How to Write a Convincing Protagonist: The Beginning of Building Your Story

May 26, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

How to better understand what your Protagonist feels and where that emotional inner conflict comes from.

What is My Process of Editing the Second Book in the Praetorian Rising Series. Take a Peek!

May 25, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Curious to what my process is for Editing Book 2 in the Praetorian Rising Series? Take a peek, and learn my secrets.

Praetorian Rising Series: Updates From the Author

February 20, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello to All my Rogue Rebels, and those thinking of joining the FIGHT! I wanted to give you some updates on where I am with this series and some exciting news on what is to come! This past week I sent my editor, the lovely Ashley R. Carlson my manuscript of Book 2 of the […]

Archimedes

February 19, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

I woke up this morning with a lovely note from my editor. She is halfway through the edits, and is excited with the layout and world building of book 2 in the Praetorian Rising series. I can’t even begin to describe how exciting and nerve wracking the feeling is of someone else reading your book […]

Is Going Indie Worth It?

January 28, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

I think the one thing I am asked most about being an Indie Author, is: “Yeah, but is it worth it?” My first response is always YES! But I think the question on a whole deserves a more detailed response. For me personally, getting my story out to readers was my biggest goal. I had […]

To Read or Not to Read the Reviews…

November 10, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

I have battled with my own internal voice on if I should read or should not read the reviews people post about Praetorian Rising. I feel two sides of this coin… I want to read to understand the readers point of view. I like to hear the good of what people liked, just as much […]

I Solomenly Swear…That I Won’t Ever Be One of Those People

August 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I won’t name names, because that is rude and we are all supposed to lift each other up in this industry of writing, reading, and all around general day dreaming. BUT….there is one person (although there are quite a few that I have found) that I really just can’t stand anymore and I used to […]

Praetorian Rising Character Insight vol 1: Camille Scipio

August 18, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

CAMILLE SCIPIO It’s cold. I feel the bitterness to the tips of my toes but the frigid ice settling into my skin started within. I lay here before my own eyes naked to the demons I tried to bury beneath layers of honor and duty. There’s poison on my lips, I’m afraid it will never […]

What’s Next for the Praetorian Rising Series?

August 17, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you have purchased your copy of Praetorian Rising, or have been sent an authors copy because you are an ARC reader, then you might be wondering what is next? How long do you have to wait? And what is happening with the characters you have spent most of your free time obsessing over! Don’t […]

The Bechdel Test

July 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Someone asked me the other day why I decided to write fantasy fiction with a woman at the helm. It wasn’t asked in a derogatory way, it was very pleasant and an honest question. A lot of fantasy books are sold these days, and more often then not those stories are lead by a man […]