The Sweetie Chronicles

The Royal Wedding!

The Royal Wedding!

I stayed up all night last night watching coverage of the royal wedding. It’s not everyday that you get to witness a true fairy tale! With all the news focused on things like murder and death and gas prices and war and everything bad and tragic happening in the world, it was such a beautiful experience to see hours on end of joyful celebration and happiness. Catherine Middleton grew up as just a normal girl. She never knew she would be in the public eye, and she probably never dreamed she would someday become a Duchess and a Queen-in-waiting. Yet,…

Peachville High Demons Promo Items!

Peachville High Demons Promo Items!

I have some exciting news! I’ve been working on some prize packs for a “spirit week” in the days leading up to Book 4 of the Peachville High Demons series. I am planning 7 days of giveaways, and have started ordering all the items that I’ll be giving away. For starters, I designed some bookmarks with the following tagline: In Peachville, even the cheerleaders have a dark side. On the back, it lists the names of all five books in the series, along with the months they either were released or will be released. I also signed all the bookmarks….

20 Minutes At A Time

20 Minutes At A Time

I’ve been sitting at my local Panera most of the day writing. I wanted to take a little break from SHADOW DEMONS for a few, so I’m hiding out on my blog. When I first started writing full time (about three years ago), I had a really hard time motivating myself to work all day. I never realized how hard time management could be. I always thought that people who worked for themselves were just so lucky and they had it so easy. God, was I wrong! Working for yourself and setting your own hours is HARD. It definitely has…

Shadow Demons Update

Shadow Demons Update

Book 4 is starting to get interesting! I’m a little less than halfway through the rough draft, and this is the part where I really start to know what the story is about. I always start with some idea of what’s going to happen in the book, but somewhere along the way, everything changes. When I start a new book, even if it’s part of a series like this one, I spend the first few weeks being absolutely certain that I have no talent and that this book is going to suck. The story doesn’t seem to be coming together…

A Walk on the Pink Side

A Walk on the Pink Side

It’s Friday, yay! I’ve been working hard on Book 4, and am almost 1/4 of the way finished with the rough draft. Right now, I’m easily on schedule for a mid-May release! I also have some exciting news waiting in the wings about my next series! Stay tuned. For fun, I decided to color my hair again. As you know, it was purple, then I went teal, and now, I’ve gone PINK! Here’s a pic I took right after I finished this morning: Sometimes, you just need a change. I love that I have the freedom to change my looks…

Guest Blog: Lucie J. Charles, author of LIFETHREAD

Guest Blog: Lucie J. Charles, author of LIFETHREAD

Today is a first on my blog! A guest blog post! Yippeee!!! I welcome Lucie J. Charles, indie author of the YA paranormal, LIFETHREAD. Lucie J. is a member of my local RWA group, the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, and like me, she’s braving the new world of self-publishing. Today, she’s going to talk a little bit about why she wrote this book and what she has in store for us next. Why I Wrote LIFETHREAD I like teens. Spending time with them, listening to their discussions, and watching the twists and turns of how they explore life is…