Dulls vs. Extras
Remember when I talked about how my world building was basically trash in Crossed Souls? I’ve had to do a lot of exploring of the world in my head to figure out all sorts of little details of Willa and the guys’ world to change while I’m doing rewrites.
One of the things that kept coming up was the question do the humans know supernaturals exist?
Postponing Emerald Hills Elite
I don’t know if you noticed but Twisted Little Games has disappeared from Amazon and my website. It’s not cancelled.
I’ve mentioned this in other blog posts I’ve done recently, but I’ve decided to postpone the Emerald Hills Elite series, but just for a little while.
Captive: Bonus Chapters
I don’t know about you, but I can’t actually watch Hallmark movies or rom-coms or any of those type of things because I feel like the ending is just not enough. Do you know what I mean?
Crossed Souls in the Making
I mentioned in my last post that Crossed Souls had started in my head as something so much different than it turned out to be when I wrote it. Originally, I imagined Willa as a sort of Cupid-like character. She was compelled to help everyone around her find their soulmates while not having one of her own and she was definitely bitter about it.
Crossed Souls - Rewrites
Crossed Souls, the first book in my Twisted Soul Magic series, was my first foray into paranormal romance. This was a story that started out in my head as something so much different than it came out when I wrote it. It also was my first attempt at writing reverse harem, and y’all… that shit is hard.
What I Read This Week
I’ve been on a bit of a Siobahn Davis kick lately and so I happily took a deep dive into her Rydeville High series this past weekend. Now, I haven’t finished the entire series, but this one’s set up a little different than your usual series. It’s a combination of a trilogy with cliffhanger endings and then jumps to some standalones for the other characters.
Ruined Rockstars Object Covers
Have you noticed the new cover trend in steamy romance? I’ve been watching it for a while, but this year in particular it’s really moving away from the shirtless guy cover and into the object/text based covers. I really love the creativity that comes along with these, and as much as I loved the ones I was seeing, it was still scared to pull the trigger on using an object cover for my own books.
Twisted Little Games - Plot
Every book I write, my actual process of writing the book changes just a little bit. Well, I guess that’s not true—sometimes it changes a LOT.
Emerald Hills Elite Behind the Scenes
The Emerald Hills Elite series has been on my mind for a looong time. I don’t know if reverse harem academy books are still popular or not, but they’re a trope I love to read (and have loved to read for a while now). I’ve really itched to write my own story, put my own spin on the subgenre and so that’s where the idea for this series came from.
Twisted Little Games - Prep Work
Now that Hostile is finished and out in the wild, it’s time for me to start working on my next project. I thought it would be fun to update you as I go, giving you a behind the scenes look into my process of plotting and writing the first book in the Emerald Hills Elite series.
Hostile is Live!
Today for me is extra fun because two is my lucky number, so what better day for Hostile to make its debut?
That’s right, Indy and Penelope’s story is LIVE! Have you downloaded your copy yet?
If not, you can grab it here.
Character Flaws
When I start brainstorming a series, that can look different every time. For Crossed Souls, it started with the characters—Willa specifically. I saw her initially as a sort of cupid-like character who was destined to help people find love while also being a person who couldn’t find it herself. She’d never known what being in love felt like, and was a really lonely person.
Ruined Rockstars: Paperback Edition
Exciting news! The entire Ruined Rockstars series is now available on paperback!
Meet the Harem: Crossed Souls
I’ve been a big fan of reading reverse harem for a while now. At this point, it makes up about 98% of what I read in my free time, so because it’s my favorite, I wanted to try my hand at writing a series. I’ve had a lot of ideas about what my first RH series should be, but Twisted Soul Magic wouldn’t leave me alone, so it’s first up (and for the record I have about five other series’ in the works for the future that I can’t wait to get to.
Introducing: Ruined Rockstars
Way back when when I started writing the Shadow Phoenix series (with Finding Zen), I had no idea about series planning or how I wanted my author brand to look and feel. I knew a bit about marketing and branding from the business I ran before I became an author, but this whole author gig was totally new to me.
Happy Birthday, Montana!
It’s our favorite feisty redhead’s birthday today, and in honor of that (and submitting the final manuscript of Chased!) I wanted to gift you a sneak peek of her story. Keep reading for an Indy x Montana scene…
A Harsh Reality
Writing isn’t easy.
There, I said it.
But really, it’s hard. I don’t know in which ways you might think it’s difficult to write a book—maybe you think getting 100,000 words down is the hardest part, or maybe it’s putting yourself out there for people to judge something you spent months creating.
Progress Update
I thought it’d be fun to update you along the journey of writing my current books. So, what am I actively writing?
