I’m excited to have the chance to meet readers at the Grand Junction, Colorado! I’m doing a book signing at Barnes & Noble on April 30th, from 2-4 p.m. This store has been super to work with—very easy, and very organized. I can’t wait to meet some of the greatContinue Reading
Have you ever attended an event that you would describe as “just right?” I had the privilege of doing just that last weekend. It was the Northern Colorado Writer’s Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado. I attended this same conference two years ago and had a great time. It Started inContinue Reading
A big “thank you” to the Daily Sentinel for their recent feature on me and Loreena’s Gift. I’m very grateful to Laurena Davis, editor and writer, for her insights into the story and my writing process. She read the book in record time and asked some very interesting questions thatContinue Reading
I’m excited to share that mega-media website iO9 recently named Loreena’s Gift as one of 20 science fiction and fantasy books “you can’t afford to miss in April.” I didn’t know this was coming. A kind soul caught me on Twitter and alerted me. My publisher, Dzanc Books, has describedContinue Reading
I’m excited to announce that my second novel, and my first literary work— Loreena’s Gift—is now available for pre-order. All books are special to a writer, each one in its own unique way. I’m particularly excited about this one because it’s published by Dzanc Books, a publisher I’ve admiredContinue Reading
I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be teaching two classes at the Northern Colorado Writer’s Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado, April 22-23, 2016. I’ve attended this conference in the past, and was impressed by the great group of people that run the conference. It’s fun, energetic, and inspiring,Continue Reading
I’m excited to announce that Rise of the Sidenah was recently honored in the New Apple Book Awards. It was named an Official Selection in the Young Adult Category, one of only three books honored in that category. You can see the winning books on the New Apple website. ThisContinue Reading
Here in Idaho, we have a lot of bird life, and I never tire of watching them. (Video below in Quicktime. My apologies to Android users who won’t be able to see it—if I do more videos in the future I’ll figure out a better way.) Recently, I had theContinue Reading
A big “thank you” to the Daily Sentinel for their recent feature on me and Rise of the Sidenah. I’m very grateful to Laurena Davis, editor and writer, for her insightful questions into the story and my writing process, and her kind coverage of Rise of the Sidenah and my effortsContinue Reading
A big “thank you” to the Morning News for their recent feature on me and Rise of the Sidenah. I had a lovely chat with Leslie Mielke, the reporter, about the writing process, what it’s like to work with an editor, and how I wrote fiction on the side forContinue Reading