Here is the BookTok for my newest release, There’s a Pond in My Backyard that tells the real life story that inspired the book. Wait! Don’t scroll past this video just yet. So many people think that backyards are just plain plots of grass, but they can be so much more. We’ve always had a koi pond in our backyard, and that attracted all sorts of wildlife like birds, squirrels, and—believe it or not—wild bunnies, but it also attracted some—shall we say—less desirable animals, like raccoons and herons—for some reason—that threatened the koi in the pond. My new book, There’s a Pond in My Backyar ..read more

Hey, fellow writers! Are you tired of staring at a blank page, not knowing what to write about? Well, I have the solution for you: the 365-Day Writing Challenge: A Year of Writing Prompts book! This book was a cool experiment with AI. I used the AI interface to generate thousands of writing prompts over the course of three weeks, carefully curating them so there would be a variety of genres and writing techniques, including dialogue, narrative, showing and not telling, and writing descriptive passages. Prompts were selected, re-written, edited, and revised until they were ready for publication ..read more

Here is the BookTok for my new release, Braelynn’s Birthright–Book 2: Fallen Angel. I am currently brainstorming the third book in the series, tentatively called Origins. Fallen Angel is the thrilling sequel to Wendigo. In the second book in the Braelynn’s Birthright series, Braelynn and her friends are back, and this time, they face an even bigger challenge. It’s been a few years since Braelynn inherited her grandmother’s ring and the curse that came with it. After graduating from high school, Braelynn and her friends opened a sort of detective agency, figuring out how to help people who ha ..read more

Braelynn’s Birthright–Book 1: Wendigo BookTok What is a booktok, you might ask? A booktok is a video posted on TikTok in which readers discuss books they’ve read. This is supposed to be a great marketing tool, as well, so I’ve decided to dip my foot into the TikTok waters. Creating this video was no mean feat. First, I had to write the script. Next, I filmed myself which necessitated getting used to seeing myself on the screen. After more than twenty takes, I managed to de-sensitize myself to this phenomenon. Lastly–and perhaps the most daunting–I had to figure out how to edit the video. This ..read more