When I published my third novel, Hey, Roomie!, I intentionally gave myself space before returning to blogging. I needed that breath. That pause. The quiet that follows the storm of creation and the noise of a launch. But part of returning to blog life also meant returning to social media. Facebook, Twitter (and no, I will not call it X), and now Bluesky. These are the old stomping grounds, the places I once turned to…
Posts published in May 2025
There’s a silence that comes after a book is born. Not the kind that brings peace, but the kind that rattles inside your ribs—echoing through the empty corners once filled by characters, conflict, and craft. As writers, we spend months—sometimes years—growing a story. We nurture it, worry over it, rewrite its flaws, and chase perfection like it owes us something. The book takes up residence in our minds and our bones. It whispers when we’re…
I received a (scam) email offering to buy the rights to my second novel and decided, just for funsies, to see what might be said about me in these Google Search streets. What I found is both surprising and hilarious. Vitae: Heirs of the Five—the first novel in my dark fantasy series—has been out in the world since 2020. She’s been through a pandemic, multiple edits, cover glow-ups, and enough character drama to qualify as…