I sold more eBooks in the month of May than I did the entire year since the release of REASON TO BREATHE! Holy Smokes!! You've been talking about me a little, haven't you?! Well... THANK YOU!! Now that summer is upon us, I have returned to... California! Weslyn was left behind in BB and now we're on the West Coast!! Emma was left broken at the end of BARELY BREATHING, so now she has to figure … [Read more...]
Wanna Know a Secret?
I'm slowly coming out of my post-writing coma. I even made my bed this morning, which hasn't happened in about a month! I've answered most of my emails ~ if I haven't responded to you yet, I will, I promise. And I am in the process of updating my web page which includes sharing two deleted scenes from BARELY BREATHING. Now that most of you have read BARELY BREATHING (if you haven't, don't … [Read more...]
Happy (Un)Birthday!!
What's a better gift on this amazing day than BARELY BREATHING one day early?! After working on perfecting it last night (which included re-writing the ending for the fourth time), I submitted BARELY BREATHING to Amazon and Barnes & Noble this morning at 7 am! I woke five hours later to find that it was already available for purchase... so enjoy! Take your time. Absorb the words. It is a … [Read more...]
The Madness of Perfection
With only four days until the launch of BARELY BREATHING, I'm still in the cross-eyed depths of editing. My editor, Elizabeth, and I are reading the novel one final time and perfecting it. However, when it comes to writing, perfection is virtually unattainable. I am convinced I could read my work for years and still find something to fuss over. There is a point that it just needs to be … [Read more...]
Tag! You’re It!
With thirty-five days until Barely Breathing's release, my editor and I have been playing tag as we venture through the line editing phase. She has the completed manuscript and is dissecting it line by line. She then sends me the sentences that need rewording, or suggests alternatives to make them more powerful. Essentially she is making the story worthy for you to read, and I can't imagine … [Read more...]
The Word!
Nearly 43,000 new readers decided to download RtB during the free promotion on Amazon over the past three days! How incredibly amazing is that?! I'm still editing the sequel like a crazy person, but I know you are going to love what I've created! Let's put it this way—my editing team is freaking out about it and they only read the second draft! … [Read more...]