click HERE! Eliza was only the beginning.
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