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Here is the moment you have all been waiting for.... The Cover for my novel - Where Will You Go . I am excited for this cover. I wasn't sure how to design it or what to do with it, but the cover designer, JDV Covers, worked hard to get me what I wanted! I told her I wanted red and blue, with an ice theme and of course... it had to showcase Ace (the main character.) What she gave me was beautiful and gave all I asked for! If you are in need of a cover, or interior design I'd s

Welcome to another lesson on trauma. Trauma can effect development in the growing mind of a child. Impacts of trauma will vary based on a number of factors, such as: the child's age and developmental stage, their temperament, their resilience, how the child perceived the danger, their past experience with trauma, the support they get after the trauma, and other factors. But here is a loose guide on how trauma can impact the growing mind based on the age of the child when the

Hello! This year I have been working on two novels - the sequel to Mine which is called Theirs , and the first novel in the Secrets of Darkness series, Where Will You Go . Though I have struggled with writing some this year, I am still hoping to get at least one of them published before year end (if not both). So... how would you like to see the cover for Where Will You Go? Well it is Coming Soon! Come back Saturday, May 16 at 12:00 pm (EST) to see it! I am so happy with thi

For my work Secret Santa I received a copy of Fourth Wing. Oddly enough it is one that I had not read before. I love dragons so I'm not sure how I missed this one... but I was excited to dive in. It didn't take long for me to get pulled into the book. After the first chapter I was already yelling at the characters and the author. If you haven't read the book I won't spoil it (Go read it though!) but the book is about a girl who is frail (bruises and breaks bones easily) who a

Back in 2005, out of high school and just getting into college, I started my first novel - Where Will You Go - At the time I had a character (which turned into a billion characters) and a concept. No title, no clue what I was going to even call it or how it was going to turn out. One day while writing I heard a song by Evanescence. It was called Where Will You Go. It was a beautiful song, haunting and fit the theme of the novel perfectly. I listened to it over and over and lo

Back in the mid-2000 I collected fan art for my first novel, not my first published at this point, but it was supposed to be before some character decided to be stubborn, Where Will You Go. I am in the process of writing it and hoping to have it published sometime this year. But if you'd like a sneak peak... Let me show you some early fan art! :) This is for Ace (One of the main characters) - The first few are concept art as I tried to figure out what I wanted him to look li

With Easter comes the start of Spring! Unless you live in Michigan where the weather really can't make up it's mind for anything... like a couple weeks ago, we had 70 weather on Monday and by Friday it was 20 with 4 inches of snow (FEET in some parts of Michigan). Why is everyone sick? Well... speak to month nature. In our home the kids are older so Easter is not as huge a deal. This year we celebrated early with family and younger cousins. My youngest (10) colored some reall

I hope all of you are doing well! In the last few weeks I have not been feeling the greatest and inspiration hasn't really been with me to write. I've opened the document a few times, wrote one or two paragraphs and hit a block. I dislike when this happens because it always feels so hard to get back into it. I am working on a writing schedule that I hope will allow me a chance to bring up speed again. In the mean time I am looking at events for this year to attend. I have one

Hello! I've told you a lot about my writing, but not much about me. So, let's get to know me. Here are 10 things you (maybe) didn't know about me. Ten: I live in Michigan. I haven't always lived in Michigan, but I do currently. I've actually lived in five different cities in Michigan throughout my life. I've also lived in Indiana, West Virginia, and California. Nine: I work with children and families. I knew at a young age I wanted to work with children. A practically raised

As you read from last week, I tried my hand at science fiction. This is just a brief sampling of the science fiction story I thought up. The Unforseen Outside, the sky was orange. Inside, the staff attempted to keep order. Marissa watched her English teacher, Mr. Hampton, as he addressed the class. “The news stations are saying this is a natural thing. It’s nothing to be frightened of. Now, open your books to page one thirty-five.” Marissa didn’t believe him. Nor d

Even though I had become massively addicted to fantasy, I struggled to find a sci-fi story that I liked. I watched some Sci-Fi movies like The Fifth Element and Waterworld, but I just couldn't really get into the sci-fi book genre. So, one day I was between college classes trying to decide what to do with my time. I was between novels and couldn't think of an idea for another. I scrolled through my past stuff hoping to get something... and realized I had touched most genres a

Hello! Do you want a signed book? Then come see me! I'll be at the Caro Area District Library on March 7th. from 10am to 12pm. Come on by! Get a signed copy of one of my books. The Caro Area District Library is located at 840 W. Frank St. Caro, MI 48723. I have a few more events planned for the year so keep coming back to hear about where to find me!

Welcome to another installment of... What are you reading? For my January PD (Professional Development) Day at work, we did a Secret Santa gift exchange. If you wanted to participate you had to fill out a "About Me" page that asks favorite things, hobbies, and so on. I of course wrote that I write and love to read fantasy novels. So here we are on PD day and I'm opening my gift from my Secret Santa. Inside is a beautiful mug and some hot chocolate mix (some good materials to

Happy Valentine's Day! Whether you have a significant other or not, enjoy the day! Love yourself, love others, be a friend to those around you. In honor of the day I have for you a special treat! A Valentine's story, never before published. Enjoy! ~~~~ Valentine's Day ~~~~ I stick to the shadows, where the streetlights don’t quite reach, as I move down Main Street. I barely notice the bite in the air. Cold doesn’t bother me. Very little does. People stroll past in pairs, s

Welcome back to trauma life! Let's talk triggers. When I was younger trigger warnings were not a thing that was put into books. Heck, I read a book when I was 15 that I likely should not have read due to all of the things in it. Like two people fighting inside of a cage naked, hanging above a crowd of people. One of them yanked off the other's penis and dropped it below to the people, who all scrambled for it. (Bonus points for those of you who have read that book and can com

I have been working on the second book to my novel, Mine , which is titled Theirs . It follows three siblings who were designed to be weapons. Alone they are incredible, together they are unstoppable. Their story, much like Mine , is dark and touches on several triggering topics. I love these characters and always feel horrible for what they are going through, but I know in the end it will work out for them. (At least I hope it will). Since I still have some time until I can

Welcome back to FAN ART! I have a TON of fan art, most of it for my original series, but also some from my new works. So I'm going to show you some more stuff today! Last time I did fan art for my first novel - Double Edged War. Today I am going to share fan art for Knowing! These were done by a friend and made using an art program. They are cute little chibi's of two of the main characters. Kayson Tamah Elizabeth Kayson and Tamah To check out more fan art go to the Extras P

At one of my last book sales I met a fellow author at the table across from mine. She was selling fantasy books that caught my attention anytime she would talk about them to a customer. Before the event ended, she came over to my table and we talked trigger warnings. Which turned into a comparison to see which book had more. This lead to us trading copies of our books to read. Her novel, "When the Gods Play Games" is part of a trilogy. It reminds me of Hungry Games with some

Happy Saturday!! For today only! You can get my book, Mine , for free! Along with over 100 OTHER urban fantasy books! How you ask? Just go to the Urban Fantasy Free For All website ( Here ) and pick which ones you want to download! It's that easy!! But it's only for today! - Saturday, January 10, 2026. So hurry and go fast and enjoy all these awesome free reads! Including, Mine . Happy Reading!

Happy New Years! 2026 is here! I am hoping for some great things for this year! What great things? Well, let me tell you what I hope to accomplish! This year I hope to publish at least two books - Where Will You Go and Theirs. I am not sure when they will be published, but I hope to have one ready to go by spring. As I did last year, I hope to have a blog post published once a week on Saturday at 12:00pm est. That equals 52 posts for this year! Last year was busy when it came