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Magic in the Ordinary
Look for the magic in the ordinary. Pause right now and think about the world we live in. We live on a ball of lava going around a bigger ball of fire. Plants take starlight and turn it into food. Your car is powered by explosions. The world that God has created is amazing. Don’t…
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Book Review: The Last Atlantean
by Emily Hayse Publisher’s Synopsis “Watch, ye sons of the sea, your doom is at hand. With soundless storm rises the fate of Atlantis.” As a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Hattie has always been able to handle anything the Atlantic throws at her. But when a stranger washes ashore in a storm, she finds herself unraveling…
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Book Review: Activated
by Nova Mcbee Publisher’s Synopsis After her exploits in Tunisia, Jo Rivers knows she’ll never lead a normal life. She also can’t move on until she grasps the unexpected evolution of her mathematical gift and confronts her unresolved feelings after meeting Noble. With Kai undercover, Noble is the only one who has the answers Jo…
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Big News!!!
Remember how Dandelion Wishes was a finalist for the Havok Casting Call anthology? Well. . . *dramatic suspense* Dandelion Wishes made it into the anthology!!! You guys. I am seriously so excited and so amazed that this little story of mine is going to be in print! It’s going to be in a real book! When I wrote Dandelion Wishes, I…
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Book Review: The Enchanted Sonata
by Heather Dixon Wallwork publisher’s synopsis Clara Stahlbaum has her future perfectly planned: to marry the handsome pianist, Johann Kahler (ah!) and settle down to a life full of music. But all that changes on Christmas Eve, when Clara receives a mysterious and magical nutcracker. Whisked away to his world—an enchanted empire of beautiful palaces,…
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Book Review: Curse of the Midnight King
by Yakira Goldsberry publisher’s synopsis Can she break the curse in time to save her sisters? She may conquer more than the Midnight King; she may learn to conquer herself. In this retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses and Cinderella, Faye must sacrifice herself to save her sisters, or risk them being trapped in the…
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Book Review: The Beautiful Ones
by Emily Hayse “It’s not until you tame the wild places that the monsters come out.” New hope brings new challenges and new blood from the East. With Archer and Rosamund Scott presiding over the land they love and Raymond Lacey serving as marshal, Glory Mesa is poised to enter a new golden age. But…
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Editing: Love it or Dread it?
Let’s talk about editing—and our mindset towards it. For years, I felt dread at the thought of editing a book. It seemed like a massive, daunting task—and editing is. I mean, it’s not easy. But I think the writing community maybe needs to change how we talk about editing. Part of the reason I was…
