Things I love about the indie author world: 1) the innovation and 2) the cooperative environment, where everyone is giving each other a hand up, rather than competing against each other. This is true for the wider author community, but it’s doubly true for indie authors, who have the freedom to take cooperation to a whole different level. Which is… Read More

From Elle… The Perception Trilogy is my first real series, meaning the story begins in book one and doesn’t complete until the end of book three. (My Clockwise series is unconventional that way, which is why I point this out.) What a ride! It’s a bittersweet to be closing in on the end. I’ve spent so much time getting to… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 3.12 Seven Questions to Ask Before Self-Publishing If you’re considering going indie, ask yourself these questions to see if you’re ready to take the leap (and if this path is right for this particular book): 1) Is your craft ready? Have you written more than one or… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 3.11 Making the Leap Almost every day I hear of another writer taking the leap into indie publishing or seriously considering it.This guide is all about helping you prepare for that leap, and not only survive but thrive in your new author career. I could tell you… Read More

In Dragonfly, they were friends who shared a growing attraction… In Undertow, her heart was broken and he was waiting to pick up the pieces… In Watercolor, Anna & Julian say Yes. But the past and its secrets are creeping closer… Book #3 in the Dragonfly series: Watercolor, coming Oct. 3!  Need to catch up? Get Dragonfly for only #99CENTS, Aug. 21-25!… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) I’m preserving the original flavor of these two chapters (Taking the Road Less Traveled, The Secret Ingredient: Confidence) written just before my leap into indie publishing. Partly because they show what I was thinking before I knew self-publishing was going to give me monthly paychecks that would replace a job in engineering… Read More