The Blog

Social media has become a huge part of society in the past few years, and I think for a long time, many writers tried to fight the surge of social media. I get it. There’s a beauty in a tangible book, and unplugging from the world of the internet. Trust me, I believe there is […]

Think about the books that you have felt most connected to as a reader. What are the stories that you think about over and over again? Are there books that you always recommend when someone asks, or stories you can recite over and over and never grow tired of? I’ll tell you a secret, those […]

When I figured out I wanted to write, and finally worked up the courage to start, so many things were standing in my way– or so I thought. I dreamed up everything you could imagine as an excuse of why I wasn’t writing, or what I should be doing instead. It sounds crazy to me […]

Writing has always been my dream. I think most aspiring writers can agree with me, that I’m getting to live out my dream. All I ever wanted was to write, and now I’m finally doing it. However, there has to be a balance. Like any other job, work-life balance is so important. As much as […]

Social media can be a controversial subject, and for me, it’s no different. I am a writer- most of my career is about trying to get words to paper and off the screens, but lately, I’ve realized that there are aspects to social media that can bring us closer than ever before. I never realized […]

If there’s one thing I know about my writing, it’s that my personal experiences have shaped the stories I’ve created. If you have read my previous blogs, I talk about how important travel was to me and immersing myself in nature. These experiences shape my writing, but even more so, my personality and my relationships […]

Now, we all know that the characters in a book can make or break a great story. I think back on books I’ve read, and the books I love the most, I love because of the characters in them. With most of those books I couldn’t even tell you what those characters did, but I […]

When I was a little girl dreaming of being an author, I thought I needed to live some extravagant, page-turning life to find the inspiration for my books, and while I do think travel and seeing new things offers new ideas– there is something beautiful about finding inspiration in the simple things I do every […]

Now, here’s a topic that can be very controversial in the romance novel realm- clean romance. Let’s really dive into this here. There is something special about a love story that makes you swoon without the steamy scenes.  Why do you read a book? I read for the feeling that for the little time I […]

There’s something beautiful about the dirt beneath your feet, the pine trees towering above, and the shade of the mountain you’re climbing getting closer, as you reach the mesmerizing views at the peak of a challenging hike. As an author of clean romance and women’s fiction, these moments in nature have become more than beauty, […]