Category: Updates

• November 1, 2023

  UPDATE ON BOOK TWO: We have an editor, people! This is not a drill!

  Since my editor for book one is not available, I needed to find someone else for book two. I’ve found a great someone, and I think we’ll be a great fit. I believe she will available for the manuscript in December, which is awesome, unless something has changed since I sent her the sample edit…
• October 23, 2023

  My to do list for today is actually an update: here it is!!!

  I took today off work because I worked a mini-retreat of sorts this weekend with the Alpha course at my Church parish. I always take Monday off after an Alpha weekend. So, here’s what is on my to-do list for today: And there we go! Book two is almost ready for my editor. I’m excited…
• October 20, 2023

  It’s like I hit a wall

  Just a quick note to say my posts may be getting shorter from here on out. It feels like I hit a wall emotionally and physically these last few days, for a few reasons. You might say I hit a bridge I need to cross, but Gandalf is standing there shouting “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”…
• October 17, 2023

  My 200th blog post: small wins matter

  WordPress recently notified me that I published my 200th blog post. That is an accomplishment, albeit a small one. It’s worth celebrating. If I’m honest, I’ve been busy lately. I’m super involved with things at Church right now. And while things in life are definitely going okay–I’m blessed to have a paying job and my…
• October 16, 2023

  On first lines

  Before I send book two to my editor, I have three things to do: It doesn’t help that I have a very brief prologue now as well as the start of chapter one. So, basically two first lines. First lines are rough. You want them to be catchy without feeling gimmicky. You want them to…
• October 12, 2023

  Thankful Thursday: thankful for Amazon “ratings”

  

  Any indie author could tell you that reviews and ratings are different things on Amazon. Amazon will allow you to leave a 1-5 star rating for a product or book without leaving a review along with it. Well, since the free promotion I ran for my birthday, I’ve had two new ratings without review populate.…
• October 10, 2023

  Don’t expect any pattern, rhyme, or reason to blog stats

  Today I wanted to discuss blog stats and how I’ve made peace with them making no sense. If you blog, and your experience blogging is anything like mine, you will feel like there is no rhyme or reason to your blog stats: the numbers of hits in particular. Posts I don’t expect to do well…
• September 30, 2023

  Book Two Update: “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home”

  “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home” is back from my beta reader, and I could not be more excited. I had beta readers for the first edition years ago, but I figured some fresh eyes after my changes, before sending to my editor, would be useful. And boy, were they! I got great comments…
• September 29, 2023

  Considering blogging two or three times a week

  Hello all! This is an update post just to say that I’m considering blogging two or three times a week instead of every day. I like SOME aspects of blogging daily, but it’s hard, and I’m not seeing fruit from it after a number of months. Research suggests that blogging LESS frequently may actually be…
• September 25, 2023

  SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK AT “THE MAGIC COUNCIL:THE FIGHT FOR HOME”

  It’s my birthday! And to celebrate, here’s a spoiler-free peek at one of my favorite scenes from book two of the Herezoth trilogy, “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home.” I mentioned the three princes in a recent about the three powers of the human heart. Now you get to meet them! You find out…