Welcome to the 2021 Blog Roundup! As is the tradition since the start of my blog in 2017, I'm rounding up the year that was, as well as my December! Despite spending the majority of the year in lockdown yet again, the last few months have flown by. In January, I completed a few writing …
I may have only recently started posting monthly roundup blogs, but since 2017, I've been posting a yearly blog roundup as my last post every December. Below, I'm keeping up that tradition and combining it with some monthly roundup features to cap off what has been one of the strangest and hardest years ever. What …
So, you might not have been expecting a blog from me this week or on a day that isn't my usual blogging day, but this one is special because my second book, Blackbirch: The Dark Half, is officially out in the world! By now, all the word clocks have ticked over and you should be …
Welcome to the cover reveal for Blackbirch: The Dark Half! Without further ado... Book two in the Blackbirch Series will be released on July 17th, 2020. Blackbirch: The Dark Half Now that the origins of his power have been revealed, Josh Taylor’s search for answers continues with the arrival of Kallie—a girl he thought only …
So, my book has been out for a month now. It's the first and only book I've ever published, so I figured that made me perfectly qualified to give out advice… just kidding. I am in no way at all a book publisher extraordinaire after one release. I doubt I'd be one after twenty, but …
Continue reading 5 Lessons Learned After Releasing My First Book
I'm a huge fan of celebrating writing achievements, and why shouldn't we? Writers work hard—sometimes for years on end—putting a book together. If that's not worthy of a little reward, then I don't know what is. One of the ultimate things to celebrate as a writer is the publishing of your book. And one of …
Being a writer comes with its own inner-critic, that little voice in your head that whispers plot plots, questions if you're good enough, and also lets you know that you are. I've found that when I reach a writing milestone, that little voice goes into overdrive and bombards me with new thoughts. It happened a …
Continue reading Thoughts That Run Through Your Head Now You’re A Published Author
My debut book has now been released! From an idea for a scene that popped into my head in 2001 (which you'll be able to read in book 2), to a writing journey that saw me pen 16 drafts, query and deal with 22 rejections, decide to give up, decide to keep going, sign and …
Welcome to the cover reveal for Blackbirch: The Beginning! Without further ado... Book one in the Blackbirch Series is out now! Buy The Paperback Buy The Ebook Add to: Welcome to Blackbirch. It’s a place no one forgets. Except for Josh Taylor. The fatal car …
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