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Packing For Denver! | Author Vlog

Packing For Denver! | Author Vlog

Hey, everyone!!! I’ve been frantically getting things ready for my trip to Denver for the Romance Writers of America national conference tomorrow. So much still to do! Hope you enjoy this video. Be sure to subscribe to my channel, too <3 I might be more absent than normal this week, because it’s going to be nonstop at the conference once I land in Denver tomorrow. I honestly don’t have hardly any extra time once I get there, so I’ll do my best to check in on the group, but take care of things here for me while I’m away! haha. Send me a…

Deep Dark Secrets Is An Athena Finalist!

Deep Dark Secrets Is An Athena Finalist!

Oh my gosh, you guys!!!! I just found out this morning that Deep Dark Secrets has been selected as a finalist for the Athena Award for Excellence in YA & NA Paranormal Fiction. I honestly could not be more excited! This book was the one I took the time to write last year when I was feeling so hopeless and lost. I was having such a tough time getting back to the joy of writing, and thanks to my truly loyal and devoted fans, I was given the freedom to play around with a new story. That was the greatest…

*Not* A Golden Heart Finalist. Again.

*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…

Golden Heart Calls Tomorrow

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…