Today’s the day! I am now officially an author. How does it feel? It’s actually a little difficult to say. As thrilled as I am, there’s a...

With less than 10 days before I publish Specks of Dust , I figured now would be as good a time as any to write a new blog post. (Myself...

For a little while now, I have had a free short story available for those who sign up for my email list. It took me multiple tries, however, to get the story right. First, I needed to decide what I wanted out of this story. I wanted it to be something new, not a sneak peek or scrapped piece of the book that didn’t make the cut. I also wanted the short story to flesh out a side character in the book. In my first attempt, I picked a character I was less comfortable with in the