The Sweetie Chronicles

And The Winner Is…

Jamie Blair!! Congratulations Jamie! You are the winner of the DEMONS FOREVER cover reveal giveaway! Jamie wins the very first free copy of Demons Forever, which I will personally mail out as soon as the book is complete and ready to be published. In addition, you will receive three awesome YA books: Become, Bloody Little Secrets, and Open Minds. I know you’ll love them! Thank you so much to everyone who entered and left comments and supported me throughout this giveaway. You guys rock! It means so much to me to know how much you love the series and are…

DEMONS FOREVER Cover Reveal and Giveaway!!!!

Demons Forever will be the 6th and final book in the Peachville High Demons series. I am so excited to be one step closer to finishing it. Last week, I finished the rough draft, but there is still much work to do. But you came here today to see the final cover! I won’t keep you waiting! Here it is: What do you think?? I hope you like it as much as I do! I honestly think it’s one of the prettier covers in the series. Please leave a comment and let me know if you like the cover. (By…

Rough Draft Complete!!!

Yay! This morning, I finished my rough draft for DEMONS FOREVER!! This is an exciting step for me, because it means that I’ve worked through the issues I wanted to figure out in the story and now I am almost ready to start on my second draft. I’ve talked about my writing process before, but just as a refresher, I’ll mention my next steps: Rough Draft (complete!) Marinating time – this is where I reflect back on what I’ve written so far and fill in any gaps or figure out parts of the story that didn’t quite work. The length…

Wrapping up My Rough Draft

This is hopefully the week I finish the rough draft for DEMONS FOREVER! I set my goal at 60,000 words even though I know the final book is going to end up more like 80,000. Of course, what I write in the rough draft is more like my version of exploring what might happen in the story. It’s a way for me to play around with different ideas and see what works. Then, when I finish the rough draft, I take some time to let it all marinate before I start over completely with the second draft of the book….

Guest Interview up on Crazy Four Books Today!

Hey everyone! Just popping on real quick to let you know that I was interviewed by Brenda over at Crazy Four Books today!! She’s also giving away a copy of Beautiful Demons as well as some other great ebooks in her current blog hop. I hope you’ll stop by and just say hi or enter for a free ebook.

Demons Forever – Rough Draft Update

After my beach weekend, I feel rejuvenated and excited about the final book in the Peachville High Demons series! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always been excited about the book, but it’s a love/hate relationship I think. Love because I love these characters and this world. With every book, it reveals more of itself to me. Hate because I don’t want it to end. It’s so sad to be working on the book and knowing that these are the last weeks I get to spend with Harper. Since this is my first series, I guess I just never realized how…