Surprise!
So, I’ve been pretty quiet on here for the past two years – this new forever-at-home situation changed things up for everyone. For me, even though I adore my family, it meant that we were all together, all the time…. (READ MORE)
What a Year!
Apparently, I haven’t sent out a newsletter since The Hunt was released. Where in the world has this year gone? The Hunt was officially released last year on September 15, 2019. My family and I are doing well – we’re all taking the… (READ MORE)
The Hunt is out!
Man, it has been a crazy summer. I’m not sure where it all went. My next event and my publish date for The Hunt both just snuck up on me! Teffifa and company are free in the wild! The Hunt… (READ MORE)
Running late, which is pretty normal for me.
The past few months have been crazy. I expected them to be busy, but not to the point where I just couldn’t finish things! I have been working on the media kit for The Hunt, and should be ready to… (READ MORE)
March Update!
Cabin Fever MiniCon was a lot of fun! Even though we didn’t sell very many books, our craft area was very popular, and we met some readers who’d already picked up The Dark, which is always a treat. We had… (READ MORE)
Series Progress!
I’m so terrible at journaling. I’m sorry! However, I feel like this definitely warrants a post, so I’ll whip something together. I finished the first draft of The Shield (book 4) last night! This book was a little different from… (READ MORE)
Writing a fiction series is like herding cats.
All right, here’s part two of how to make a book! This is entirely about how plans are completely pointless sometimes, and what I do to actually get the words on the page – and then make the words make… (READ MORE)
How to Write a Book
I recently had a friend tell me I should write about my book-writing process – a meta-book. I laughed and said that it wouldn’t be useful to anyone because everyone writes differently, but they clarified and said I should write… (READ MORE)
The Haven is in Print!
So things with my publisher have been rightfully interesting due to illness on their end, so I wasn’t sure if the listing that Amazon had for The Haven was valid yet. My husband ordered a copy, and lo and behold, it’s… (READ MORE)
May’s been a rollercoaster
Sorry about the radio silence – it’s been an interesting and tumultuous month. It started off great, with DemiCon. Sales were all right, but I made a lot of new friends, contacts, and joined some groups. It was successful more… (READ MORE)
Starting off 2018 a little slow
I’ve had a sinus infection for 3 weeks, and interpersonal junk has been super stressful (also/because of?) so I’ve been playing a lot of World of Warcraft and have been writing (probably) useless stuff in the prequel to The Dark… (READ MORE)
Afterworld Change
I’ve been focusing on finishing art and sewing projects this week, so I did a read-through of Afterworld in my downtime – my next writing project, my fantasy trilogy. After about halfway through it I felt like it turned into… (READ MORE)
DONE*
I just finished The Haven! I would say it’s the 1st draft, but let’s be honest… it’s more like the 6th. *sigh* Why is it I always have to sacrifice sleep to get any writing work done? Oh, wait, it’s… (READ MORE)
Plot Structure
I was struggling with lining up the events in The Haven in chronological order so they fall into a proper plot mountain and didn’t drag on after the resolution of the major conflict, and I figured out I’d already started… (READ MORE)
I’m still alive, I swear
I’ve had a major writing dry spell due to having to put all of my energy into two different live-changing events – we added another member to our family in June, and moved to a new house in a new… (READ MORE)
Distractions
Not sure if it’s been distractions or procrastination, but yeah, my next character journal is waaaay late. I’ve started it, but Rae’s tough to write – and I have to write for her without dropping spoilers. Since Malk’s post I’ve… (READ MORE)
Read The Dark by E. M. Johnson-fReado
Read The Dark by E. M. Johnson-fReado The first 30 pages of The Dark. 🙂
Manhunt and Marketing
Back to writing today! I’ve been editing Manhunt since my husband gave it a thorough read-through at the turn of the year, and am busy splitting it into two books, the second of which I’ll have to title anew (UGH)…. (READ MORE)
The Dark Introduction
I’m ready to print, sign, scan, and send in my contract to get The Dark published by Christopher Matthews Publishing! I’d have done it already except I’m watching/playing with/cleaning up after my 1.5 year-old, which is a full-time job. At… (READ MORE)