The Cycle of the Six Moons complete trilogy set is now available for a discounted bundle in my store! Only the complete set will be available at this price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2voQi6kHFb4
I love researching how to "do something," especially when I'm bored at work, so of course when I decided to make a trailer for The Cycle of the Six Moons, I searched all over Google for various ideas. I wanted to document my process in case it might help someone else, so here it is! … Continue reading Making a Book Trailer
Head over to Cassidy Taylor's website and check out her interview with me today 😀 Here's a sneak peek! What’s the happiest moment you’ve lived as an author? I love inspiring people, whether it’s through my writing or other activities, such as my voice acting, so I absolutely love it and get super emotional whenever someone tells … Continue reading Interview with Cassidy Taylor
Today, I visited Fairfield High School, read a passage from The Starriest Summer, and did a Q&A! IT WAS GREAT! The librarians and an ESL teacher told me how awesome it was to follow my dreams, write something that teenagers can relate to in words that teenagers might actually speak, and I encouraged some of the … Continue reading Teen Read Week
I stated several times in some interviews that the first story I wrote for fun was in second grade. It was called "The Haunted Mansion" and, with permission, I included some of my classmates in the story. (I even left one of them in an iron maiden...) When I was done with the story, I … Continue reading Revisiting Elementary Teachers!
I've been meaning to post this for a while. Back in 2014, I got RPG maker and decided to recreate the first chapter of The Starriest Summer, "The Machine," as a game. It's really short, only takes a few minutes to complete, and some of the tile sets are glitchy. As I made it back … Continue reading The Starriest Summer in RPG Maker
To complement The Book Binger's readalong for The Starriest Summer, the eBook is now 99 cents from June 27-July 1! The eBooks are available here: Kindle - Nook - Smashwords
I had author business cards printed. And then I devised a plan. I had glued to the backs of these cards a QR code and a URL that leads to a book trailer The Cycle of the Six Moons, which is...secret.* *Anyone who has access to these cards will clearly see The Last Winter Moon's cover … Continue reading Guerilla Marketing, Book Style
I jumped in and joined JJ, Marc, and Shana on the Frozen North gaming podcast 😀 They discuss their video game "book club," Final Fantasy IX, what it means to "complete" a video game, and I jump in at 39:40 to discuss The Starriest Summer and its video game influences! As you'll hear in the … Continue reading Frozen North Podcast
I'm an outliner. I daydream up a story while I'm lying in bed, unable to sleep 'cause I can't shut off my thoughts, and when I know that the thoughts in my head are definitely what I want to write, I write 'em down and make an outline. Then I get on to the actual … Continue reading Outline vs. Actual Book
