Good news first? IT’S RELEASE DAY!! A Time to Speak is HERE. Not just that, but the rest of the Enclave Publishing line-up is also released, including EMBERS by Ronie Kendig, REBEL by R J Anderson, and THE HIVE by John Otte. I’m also particularly excited for my dear friend Ralene Burke whose debut novel, BELLANOK, releases… Continue reading
Tech…technology. It’s one facet of my Out of Time books that people seem to love most. And, because you’ll discover quite a few new inventions in my upcoming sequel release, A Time to Speak, I thought we’d go exploring today. I’m going to introduce you to the tech inventions from books one… Continue reading
Everyone talks about writing “the book.” No one talks about the sequel. (Tweet this) No one talks about the new pressure of readers demanding resolution, or of the publisher’s deadlines you thought you could handle, or of how you’re suddenly asking yourself, “Why in the world did I create that… Continue reading
What makes you want to speak out? The blog hop for A Time to Speak is starting. This is to encourage myself and you to speak out against injustice, about your passions, for the sake of those whose voices are not heard. I am passionate about the teenagers of our world.… Continue reading
UPDATE: This swag is no longer available. Thank you to all who pre-ordered! Swag. It’s the cool thing right now (isn’t it?) You know, bookmarks, pins, stickers…all related to awesome books. Well, I’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon swagwagon and put together some AWESOMENESS for you. (Yes, you.)… Continue reading
A frequent question I’ve received recently is “How do you self-edit?” mainly in regards to…how do I edit MY work? This question arose from some authors who where panicking curious about certain editing pictures I shared on Facebook: Questions I received in response to these pictures: “Do you do that every time?” –… Continue reading
You asked for it. I heard you. So, today you get to… That’s right! Today I’m sharing with you the entire first chapter of A Time to Speak which releases exactly one month from today! (Tweet this) That’s only four weeks and two days! 720 hours! Who’s gonna count down with me? Bueller? Bueller?… Continue reading
Content ratings. Should books have them or shouldn’t they? (Tweet this) I’m not talking about one-star or five-stars. I’m talking about G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 . . . content ratings and warnings on the back like every DVD has. Even music has the “explicit” warning. Video games and TV shows have ratings. It seems… Continue reading
