Long-awaited Release of Tortured Soul

EXCITING NEW RELEASE For four years, the fans of the first novel I released, Black Soul, have asked for the sequel. Now, I can finally, with great pride, say that Tortured Soul (The Forbidden Series #2) is available for sale at amazon.com for $2.99. CONTRACT FOR CURSED SERIES Given that there was such a long wait

Over…Overused? (Editing Tips)

Editing out the word over isn’t hard to do. Test the sentence to see if it can work without it. Most instances, it can. Don’t: I shoved the tray over closer to her. Do: I shoved the tray closer to her. Don’t: She slid over beside me. Do: She slid beside me. Don’t: I sauntered

Editing: Filler Words

Editing is a daunting task. There are so many things one doesn’t realize needs to go. Filler words are one of the most important things you can strike from your document. Here is short list to go by: Just Very Really Literally Quite Perhaps In order Actually Rather Stuff That You don’t always need to

Editing Tips For Writers of Fiction

Some of my favorite advice to give writers when editing their work is to cut 1/3 of their work after they’ve gone through the first draft process. This speeds pace, nails down conciseness, and keeps your reader turning that page. The worst thing in the world to happen to an author, other than terrible reviews,

Writing: For whom are you creating the story…

When you lose sight of who you started writing for, it’s not hard to lose your focus and find yourself chained up with a bad case of writer’s block. There are many days I find myself staring at a blinking cursor. If I wallow in self-pity long enough eventually I ask myself who I’m writing

Editing tips: Narrator Intrusion

Today, I’ll be giving tips on how to show not tell. When I started writing, I thought you could come up with a great story idea, begin writing, probably run into a hitch or two along the way, but end up with a decent story that any publishing company would jump on, if you were

Ever After Cover Reveal

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated everyone, but I’ve been busy editing and writing new books. I’ll make myself less of a stranger now that I have more time. Since we’ve last talked I have some exciting news. Ever After (Cursed Series Book One) will release September 1, 2015. After working with the cover designers