• Pre-Order The Revisionary, and Receive a Special Gift!

    The Revisionary for Kindle is now available to pre-order for a limited time. When you pre-order on Amazon.com, you’ll receive the e-book at a discounted price and an opportunity to receive a free bonus feature, a prequel of Portia’s story called A Cord of Three Strands. To receive your copy, forward your Amazon order confirmation to freebookforpreorder@gmail.com. Your Kindle copy of The Revisionary will be delivered on June 6. At that time, the print version will also be available for purchase. Art  Contest Winner – To Be Announced! I’ll be announcing the winner of the Alpha Omega Academy art contest tomorrow. Tonight is the last day for voting, so if you haven’t voted yet,…

  • The Revisionary Cover: An Unlikely Story

    We all like unwrapping presents on our birthdays. For my birthday this year, I wanted to “unwrap” something my readers could enjoy with me. So, I asked my editor Marji if I could share my new book cover with my readers today, and she said yes! I can’t wait to share the story “inside” the cover with you on June 6 (release day), but today, there’s another story to tell. It’s the one that made this cover possible and one that began in an unlikely place. The Story behind the Cover The year was 2007. I had recently graduated from college and started a job at a marketing company. A few cubicles over…

  • 4 Countdowns for YA Fiction Fans

    We Americans like a good countdown. We count as the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. Students (and teachers) count the days to summer break. Couples count their calendars for the “big day” or a baby’s arrival. In Florida’s Space Coast, people visit Cape Canaveral and wait hours for a front row seat at a shuttle launch. (To date, I haven’t experienced a launch first hand, but the pictures look incredible.) Maybe you’ve never seen a rocket launch either. However, if you’re a fan of young adult (YA) fiction, I’d like to invite you to a “launch” of a different kind for my upcoming release, The Revisionary. Countdown #1: The Revisionary Cover Reveal I can’t…

  • The Revisionary – Coming June 2017

    I have two exciting announcements today! First, I want to congratulate the winner of the random drawing for the Women of Faith books. Drum roll, please. The winner is … Trudy! Thank you to everyone who participated! Remember, even if you didn’t win, you can still get these outstanding resources on Amazon or elsewhere. Also, I’ll be doing several more giveaways this year that you won’t want to miss. Now, for my second big announcement: In partnership with Write Integrity Press, I’m thrilled to share some details about my new young adult fiction novel, releasing this spring! The Revisionary is a dystopian suspense story laced with American history and flashbacks to its…