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Cover Reveal: Object of my Protection

I’m pumping out a lot of books in this new year. This is one of them. It’s a dystopian romance set a few years out. Again, Winter Bayne has performed her magic. She could have no more crawled into my head and stole my vision for the cover. Thank you, Winter. You’re the greatest. Here’s […]

Cover Reveal: Object of my Protection

I’m pumping out a lot of books in this new year. This is one of them. It’s a dystopian romance set a few years out. Again, Winter Bayne has performed her magic. She could have no more crawled into my head and stole my vision for the cover. Thank you, Winter. You’re the greatest. Here’s

Pre-order Black Soul Now!

Releases January 17th! Reserve your copy now. No money due until release day. 🙂 As a gift just for being a subscriber, here’s a scene from Black Soul:   I woke to Caroline in such a tizzy I thought she would have a nervous breakdown. “Noah! You’re in the floor! Why didn’t you…ohmygosh, you fell

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

Marketing Your Novel

I’ve learned so much about marketing over the last few weeks. Having good contacts is priceless. I’ve made new friends through Facebook, so it’s been wonderful to pick author’s brains on how to get your novel out there. Make a newsletter. A site like mailchimp.com is a wonderful way to start. It’s user friendly and

Writing the Perfect Novel

There are many things you could write about, but one thing I’ve learned is that there are areas in which I am not good at writing. I like to write about what I know and what would be fairly easy to research. Not to say that I recommend taking the easy road out, but when