Thanks to Chelsea Starling and several glasses of wine I have a fabulous new website. Some of you may remember my very first post where I ranted about trying to create my own website. It was called Liar, Liar Pants on Fire. I have to admit, I have a love/hate relationship with WordPress. For two years, I toiled away attempting to … Read More
Scene from Book 3: Trial By Fire
This scene may or may not make the cut in Trial By Fire. I thought it was fun and wanted to share. I hope you enjoy it. In Elemental science, Bryn noticed another one of Mr. Stanton’s seating charts on the board. Today she was grouped with Octavious, Rhianna, and Garrett. It was probably the first time in a month … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday-Snark
A little Snark to make you smile on this Wednesday morning. Have a great day.
Trial By Fire
I feel like sharing today, so here is the rough draft version of the first chapter of Book 3 in the Going Down In Flames series, Trial By Fire. “Jaxon, I swear to God, if you don’t stop bitching, I will set your hair on fire.” Bryn spoke through clenched teeth as she smiled and nodded at the students … Read More
Southern Illinois Weather Woes
I live in Southern Illinois where the weather ranges from Holy-Crap-It’s-So-Cold-I-Can’t-Feel-My-Fingers to Holy-Crap-It’s-So-Hot-That-My-Waterproof-Mascara-Is-Running-Down-My-Face. There are occasional nice days in October where we hit that magical fifty to seventy degree mark where it doesn’t hurt to breathe, you can feel all your appendages, and your makeup actually stays on your face. Today is not one of those days. Today it is 34 … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
It’s make me laugh Wednesday. Enjoy.
Author Release Week Mania
My husband was a little concerned for me, since Bridges Burned (Book 2 in the Going Down In Flames series) came out on Monday. Apparently, I acted a bit manic when Going Down In Flames came out last June. Something about hitting refresh over and over again to check for reviews on Amazon and Goodreads and freaking out when people didn’t … Read More
Author Nerves Explained by Supernatural Gifs
How does an author feel the day before a book release? Bridges Burned releases tomorrow, so I thought I’d explain author nerves through Supernatural gifs. At first, you’re excited that your book is about to be released into the wild. Then you click over to Goodreads to see if anyone with an advanced reader copy has … Read More
Happy Holidays
Tis the season to find sparkly gifs online and share them with your friends. I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, wonderful holiday.
Going Down In Flames on Zazzle
After much cursing and a few glasses of Moscato, I was able to create a storefront on Zazzle. If you are interested, you can buy shirts, necklaces and about anything else you might want with the Going Down In Flames Logo. I’ll be adding more products in the future. If there is something you want, but don’t see, please leave a … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving.
Snippets from Bridges Burned
You may have noticed my site has a new color scheme. I’m trying to go for something a little less eye-bleeding, but I love color. If you’ve seen the photo of my banner you’ll notice my walls are turqouise. At least the ones in the foyer and kitchen are. You can see a slice of the opposite wall which is … Read More
Scenes from Bridges Burned
Here is one of the many opening scenes that didn’t make it into Bridges Burned. Sometimes getting the opening right is the hardest part. 🙂 In her head, she imagined someone trying to explain the bizarre events in her life, “Surprise, you’re a shape-shifting dragon and you’re being blackmailed into attending the Institute for Excellence, where you’ll learn to control your … Read More
Bridges Burned-Another Scene Bites the Dust
I love how this scene highlights Jaxon and Bryn’s frenemy type relationship. The scene was part of a sub-plot in Book 2 which was vetoed. I may find a way to add it to Book 3. Until then, I thought I’d share it here. Bryn checked the time on her bedside clock. It was half past two. “Curfew doesn’t start until 8pm. We … Read More
Bridges Burned-cut scenes
I’m editing book 2 in my shape-shifting dragon series, Bridges Burned. Scenes are being cut and changed. I am drinking wine, eating chocolate, and hugging my shitzu. Here is a scene that won’t make the final cut. Bryn sipped her lukewarm coffee and grimaced. Yuck. She could ask for a refill, but doing anything that required her to stay at … Read More