Relocation + creativity = relocreativity
I wrote all of Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire on my iMac. Computer chair, feet up on the stool under my desk, window in front of me, Songza playlist playing from my phone. I started out using Pages but...
View ArticleGuardian + the Cadre
Last Saturday, The Guardian photo from my book launch earlier this month. (I really like this photo.) On Monday, The Guardian featured an interview between myself and entertainment reporter Sally Cole....
View ArticleLook ma, I’m in a bookstore!
Well, technically I’m not in a bookstore. I’m actually in front of my computer at home, blogging about how my book Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire can now be purchased in a bookstore. Cool, huh? You can...
View ArticleClean Reader and the Art of Swearing
Photo by nickistock I’ve been meaning to do a blog post about swearing in fiction for a while. Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire is about a twenty-something criminal so giving her a potty mouth seemed like...
View Article99¢ Sale!
For a limited time only, all ebook versions of Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire is on sale for just $0.99! Pick your poison: Kindle / Kobo / iBooks
View ArticleThat Time I Was an Amazon Bestseller
Today was the last day of a $0.99 promotion I’ve been running for about three weeks. It went well! Very well, actually. I’m currently sitting at #65 in Amazon’s Women’s Adventure category and #80 in...
View ArticleMay is International Chick Lit Month/Book Giveaway
Happy International Chick Lit Month! I’ve got a lot of different stuff planned for this month. US and Canadian citizens can enter this Goodreads giveaway to win a signed paperback of Molly Miranda:...
View ArticleWhat’s on Page 45? + Giveaway
As a part of the events going on during International Chick Lit Month, several chick lit authors are posting the contents of page 45 of one of their books. You can view page 45 from Molly Miranda:...
View ArticleChick Lit Rocks + Giveaway!
Molly Miranda is a professional thief, and she loves what she does. She is a badass with badass taste in music. Giveaway info near the bottom of this post! Patti Smith – Free Money Adam & the...
View ArticleFind Your Next Chick Lit Read / #ChickLitMay Giveaway!
May is International Chick Lit Month. Let’s be honest—it’s the best month of the year! Every year, chick lit readers and writers get together to celebrate, share, discuss and gush about their favorite...
View ArticleIn the mood for some romance?
While writing Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire, I had so much fun writing the sizzle between Molly and her love interests that it put me in the mood for a really good romance novel. My author friend...
View ArticleThe Art of Letting Others Into Your Brain
As soon as I sent Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire out to its first reviewers, I was filled with anxious joy. My moment had come. People I had never met would read my book, get to know characters I...
View ArticleREVIEW: Princess Diaries – Royal Wedding
The Princess Diaries books are/were very special for me. It’s one of the series that taught me that books can be funny and main characters can be flawed. It’s one of the series that made me want to...
View ArticleShort Hiatus
I haven’t updated in ages. Don’t be mad at me. My wedding day is less than two months away. After that, it’s back to the keyboard! The Molly Miranda sequel is about half written (first draft, mind you)...
View ArticleMolly Miranda is 6 Months Old!
And I want you (YES, YOU) to have this ebook for FREE. To celebrate Molly Miranda’s half-birthday, I’m giving away an ebook copy to everyone who signs up to my e-newsletter TODAY (August 6, 2015)....
View ArticleShort Hiatus
I haven’t updated in ages. Don’t be mad at me. My wedding day is less than two months away. After that, it’s back to the keyboard! The Molly Miranda sequel is about half written (first draft, mind you)...
View ArticleThe Lazy Historian
I’ve never been one for not biting off more than I can chew. My newest project, in addition to my long list of other projects, is The Lazy Historian. While researching Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire and...
View ArticlePEI Writer and Illustrator Festival 2015
Oh, you KNOW I’ll be there! I’ll be signing and selling paperbacks. Each paperback comes with a Molly Miranda bookmark. Come by and say hi and meet other local authors! You can learn more about the...
View ArticleWriting Goals for 2016
Man. I am not good at updating this blog. Ha. I gotta work on that. I had a great time at the PEI Writer and Illustrator Festival earlier this month. Met some cool people, I hung out with some other...
View ArticleThe Molly Miranda Sequel is Complete
I made it through the wilderness. Somehow I made it through. With excited butterflies in my stomach, I sat down and wrote the last two chapters of the sequel to Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire. Having...
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