there is no plan(et) b.

Also, as some of you might know, writing books is not my only profession. I edit them as well! If any of you are aspiring authors or simply curious to learn more about the craft and publishing, follow my editor account @eabediting.bsky.social for writing tips and tricks. ✍🏻

Happy Earth Day, everyone! 🌎🌷🍄🌳🦢🌲 I just finished reading Sy Montgomery‘s THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS, and — wow. I am completely obsessed with both the book and octopuses. If you’re looking for a story of animal/human bonds or the wonders of the natural world, I can’t recommend it enough. 🐙

Lately, I’ve come to understand that cultivating joy is a survival strategy.

Having read Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning long ago, I’m not a newcomer to this concept. But even so, historically I have set aside the lesson in favor of the opposite course.

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Lovely orchid show at the local
botanic garden today. 🩵

Brainstorming book titles is one of the most difficult parts of the writing process for me.

How do you find a handful of words—or only one—that sums up the heart of a 118,00-word story?

Every once in a while, I like to leave a copy of FORESTBORN in a Little Free Library. It feels a bit like making a wish — hoping the book ends up in the hands of someone who finds this story when they need it most. ✨

I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library

Things that bring me joy: books, cats, writing, cozy cottage/enchanted castle vibes, forests, glens, wildlife, history, mountains, magic, myth. Potatoes. Traveling. When you and a friend get so tired, you can’t stop laughing at nothing. A sunny morning after days of rain. Telling stories. Empathy.

Intro time!

I write nature-forward fantasy novels with emotionally complex characters, romantic subplots, and climate change themes/metaphors.

Two books pubbed: FORESTBORN and WILDBOUND. Cozy vibes w/ a journey thru magical wilderness, shapeshifting, siblings, & royal romance!

Avail now.

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