Before anyone comes at me, yes, yes, I know A Noble Comfort released on February 11, 2025, so technically this is past its birthday. But I did the book launch in March—the week of the 16th, to be exact—and February was too busy for this post, so here...
I started out this morning planning to write—it’s the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp March camp, and I'm determined to finish 4 WIPs this month—but as I tried to figure out what this new story was, I began writing something that I knew was actually f...
As mentioned when I announced the first one, I’ve decided to host a quarterly short story contest on my blog. I was pleased with the outcome of the first one, so let’s try a second round! The Prompts One Two Three Four The Rules We have some new rule...
NB. This post does necessarily discuss some mature topics, though not graphically, and might be best to skip if you’re under 16. CW: potentially triggering book content. I am like a year late to this party (who else remembers the myriad of posts and...
First, the sad news: ANC’s hardcover is leaving. A Noble Comfort was my first published novel, written and published during what was for various reasons a very difficult time for me. Because of this, some things were rushed and didn’t get the attenti...
I did this tag years ago when C.G. Drews @ Paper Fury created it, and recently Katie @ I’m Charles Baker Harris brought it back, which reminded me I wanted to do it again. Kate @ Once Upon an Ordinary once again reminded me this week (as of writing t...
{ Quick note: The FINAL round of voting for the OUAP Awards ends TODAY, and my book is still in the running for Best Debut! You can vote here. } I’m a huge fan of (nonmagical) fairytale retellings and love writing them, so when I saw this tag, I had...
A Noble Comfort, my debut novel, has advanced to the FINAL ROUND in the Once Upon a Pen 2025 Awards!! This round closes February 20th (Friday) and ANC is currently in the running as Best Debut of 2025—during its birthday month!! If you want to vote i...
If you're here for the gift, scroll to the end of the News section :) I came across a Thread (on Threads, naturally) earlier this year that said they bought themselves an ice-cream cake just because they were an adult and had the money, and instantly...
Well, cupcakes, it’s February. I’m not ready for a whole month to have passed, but I’m also thankful we’re one month closer to spring. Now it’s eleven more months till my birthday though… ;P BUT FIRST: an announcement: the FINAL round of voting for t...
It’s day 3, “last but not least,” as they say. Or perhaps it’s “the best saved for last.” Anyways, we are on the last day of this new party by the lovely Kate, and I’m already excited for next year. If it happens. Ahem. No, totally didn’t get caught...
Welcome back to day 2!!! I’m sure you already saw my post yesterday, but in case you didn’t, this sweet little party is hosted by the darling Kate from Once Upon an Ordinary and is all about encouraging each other to finally tackle that TBR pile. Or...
Okay, that may be a bit of a stretch for the title, but it's the first thing that came to mind. Sue me for knowing Anne of Green Gables too well. This is not the regular monthly newsletter, which is incoming, but merely an announcement that my debut...
Have you ever written a letter to yourself? At some point in my childhood I was gifted a scrapbook which encouraged me to write down all sorts of things about myself. At the end of the book it provided an envelope and suggested writing a letter to yo...
If you're anything like me, the Christmas holidays are currently invading your inbox. It's been a long day, so forgive me if I'm not as coherent as I should be, but I wanted to share a bit of encouragement that I've been thinking over lately. I told...
