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Forged
After months of hard work, battling the imposter syndrome voices, and leaning on an incredible team of collaborators, I’ve finally finished ALL the edits for my second book – Hide and Seek. Now, it’s the mad scramble to forge all the small pieces into place for...
Digging Deep – Building Tall
I know it’s been a while since I posted here, but today, I'm digging deep and building tall. I took a small break from pretty much everything after I finished the first draft of Hide & Seek. But since then, a few unexpected obstacles have emerged to complicate...
Write. Learn. Grow.
I’m deep into editing the second act of my next book – Hide and Seek. This is the initial edit after completing the first draft. Today I want to speak directly to self-published authors, especially those preparing to finish their own debut novels. I know that most of...
Rinse and Repeat
With my first novel now out in the world, I’ve finally turned my attention to my next book – Hide and Seek - a historical fantasy set in 1939 pre-war London. I finished the first draft a while back and it’s just been sitting there, waiting – printed and spiral bound....
Secrets
As most of you already know, my debut novel - The Tree House - is now out in the world. You can order it from Amazon here. But getting there was a journey of secrets. For months, I worked very hard to prepare myself, to learn all there was to know about launching a...
Ready for Launch
I feel like an astronaut approaching launch day, ready to depart for the Moon, or Mars. I've devoted planning and preparation to this event for years, with my goal always safely far in the future. Now, as the moment of truth arrives, I climb to the top of the rocket -...