The Sweetie Chronicles

Not A Golden Heart Finalist. Again.

This morning, I was so full of excitement and hope. I begged my phone to ring. But unfortunately, it never did. This afternoon, I’m full of sadness, to be honest. On one hand, I know it’s ridiculous to be upset about it. After all, I’ve already sold over 5,000 books this month alone! Since I entered the GH in November, I’ve sold well over 10,000 copies of my three books. There’s no way I could have done that if I was spending my time looking for an agent or a traditional publishing deal. And after all, isn’t that what the…

Night Owl Reviews Top Pick!

Beautiful Demons was reviewed by Laurie-J at Night Owl Reviews. She gave it 4.5 stars, which makes it a TOP PICK!! Yipppee!!! I’m so extremely excited about this review from such a reputable site. I have such an appreciation for people who spend their time on reviewing books. It means so much to me every time a book blogger or reviewer takes a chance on me and my books. I can’t express my appreciation enough. Thanks to Laurie-J at Night Owl Reviews and to everyone who has taken the time to read Beautiful Demons and give it a review. It…

Golden Heart Calls Tomorrow

In 2009, I attended my first RWA National Conference. Until that point, I had no idea just how important the Golden Heart contest was. Then, on the final night of the conference, everyone got dressed up to watch the awards ceremony. It was truly an eye-opening experience. In that moment, I realized just how prestigious and career-changing a Golden Heart could be. In my heart, I set a goal to work as hard as I could to become a Golden Heart finalist. The scary part is that there’s a whole lot of luck involved. Each entry gets five judges, and…

A New Series

I’ve started kicking around the idea of releasing the first book in a new series. I have this fear that if I put out the last two books in the Peachville High Demons series without starting something new first, people will write me off. Forget me. There won’t be anything for my growing fan-base to look forward to and I’m worried I might lose momentum. Here’s where the tough part of the decision comes in. I don’t want to postpone my last two books in the PHD series just to get another book out. Pushing back the release dates would…

Lucky Numbers

My hubby and I have been talking about taking a trip back to Las Vegas. As you know, that’s where we got married in December 2009, and it was one of the most fun trips we’ve ever had. We are hoping to go back for a number of reasons. Number 1, G’s bday is in July and we could go during that week to celebrate. Number 2, My Peachville High Demons series will either be complete or close to it by the beginning of July. At that point, I’m thinking I will at least have the rough draft of Book…

Interviewed Today on Heather Howland’s Blog

Heather Howland invited me to do an interview on her blog today. Thanks so much, Heather, for letting me talk about my self-publishing journey! If you’d like to check it out, you can find the interview here.