Essence Trailer and Excerpt Released!

To read the excerpt visit this link. Essence will be published in exactly three weeks! To celebrate I’m releasing both the trailer AND the excerpt! Available August 1, 2013. It starts with a shift in the atmosphere. The forest greets Emma with startling force....

What You Read in High School

Don’t deny it. We’ve all hated being forced to read classics in high school. Is it the story, the writing, or maybe just the class work we hate? Personally, I think teachers go a little overboard analyzing books these days, but they’re redeeming themselves by...

YA Ink- Novel Titles

So you’ve written an amazing masterpiece of a novel but what should you name it? It’s something you can agonize over for days and weeks, but there is a simple solution…sort of. Just relax and find out what title feels right for your...

Self-Publishing: Is it Expensive?

I bet you’re all wondering this: how much does it cost to self-publish? Well, you have two options in my options: the lazy way and the right way. The lazy way means all you do is put together your book, order it from Creatspace, and BAM you’re done and published! Or...