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Characterization Through Authentic Dialogue

5/31/2019

Two of the things I focus heavily on in my Critique Services are dialogue and characterizations. My writing tends to be character-driven, meaning the building of my characters and their relationships take precedence in the story. It’s all about the journey of the main and side characters, both physically and mentally/emotionally. In a good story, the characters undergo some sort of change and growth as a result of circumstances in the plot.

Writing a Query Letter

5/31/2019

If you’re like me, you’d rather write a 90,000-word manuscript than to write a 300-word query letter or a five-page synopsis. Trying to condense your incredibly detailed story into a handful of words is difficult and can be stressful. In my critique services, I offer a query letter critique in which I focus on the following things to help your letter be as effective as possible.

Read the First Chapter of SOUL IN DARKNESS!

5/31/2019

AUTHOR NOTE

I read many, many versions of the Cupid/Eros mythology, namely The Golden Ass: Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius. Some of them were vastly different, with contradicting details. And many of the versions left me wanting, questioning, confused about a character’s motives. I did what all authors have to do when they choose to write a retelling; I went with the details that felt right for my particular version of the tale, borrowing a little from here, a lot from there, and making up some things of my own. I hope you will forgive any wavering from your preferred account of the story.

Kiss Collector Preorder Incentive

5/31/2019

If you have preordered KISS COLLECTOR, in any format, I would love to send you a bookmark and autographed sticker for every copy you bought! Yes, International too!

Preorder SOUL IN DARKNESS!

5/31/2019

My upcoming Greek Mythology-Adult/NA Romance is now up for preorder!!

YA Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway!

5/31/2019

Welcome to the Fall 2018 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt, with SO many prizes to win, including an ARC of my upcoming YA contemporary romance, KISS COLLECTOR!! Please visit HERE for rules and to enter!

SOUL IN DARKNESS Cover Reveal!

5/31/2019

Usually when I receive a book cover, I take time to set up a cover reveal. But when I got this beauty from Jennifer Munswami, I abandoned all reason and posted it immediately. I am just so, so, so in love.

Outdated. Tired. Obsolete.

5/31/2019

What happens when the types of YA stories you write become outdated?

UNDONE Release Day and Giveaway!

5/31/2019

It’s always a special feeling when you complete a series, and this one is especially lovely because it’s my first adult series, allowing me to let loose creatively and stretch my wings in a way I’d never done before. I truly hope you’ll check it out and enjoy!

UNDONE Teaser!

5/31/2019

Guys!! Only one more month until UNDONE releases! I am so excited for you to have the complete trilogy. I can’t tell you what an experience it’s been to stretch my wings on this one. It definitely pushed me to places I’d never been as a writer. It’s my first adult trilogy, so it’s sexier than anything I’d published before, and I was especially able to push the envelope in book three. It’s a romance, of course. It’s apocalyptic, so kind of scary. And it’s light science fiction, which was amazingly fun to explore.

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Read the First Chapter of SOUL IN DARKNESS!

Kiss Collector Preorder Incentive

Preorder SOUL IN DARKNESS!

YA Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway!

SOUL IN DARKNESS Cover Reveal!

Outdated. Tired. Obsolete.

UNDONE Release Day and Giveaway!

UNDONE Teaser!

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