Hi, fellow authors! I recently did a video tutorial on how to get a clickable outline into the sidebar of your Microsoft Word document. I did it to demonstrate how I organize alpha or beta reader feedback, but it's a useful tip even for novel-writing...

Today is my husband’s 51st birthday! I gotta say, that blows my mind. He was 30 when we married. How have over two decades passed? I don’t feel twenty years older! (Or maybe I do, come to think of it…) We have a true love story, and I’m so thankful h...

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! This year, I’m thankful. COVID hit some of my family members recently, and while my grandfather, who’s 93, was hospitalized, he’s been home for the last couple of weeks and continues to improve! There’s a reall...

Hi, Author Resources subscribers!A quick note to let you know that Early Readers Catch the Worms is on pre-order on Amazon! I'd also love for you to add it to your Goodreads TBR.A paperback pre-order is on its way!Happy holidays!Beth

We considered visiting my parents (out of state) for Christmas, but we ended up choosing to stay home. 2020 strikes again!What I do love about living in these times is that we have so many communication options. Yeah, we’ll be away from our relatives...

The holidays feel different in 2020, don’t they? We decorated the inside of our house two weekends ago, and my teenage daughter set up this nativity scene … complete with face masks!I love her humor and creativity!Laughter is a nice escape from reali...

Happy Friday!As I mentioned in a previous email, I'm writing a nonfiction book geared toward authors. It's time for my Author Resources newsletter to get the cover + title reveal...and a chance to beta read!Here it is, the cover of Early Readers Catc...

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’m writing a Rumpelstiltskin retelling for a multi-author anthology. The title of the book will be Villainous: An Anthology of Fairytale Retellings. This week, I wrote the first draft of my story, which is from...

Today it’s Thanksgiving in America! I’m thankful for each of you reading this. And I’m thankful for my amazing family!There are just five of us celebrating this year, due to COVID. But we’re making enough food for about three times that many! When I...

I kept getting tears in my eyes today as I worked on revisions for The Stone Eater. I only have two chapters left to revise. There’s something about the end of a series that brings out my emotions! I love these characters, and wrapping up their stori...