It’s hard to believe it’s time for this again! It’s feels like yesterday “The Love of a Princess” released, but no! It’s been almost a year, and BOOK THREE in my Royals of Acuniel series will soon be in your hands! I’m completely in love with the cover my designer, Rosanna M. White, put together. …
“The Love of a Princess” Playlist
From the time that I wrote The Peasant Queen in 2014, I’ve been creating Spotify playlists for my books. I am a very musical person and my brain often associates ideas, events, people, etc. with songs, so I can’t help but think of songs that relate to my stories as I work. I also usually …
The Cast of The Love of a Princess
One of my very favorite parts of the writing process is naming characters and picking out what they look like. The process of this varies depending on the character–sometimes I have a clear image of what they should look like, and have to find the perfect name. Other times I know their name and personality, …
Behind the Writing of “The Love of a Princess”
The creation of this book was a unique process for me, compared to my other books that I wrote as a teenager. The origins of it are as old as The Peasant Queen, but I didn’t actually start writing it until July 2021. To explain all this, we must go back to 2015. At this …
Behind the Design of “The Love of a Princess”
I’ll never forget the rush of excitement when I saw my very first book cover for the very first time. For so many years, I dreamed of being a published author, but it always felt so far away and for a while, I seriously doubted it would ever happen. Seeing the cover of The Peasant …
The Peasant Queen: Exclusive Deleted Scene!
WARNING: The following post contains minor spoilers. The editing process is without a doubt the worst part about writing (in my opinion). No matter how many times you go over the book, there always seems to be something else that needs changing. And then there is the task of cutting sentences and even entire scenes …
“The Peasant Queen” Playlist
I’m pretty sure it was author Lisa Bergren who I first saw share a playlist that she curated for one of her books. I don’t know for sure because it was so long ago! Regardless of who it actually was, I thought it was such a fun idea. I had just written The Peasant Queen …
Writing “The Peasant Queen”
It’s hard to believe my “book baby” will be out in the world in less than a month! Someone pinch me! Is this real? Haha! For real though, I can’t believe this is really, finally happening. And not going to lie, I am extremely terrified too! It’s no small thing to release a piece of …
The Cast of “The Peasant Queen”
I can’t remember what author it was that I first saw share about creating inspiration boards on Pinterest for their books, complete with models/actors to serve as the official face of each character. Whoever it was, they inspired me to start doing the same thing. At the time, I was in the beginning stages of …
Designing “The Peasant Queen”
Ever since I discovered that one of my favorite authors, Roseanna M. White, did freelance cover design, I knew I wanted her to design my book cover someday. I am so thrilled that I was able to achieve that dream of working with Roseanna (I’m still pinching myself!), and even more thrilled that I finally …