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The Story Behind the Art in Brighter Than Her Fears

The Novel In 1868 North Carolina rewrote their state constitution to include the abolishment of slavery and to institute universal male...

Coming soon: Cover reveal, blurb reveal, and pre-order

The Writing and Publishing Journey I have dates! My pre-order date is September 25, 2023. On that date you can reserve the novel prior to...

The hardest part to write

The Publishing Journey Writing a book is hard. Marketing one's book is even harder. I volunteered to join a fellow author's marketing...

Four sisters married off lickety-split

The Publishing Journey Many of you have asked: Why does it take a year to publish a book? There's a lot of steps and Brighter Than Her...

A lung-collapsing machine..., oh my!

The Publishing Journey Three hundred plus edits--that's how many items I reviewed after my publisher sent me my novel after round one of...

What's a songbow?

The Publishing Journey This week I received my manuscript back from the publisher after Round 1 of edits. I have until February 1, 2023...

I signed!

I signed with a traditional publisher August 2022 and my historical fiction novel, Brighter Than Her Fears, is due for release January...

A spooky start to Saving Halloween

Listen in as a I read from Saving Halloween:

How does an illustrator work?

Early images of Halloween Spavento (above) and the final product (below);