Monthly Archives: May 2019

Continuing in our author interview series, today we’re hosting Mark McQuillen. Please enjoy. Tell us about your book. Well, actually there are 12 of them that chronicle Malices journey from Archvillianess to Queen of the Valkyrie. It’s a story of love, redemption, justice and more importantly to the character herself revenge. When did you realizeContinue reading “Author Interview, Mark McQuillen”

Hey, guys. Today we have an interview with Lizzy Stevens, author of a really fantastic amount of books. She also happens to be the CEO of Solstice Publishing. Enjoy. Tell us about your book.  My latest book is “Ravencrest book two Preparing for Battle” Book one is “Ravencrest book one Lucinda’s story” in book twoContinue reading “Interview with Author Lizzy Stevens”

Are you listening to Ditch Diggers yet? If you’re not, you totally should be. It is the number one reason I’m laughing in public without explanation. Earlier this week I talked to you about this episode, and how it helped me get over feeling like I’m different from other authors who are still paying theirContinue reading “Triage life”

I’ve probably said this before but getting published is not the end of the road. It’s not the shiny, beautiful land of flowing money and praise that I, at least, always thought it would be. I’m going to be really honest with you all today. I was published in 2016. My books are not bestContinue reading “I must be different”

If you’re just joining us, this is day two of my explanation of why I left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Standard disclaimer: I have nothing against the Mormon church. I don’t rail against them, nor do I have anything against anyone who is Mormon. This is just why I decidedContinue reading “Leaving the church of my childhood, Part Two”

It took me a long time to write this post. Honestly, even while I’m writing it now, I’m trying to think of reasons not to. It’s really easy to think of reasons not to do something you’re scared of. It struck me as self-indulgent, talking about why I left the church of my childhood. PerhapsContinue reading “Why I left the church of my childhood, Part One”

Let’s talk about anger today. Not because any of us are particularly angry. I’m frequently angry, about any number of things both personal and universal. But I’m no more angry today than I ever am. But it’s best to talk about anger when you’re not angry. Most people don’t think clearly when we’re angry. WeContinue reading “Anger, a personal essay”

Originally posted on Paper Beats World:
Last month I wrote an open letter to a teacher I wasn’t thrilled with. Unless you’ve been very lucky I’m sure you have at least one of those teachers in your past. Unless you’ve been very unlucky, you also have a teacher like the one I’m going to tell…

You might already know this, but I freaking love cooking competition shows. Right now I’m marathoning the Spring Baking Competition and I am loving every second of it! I also watched every single episode of the Christmas competition. Of course, the Halloween competition is my all time favorite. I know, this seems like a sillyContinue reading “What I learned from baking competition shows”

Camp Nanowrimo is over for the year. And, as it’s the first year I’ve ever participated, I wanted to share my thoughts on it. Surprise, it didn’t go as planned. But then, what does. What I thought was going to happen Because, you know, what I think is going to happen is totally always whatContinue reading “My thoughts after Camp Nanowrimo, 2019”