I’m so excited about this book coming out! Only about six weeks to go! The sled is moving closer and closer to the city walls. My momentary excitement dwindles like the water supply now that we’re here. The alpha wolf stumbles as he crosses the entrance, but he catches himself and resumes his gait. Orion’s …
I sit on my sleeping mat and unweave the braids in my hair, wondering if I’ll be able to sleep. I knew I never fully belonged in the Kingdom of Sand, and it wasn’t just my eyes telling me that. They welcomed me as their Storyteller, but it wasn’t enough. The Kingdom of Sand might …
Wings of Time and Fate had me riveted from the first page. Seriously, this is a gorgeous book! Eona is a character I couldn’t help but adore, and the worldbuilding is everything I look for in a fantasy novel—gorgeously written, well-built, with its own lore and magical systems. The creatures were amazing and they were …
I refuse to be merely an ally in someone else’s story. My best friend, Nima, is the heroine of her own story—even the tales she spins about other creatures and characters, she a crucial part of them. After all, she directs them. It’s her job as our Storyteller, and I do not fault her for …
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[Note: this basic story was sent out to my newsletter in March.] Almost four and a half years ago, writing under a different name, I started a young adult fantasy tale during National Novel Writing Month. The story just flowed, and I finished it that month. A few weeks later, I landed a literary agent …
I’m so excited about publishing this YA fantasy, because I’ve been working on it for years! It’s quite a bit different from my Haunted Halls books, though, so I wanted to give people a chance to check it out and decide if it might work for them. So, here’s the first chapter! Chapter One My …
Maggie Stiefvater’s contemporary fantasy, The Scorpio Races, came out in 2011. I read it exactly one time, but nearly eight years later, it remains one of my favorite books. Why I loved it: the push and pull between the two main characters, Puck and Sean the fantastical imagery of the demonic water horses–they were super …
As I wrap up the Haunted Halls: Winter’s Cavern trilogy, I’m already looking ahead to what’s next this year! I don’t want months and months to go by without publishing something, because let’s be honest, I’m sad when I don’t have work coming out regularly. What you might not know about me is that one …
I really love collecting quotes, especially from books that were meaningful to me. Here are a few I put together–feel free to use them and share around! “I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.” -Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby …