Author Blog

Illuminary was one of the first books I reviewed, and Chawna Schroeder was the first author to reply to my note, saying that I reviewed her book. What's more, she posted about it on Facebook! (my website visits skyrocketed that day) I was so excited!

Our family discovered "The King of the Trees" in our Library and loved it! Imagine our excitement at discovering that not only were there seven books in the series, but that there was another series set in our world...set 45 minutes away, to be exact! (The Lake Lights is set in Lake Oswego, Oregon.)

My first cover reveal! This book, Tempest, (by Kathy Tyers) is book two of The Firebird Interlude Trilogy. (It goes between books 3 and 4 of the Firebird series) It's available for pre-order (in paperback) now, and releases in March. Haven't read Firebird? Lucky for you, I've reviewed it!

I discovered Shannon McDermott's books while browsing Enclave's (a publishing house) website. After reading and reviewing The Time Door, I discovered that there was a second book in the series!

Arielle and I met while we were participating in Crazy Editing Week hosted by the Young Writer's Workshop. We exchanged emails at the end of that week because we wanted to stay in touch.

Whenever I review a book, I contact the author to tell them. D. Marie is one of the authors who wrote back, and she was so excited that I reviewed her book, that I asked her if I could interview her!

You don't usually expect authors to be selling books at a craft fair, but that is where I met Heidi Breton. Her book had a hedgehog on the cover, so of course I picked it up! What are your published works? (books, articles, etc.) Mugwort's Shadow (2025) and Journey to Claw Cave (2025). I'm currently editing the third book in the series, to be released this year! Have you won any awards? Which ones? Nope, no awards so far. When did you start seriously writing? In my 20s. Origi

I've known Kendy Pearson since I was fourteen when I started taking piano lessons from her. (By the way, she's an amazing pianist, along with being an author) I have been a Beta Reader for several of her books. What are your published works? (books, articles, etc.) Before I wrote novels, I had hundreds of my articles published in periodicals. I also wrote children’s Sunday School curriculum for a publisher for a couple of years. Novels I’ve published include the three-book se

Mansfield Park, published on July 2nd -that's today- in 1814, is the longest of Jane Austen's novels...and possibly the most serious of her works. The first edition of 1250 copies sold out in six months. (which is an average of almost seven books per day) It was published after Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Even in her day, readers were divided over where it ranked in comparison to her other works. They had it easier. At that time, Jane Austen had only publis

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Naturally, as a Science Fiction fan, I must post of Star Wars Day. Subject? Star Wars TV shows!

Have you read The Starlore Legacy, The War of the Realms, or the Kingdom Series by Chuck Black?

An elevator pitch is a short speech, intended to garner interest, provide information, and delivered concisely, all in the amount of time of an elevator ride. In my research, everyone agrees that having an elevator pitch is one of the most important things. (The most important is having a marketable product.) I have prepared mine...and I had no idea that it would take as long as it did! Here it is: What if Jane Austen lived in a galaxy far, far away? I’m writing a New Adult J

We all have a favorite Jane Austen character, be it Elizabeth Bennet, Emma Woodhouse, or Catherine Moorland, but who is the worst villain? Is it George Wickham, from Pride and Prejudice, who tricks everyone and runs away with Lydia? Is it Lady Catherine de Bourgh, from Pride and Prejudice, who attempts to control everyone around her? Is it John Willoughby, from Sense and Sensibility, who breaks Marianne's heart? Is it Lucy Steele, from Sense and Sensibility, who tries to make

Take the test! (this is from my Science Fiction re-telling of Pride and Prejudice) What part of the newspaper interests you the most? A: Gardening B: Politics C: Technology column D: Fashion E: Society doings What is your favorite color? A: Pink B: Blue C: Yellow D: Red E: Green Who is your favorite historical figure from Earth? A: Eleanore Roosevelt B: Harriet Tubman C: Marie Curie D: Jackie Kennedy E: Marie Antoinette What planet would you most like to visit? A: Just stay o

The Regents have issued a warrant for Fordyce's and Augustine's arrests. The reward is twenty thousand austens. Their crimes, as stated by the Regents, are cyber theft, hacking into government comp systems, spreading comp viruses, creating malware, resisting the Regents, and generally causing chaos. However, Fordyce and Augustine are known to have powerful Royalist friends. If any bounty hunter tries to collect these two, that hunter will find that he has is target - and wort