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I Finished the Nine Lies Series

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The rough drafts for the entire Nine Lies Series are all done!

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Why I Like Using a Print Book for Revisions

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Using a print book for revisions might not seem like a good idea so early on in the editing process, but let me tell you why I like it.

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The Rough Draft of Vengeance Is Done!

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

The rough draft of Vengeance, Book 4 in the Nine Lies Series, is done! Stay tuned for more updates.

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Progress Report: Vengeance

Friday, September 7, 2018

Tune in here to find out how far along I am writing the first draft of the next book in Felix’s saga–Nine Lies Book 4: Vengeance.

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Q & A: What Kind of Book Do You Feel Is Your Best to Write?

Monday, September 3, 2018

This is a question I find myself coming back to over and over again. This is one of many possible answers, and as time goes on I may continue to revisit it.

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Q & A: How Long Have You Been Writing and How Did You Start?

Monday, September 3, 2018

How long have you been writing and how did you start? I’ve been publishing my novels since 2016, but I’ve been writing for over 25 years.

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More Great News About Penance

Monday, July 30, 2018

Nine Lies Book 3: Penance is on its way to beta readers!

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Penance Print Proof Corrections Are Done

Friday, July 6, 2018

Waiting for news about the Nine Lies Series? This round of corrections for Book 3, Penance, is complete, and soon it will be in the hands of beta readers!

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The Penance Print Proof Is Here

Friday, June 15, 2018

The print proof of Nine Lies Book 3: Penance is here–and I’ve also started working on the rough draft of the fourth book: Vengeance.

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More Good News!

Friday, June 8, 2018

I’m happy to announce that I have finished the first round of revisions on Penance, Book 3 in the Nine Lies Series!

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Ashes Revisions Are Done!

Friday, June 1, 2018

…for now. Ashes, Book 2 in the Nine Lies Series, is in the hands of the final round of beta readers. Look forward to seeing Ashes published soon!

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I Finally Did Something Awesome

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Well, I haven’t published Ashes yet…but I guess that isn’t news to you. So what’s been taking up my time? I just finished writing the first draft of Penance, Book 3 in the Nine Lies Series!

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An Update About Ashes

Monday, December 25, 2017

You might remember that I told you I was trying to get Nine Lies Book 2: Ashes ready to be published Christmas Day. Well…you’ve probably figured out by now that it's not ready, even though today is Christmas. Here’s why.

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It’s Been a While

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Contrary to what some of you may have thought, I did not fall into a black hole while attempting to do research for my work-in-progress sci-fi romance.

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All the Things I’m Working On

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Want to hear about all the things I'm working on? Promos, sequels, science fiction, romance, non-fiction, dictation, revisions, and research, oh my!

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The Pros and Cons of Writing with Music

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

For years I wrote in silence. This weekend, however, I wrote almost 15,000 words writing with music. It got me thinking: just what are the pros and cons?

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My Books Are in a Local Bookstore

Monday, April 24, 2017

I’m excited to announce that The Inventor’s Slave and Hunger Is the Best Sauce are now being sold in a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the city where I live in South Korea.

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Excuses, Excuses

Friday, April 14, 2017

Here are my excuses for not blogging recently - and some exciting announcements that I hope will make up for my busyness!

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Q & A: Who Are You More Like, Michelle or J?

Sunday, February 26, 2017

It’s true that you can never keep yourself completely out of your work, no matter how hard you try.

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Good News and Bad News

Monday, February 6, 2017

Some bad news led to some good news.

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Q & A Video: Have You Noticed Any Common Themes Arising In Your Stories?

Friday, January 20, 2017

A video on one of the common themes throughout most of my stories.

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Q & A Video: Why Is There So Much Violence In Your Writing?

Friday, January 13, 2017

My writing often deals with heavy issues and people who are going through intense suffering. One question I get a lot is why there’s so much violence in my writing. Here’s a video on that.

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Q & A Video: Why Did You Write The Inventor’s Slave?

Friday, January 6, 2017

Why did I write The Inventor’s Slave? Here’s a video.

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Exclusive* Information About My Next Book

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Get exclusive* information about my next book, not standalone and not YA. But the most informative parts of the post are on revisions. Or not.

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From the Front Lines of Revision

Saturday, June 4, 2016

I’m happy to report that I’ve been making great headway with revisions on my second novel.

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What I Read and What I Write

Thursday, May 5, 2016

I typically read YA fiction and, therefore, typically write YA fiction. Here’s why.

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My First Five Books

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Hooray! I can now say I've written five books.

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