Something New: Adopting

Hey everyone!  If you like what you've been reading in these blog posts, make sure to snag a copy of Something New today! Just a quick post today; trying to beat a thunderstorm before my Internet goes out and I can't post! Now, an issue that approaches later on in the story revolves aro…

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Free eBook: Beautiful Chaos; Tuesday Only!

Click HERE to snag a free copy!  Today only! Fun news, everyone! To kick off the release of Something New I'll be offering a flash freebie on Kindle for Beautiful Chaos which is a must-read as well! You will be able to download free copies of Beautiful Chaos for Kindle from Amazon.com o…

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Something New: Inspiring the Many

I have a whole ream of exciting news, guys! 1) Something New is now available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback formats!  Just a quick search away.  Make sure to pick up a copy of Beautiful Chaos too if you haven't read it yet.   2) I am looking for folks to sign up for a blog tour for Somethin…

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Something New Blog Tour Announcement!

Hey everyone!  Exciting news: this week, I will be publishing Something New !  (Or at least, sending the files in for review and hoping for the best because I'll scream if my formatting is messed up ). Do you guys want to help me hype this up?  I've been working on it for a year and these are…

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Something New: Forgiving

News for anyone looking forward to Something New 's release: as of August 14th, I finished the second draft!  It stands currently at around 62,000 words.  Edits begin today. One of the key themes for Something New involves forgiveness.  When we last saw Joanna, she had plenty of people who she d…

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Week In Review: It's Madness

I'm sleep-deprived and writing this a little bit ahead of schedule because I'm tired of writing quick, thoughtless posts at about 10 PM on Saturdays, so hang on!  (So tired, in fact, that I just spent several minutes Googling vague terms for the gif I'm about to use, only to realize aft…

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Something New: Model Behavior

In the Mount Sterling series, as well as all of my books (present and future) I plan to exemplify healthy romantic relationships.  In today's media, anything but that is represented positively.  People who work things out, are loyal, and save themselves for sole marriage to one other person onl…

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Week In Review: Insert Snarky Title Here

Hey everyone!  As for a title this week, I've got nothin'.  I've had a raging headache bouncing from my left and right sides since Sunday night, so that's probably why. Hmm...what happened this week?  Well, I finally finished my "happiness" class, which resulted in more ex…

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Book Spotlight: "When Beauty Blooms" by Victoria Lynn!

Hey everyone!  Today I have a book spotlight for a fantastic novelette, When Beauty Blooms by Victoria Lynn. This is a very sweet story about a young woman struggling to fit in during the Revolutionary War.  I was given an advanced reader copy of it and you can find my full review HERE, but I want…

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Something New: Creating Geniuses

One goal of the Mount Sterling is to explore how gifted children (and adults) truly operate and integrate into everyday life.  Usually, characters in literature and movies who are depicted as genius or gifted are depicted as pretty arrogant, unpleasant; the kind of person you like because of what t…

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