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Character featurette: Duran
Duran of Arath was a different character for me to write. He has good reason to keep his distance from…
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Character featurette: Saric
Saric is an Arathian who was assigned to the Adastra when it rescued a crashing Earther plane. A trained medic,…
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Character Featurette: Adrianna
I knew immediately when I began writing Shipmates that I needed to write Adrianna’s story. She’s the “nice” roommate out…
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Author Challenge: Review Shipmates as if it Weren’t My Book
Man… what a post for this week! I’ve been challenged to review Shipmates as if it weren’t mine. Why…
Character Feature- Lauren
Lauren is an Earther who was among the passengers of the 737 that the Arathians saved from the vacuum…
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Shipmates: Cover Art Evolution
I thought it’d be fun to show you the evolution of Shipmates’ cover! Since this is my first novella, I…
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Excerpt from “Shipmates”
***WARNING: spoilers, naughty language, and R-rated material ahead!*** Ian couldn’t move. He’d gone for a walk down the…
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Why write a novella?
With my novella releasing this Tuesday, I wanted to answer a question- why did I write a novella? A…
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VLOG- What I love about being an author, & what it takes to succeed.
I thought I’d shake things up this week and record another video for you all. Click here to watch…
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What are the pros and cons of being an author for a living?
I LOVE being an author! I get to spend my days creating worlds, and writing stories about people falling…