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I'm not sure if this counts as an insecurity exactly, but it's a question that I'm sure many writers have asked themselves, and one that I've been pondering for some time.

So here's the bottom line: I've been writing fantasy for the past several years. I've published those f...

Today I'm excited to present to you two books that I've been involved in the production of (formatting-wise). The first is a collection of 26 stories that mingles history with personal anecdotes, told by the talented Kittie Howard. The second is an anthology of stories and writing exercises by a group of writers, the CBW-LA.

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Growing up in Louisiana meant strawberries from my grandfather's garden on top of homemade ice cream, listening to elders tell stories on the stoop, and c...

I've had this contemporary romance idea (upper YA/NA) chilling in my head for over two years. Now that I'm finally finished the Creepy Hollow series, I can write this contemporary story! So ... that's my NaNo wish. (And my other wish is that I won't be too tired from my recent book release and all the Morgan Media work I have to actually write these 50,000 words!) Here's a slice of the book cover. (Yeah, I've already designed the cover for a book I haven't written yet. In fact, I have at leas...

Yay! I've finally done it! Had a REAL-LIFE book launch! Those of you who follow my Facebook page may have already seen these photos, but now that the blog tour's over, I thought I should post them here too.

The event took place on Saturday Oct 26th at Maris Stella school in Durban. I roped in my husband and a few friends to help me set everything up, and my mom did most of the yummy catering. Approximately 70 people attended, including a group of girls from the school I used to teach at. It wa...

Thank you SOOO much to everyone who helped spread the word yesterday about The Faerie War's release! Here's what's happening over the next week. Please feel free to stop by any post that interests you and say hi!

Blog Tour Schedule
Tues 22 OctSS Book Fanatics ~ Promo PostBuried in Books ~ ReviewRandom Things in Action ~ ReviewSome Like it Paranormal ~ Review
Wed 23 OctCrimson Flower Reviews ~ InterviewQueendsheena ~ ReviewIn Between ~ Review
Thurs 24 OctGwen Gardner ~ Creepy Hollow PlaylistJessi...

It's party time!!! My third book baby is finally here!
Two and a half years ago, while taking a break from the loooong novel I'd finally finished writing, the words 'creepy hollow' popped into my head. From those two words, a magical world and three novels have been created. I'm SOOOO excited (and a little sad) that the finale to Violet's story is finally here. I hope you love it!
Amazon US | Amazon UKBarnes & NobleiTunesCreateSpace (print)


I put together eight teaser images which are...

National Novel Writing Month
I've never done NaNoWriMo before. For the past four Novembers, I've been a teacher, and with November being the second-to-last month before the school year ends, it's one of the most insanely busy months of the year!

But THIS YEAR, I should finally have time to participate. Indeed, as a full-time writer, 50,000 words in one month should be a piece of cake! Although ... I've recently finished writing a 90,000 word novel, and I'll be concluding the blog tour promotion...

Indie Life is a monthly feature hosted by the fabulous Indelibles where we get to share something related to indie writing life.

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Guess what I'm celebrating this month? The completion of my very first series! Yaaaaay! On October 21st, all three of my books will be out in the published world. Whooopeeeee!

So what does that mean for me as an indie author? More freedom! No publisher telling me I have to write in the same genre because that's the way they branded me. I can go whiche...

Gwen and Angela are taking over today!
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We over at Partners in ParanormYA really enjoy interacting with our characters, and the characters from our books enjoy crossover interaction with each other as well. Our characters are very strong-willed and quite capable of taking over the show. They have their own opinions, likes and dislikes. So sometimes, we just have to let them take over the stage…

“Franny Bishop here. I appear in both Givin’ Up The Ghost and A Guilty Ghost Surpri...

Zoe has a great pair of legs, perky boobs, and wears exactly what she needs to show it all off. She works hard for the easy sleazy ‘you only wish you were me’ reputation, burying who she really is—an all-out nerd.

The only time Zoe gets to be herself is when she hides under her comforter to read X-Men comics, sending jealousy stabs at everyone who attends Comic-Con. Keeping up her popular rep is too important, and she’s so damn insecure to care about the consequences. But when Zoe’s sister tak...