Travel Tales: Baguettes and Berets

Travel Tales: Baguettes and Berets

Rain poured in sheets as I put the last few items in my suitcase. Ella, my 2-year-old furbaby, stared at me with those beautiful amber eyes. I could see the sadness. I tried to hide my packing from her, but to no avail. My husband and I drove our two dogs, their crates, food, toys,…

Striking the Balance: Show vs. Tell in Effective Storytelling

Striking the Balance: Show vs. Tell in Effective Storytelling

The art of storytelling is a delicate dance between showing readers what’s happening and telling them. It’s a balance that writers must master to engage and captivate their audience while conveying essential information and emotions. The age-old debate in the writing community revolves around these two techniques: showing and telling. In this article, I will…

My Process of Starting a New Book

My Process of Starting a New Book

How does one start a new book? Do writers just sit down and start writing? I was asked to share my process on starting a new book. This is rather loaded because there are so many components to this. Whenever I’d get an idea in my head, I used to just start writing scenes –…

Silent Dreams – May 11, 2021

Greetings! I am super excited to announce that Silent Dreams is now available for preorder. Silent Dreams releases May 11, 2021. This is the sequel to January Dreams, and as I started writing book 2 (4 years ago), I had no idea where it would take me. I struggled with it, not knowing what the…

January Dreams – Available Now!

Greetings! The day has finally arrived! January Dreams is now available in eBook and paperback! Click here to purchase! I am proud of this rewrite, and I hope you all enjoy this book. It is the first in the three book series. I will have updates on when books 2 and 3 will be released…

It’s Been a Long While

It’s Been a Long While

Greetings! My apologies for not writing to you sooner, but as the old saying goes, life got in the way. On that note, I wanted to express my utmost gratitude to you for being so patient. So many of you have asked when I’ll publish again, and I have good news for you! But first…a…