If you're new to the publishing scene, or perhaps contemplating publishing, you can't afford to skip reading this. This is a picture of my first writers conference, taken three years ago, and the only reason I ever attended was because one very passionate author sat down with me and demanded it. And I am SO thankful she did, because this is where my publishing journey changed from a stagnant dream to a reality. Me: I've heard a ton of good things about writers conferences. Re

After finishing and printing my very first draft of Catching Epics, I took a week away from it to clear my head. Staying away for seven whole days was way harder than I expected. Sometimes I think I may have a problem... Anyway, I came back to my editing table in Starbucks, eager and ready to dive in. I took a second to collect myself, convince myself I knew nothing about the book in my hands, and I started reading. And something both wonderful and horrible happened. I'd o

I'm just NOW reading it for the first time?! Yes. Today is the first time I've actually sat down and read a physical copy of my book. A fellow author warned me not to read Secrets of The Tally right after it came out, because it would still be too fresh in my head, and I'd inevitaby see things I would immediately want to change. So I've spent the last year eating, sleeping, and breathing in the scent of marketing, sales, distribution, Kickstarter, and Book Two. But now tha