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Hello friends! I am excited to unveil something I have been dreaming up and working on for a long while now… an activity kit to go along with Born of Shadow. This is a conference exclusive offer and will be available in Eagle, Idaho on Saturday, February 23rd at the Home Educators Conference. The kit […]

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Hello Friends! I am super excited to share with you something I have been working on for over a year. Doing the research to write my YA novel Born of Shadow was such a fun journey. To assist Kami in her travels through Egypt, I delved into Egyptian culture, history, and landmarks. It was fascinating […]

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I’m thrilled that the SNOW anthology of sixteen stories (including one from yours truly) will be released next Tuesday, May 9th. The best part is pre-orders are available for only 99 cents for a limited time! To celebrate, I want to do something fun. If you order a book from one of the links below and […]

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Hello Friends! I am so excited to share with you today a new release by a good friend of mine, Farah Oomerbhoy. We first met on Wattpad a couple of years ago and bonded over each other’s stories. We are both part of a writer’s group called the Wattpadres. I’m delighted to interview her today! Make […]

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I am excited to announce I am participating in the SNOW anthology. SNOW is a published anthology filled with sixteen stories of forbidden love, featuring bestselling authors and Wattpad super stars! The #SnowAnthology will be PUBLISHED in March 2017! Pre-order and buy links will be available soon! To get a sneak peek at my cover, […]

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I was honored to be asked by mylovely friend Krista Brandt to speak at the “Anything I Wanna Be” 2016 Encounter. This is ayearlyevent for about 50 middle grade and high school girls in the Silver Valley. Krista does a tremendous job organizing and running the encounter. After Krista introduced the event, I was […]

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Please join my writing group and mefor the first annual Story Fair tomorrow Sept. 19th at 12:00 – 12:30 and 3:30-4:00 PST tolearn about all the exciting things the Wattpad Class of 2014 are doing for fellow Wattpadders! The WPC2014 will be appearing at two time slots – 12-12:30 and 3:30-4:00pm PST. Learn more about […]

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Like many writers, I wrote my stories in secret at first. I wasn’t sure what I was capable of and didn’t want to show anyone my work until I was confident it was good enough to read. I wrote in furtive, little spurts every moment I could, which was challenging because I have four kids. […]

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The Wattpad Class of 2014 and I are hosting anevent today, May 15. I am so excited to have people joining usfrom all over the world and wanted to share a few more details about the launch party. It will be from 10:00am-2:00pm PST, 1:00-5:00pm EST, and 6:00-10:00pm in London. If you live in a […]

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I am not typically one of those authors who thinks of actors who could possibly play the parts of my characters. My characters are typically distinct to themselves, with one exception. When I dreamed up the character Samuel T. Towers for my book Born of Shadow, he immediately inhabited the pages with a quirkiness that […]

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