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"No flitting about like flamingos; this is a somber occasion."
Lacy demanded to know what a flamingo was.

High Heels and Hay Bales ARCs go out on May 1st! If you missed the first sign-up, I have a few spots still open. Please check out the book's description first to see if it would be a good fit for you!

https://forms.gle/DGXjqyJKZEF1Acy77

I can't believe I'm sending this to ARC readers next Friday...somebody pinch me.

Girls, I am SO excited for you to read this!

HE DRESSED UP LIKE A JANE AUSTEN LOVE INTEREST FOR HER DURING DRESS LIKE A MOVIE/BOOK CHARACTER DAY AT THEIR SCHOOL

I finished my first adult (technically, new adult) novel!!! Woohoo!!! 127,000K words, though I'm aiming to cut 20K. (Pray for me during editing)

This story absolutely wrecked me, yet healed something inside of me at the same time. It's for all the girls burnt out and broken, afraid to love and truly live, filled with a science and subversion of modern feminism.

Working on some bonus scenes for High Heels and Hay Bales early bird order incentives the other day, and I could not stop laughing.

I have some excerpts from Priscilla's diary and a scene of the girls going camping for the 4th of July. They're too funny NOT to include a few quotes.

(check the comments and enjoy!)

FINAL PROOFREAD!

BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS reference?!?! I loved that movie!

"But he's Logan Mitchell. I've had a low-key crush on him since my sophomore year when he held the door open for me after I got hit with a volleyball in the face and had to run to the nurse's station."


The way I laughed at this. As a junior in public school, the bar is so low. I would probably feel the same way. Opens door = instant gentleman.

*Talking about the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby*

Me: AP LIT KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN SUMMONED.

It's a no-school day on Monday, so I was thinking about filming my first long YouTube video...maybe a Q&A to introduce myself and my upcoming book?

Do you have any questions about me you'd like me to answer??

My library got the books I requested by Mereda Hart Farynyk!

Brave Old World (recommended by Finch)
The Light Through Ancient Trees (recommended by Emily)
The Unwanted Princess of Affel (I love almost all stories with princesses)

Stealing this from everyone!

Ways to summon me!
-Books
-Writing
-Barbie
-Self-Publishing
-High Heels and Hay Bales
-Brett Cooper
-The Bible
-Theology Debates
-Blue
-Ballet
-Dark Chocolate
-7-Brew Coffee
-Horseback Riding
-Politics
-Apologetics
-Lululemon Shorts
-Sing & Sing 2
-Pride & Prejudice BBC Version

High Heels and Hay Bales Quotes:

(check the comments if you're ready for a laugh!)

Which one's your favorite??? Would you read this book? Do you want a character breakdown of all the girls? (I made one for Instagram, and it was awesome.)

Just got told I was delusional for my writing plan with 10 books in 3 years...and my 6-month social media marketing plan, where everything is color-coded, organized by day, and has a matching comment for song choice.

I'm a reader. I love living in delusions.

I prefer the word driven.

Guys, I have 5 chapters left in my WIP (the techie business sci-fi about a girl who needs to learn to love), and I need some motivation. The ends of stories are sometimes the hardest to write because they can't be a letdown for the reader and need to tie together everything in a perfect culmination.

Also, place your guesses for what type of chapter the last one is!

PREORDER/EARLY BIRD INCENTIVES!

I finished formatting last week, meaning preorders are officially up and running for ebooks of High Heels and Hay Bales! (Paperback will be available June 1st. Thanks KDP *sigh*)

If you preorder and fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/XEsCYy3PCMQ3DNRP9

You will receive exclusive bonus scenes from HH&HB!
(continued in comments!)

The first few lines of High Heels and Hay Bales, releasing June 1st!!!

“It's our birthday!” Priscilla flounced down the stairs, the metropolis of New York City sparkling by in a swirl of skyscrapers and shopping malls.
“We’re eight years old!” Bella blasted out of the bedroom.
Lacy slid down the banister, prompting Priscilla to pause, miffed. “Lacy, ladies always mind their manners!”

(continued in comments)

Hit 100K words and totally forgot to mention it! (It's 110K now, but I'm definitely going to need to trim 20K during editing.) Finished the climax, and now just 6 chapters to go!

"I sit at the very top of a fresh month with a choice before me. One which very well may have an impact on the whole of my existence. Which book do I read next?"

Would you read my WIP based on songs? (stealing from Emily and Jaycee Ann)
Thumbs -Sabrina Carpenter
Confident -Demi Lovato
Beggin' On Your Knees -Victorious
Womanizer -Britney Spears
Golden -HUNTR/X
Good 4 u -Oliva Rodrigo
the grudge -Olivia Rodrigo
traitor -Olivia Rodrigo
Youth -Daughter
Ordinary -Alex Warren
Stargazing -Myles Smith
her (feat. Anika Wells) -JVKE
I Will Carry You -Ellie Holcomb
Rescue -Lauren Daigle

You know what I really hate in books? Boring chapter titles. If you're going to title a chapter, you might as well have fun with it.

Therefore, I present to you in the comments some chapter titles from my book coming out in June, High Heels and Hay Bales :)

Do you like first- or third-person for dual POV (one FMC, one MMC) books? Specifically for speculative fiction with romance.

WIP QOTD:

"Most of all, I wanted to lean into his arms, laugh with him, cry with him, dream with him, fight nightmares with him, and dance with him under a starlit sky in a grove of miridel trees, lost in a perfumed paradise of pink blossoms and brown eyes."

This feels like a poem mixed with a symphony mixed with a ballet mixed with a painting mixed with a fairytale. Every single sentence is a work of art.


I don't want it to end...

WIP QOTD:
"Instead of a dark night, I saw a realm of possibilities rolling in front of me, of shadows that needed to be banished. A spark shone brightest in pitch black, and from there it would grow into a bonfire, into an inferno that would change the world and take the need for my icy shields with it. Like with controlled burning techniques, I would scorch away the choking underbrush so new growth could flourish."

Name some books you read (recently or a while ago) that you can't stop thinking about.

Deals & Dream Spells by Rachel Morgan (probably going to be my top read of 2026)
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (so humorous and charming with the right dash of absurdity)
Calculated series by Nova McBee (Liberated can't come soon enough)