Quite a few years ago, I received the first few books of the Leven Thumps series as a Christmas present. Along with the books was a journal. I used and continue to use that journal to write about how book projects are doing. I thought […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 4
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 4 Echrist Far to the north and deep in the mountains, another troubled soul is perched […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 3
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 3 [beginning removed] Jayce is her boyfriend. They met two years ago when he joined the […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 2
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 2 Aria sits at her desk in her bedroom pondering all of this one night. Two […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 1
Since there are two older versions of “Reawakened Flames,” I thought it would be cool to look back at them and point out some differences. I can even give some writing tips here and there. This series of posts will look back at edition one, […]
My Writing Influences
My love for writing started at an early age, and there were countless books that I enjoyed. Fantasy writing was something that didn’t happen until after 7th grade. I told this story before in Writing Journey Part 1. I was never interested in fantasy books […]
How Supernatural Inspired Me
This was one of the most unexpected things to happen in my life. I fell in love with a show called Supernatural. I remember some friends telling me about it years ago, but I wasn’t interested at the time. I’m very afraid of paranormal stuff. […]
How Lindsey Stirling Inspired Me
Lindsey Stirling, sometimes known as the dancing violinist or hip-hop violinist, had a huge impact on my life that I never expected. Back when I first had depression, one of my cousins showed me a video of a girl playing a violin while dancing in […]
How I Made the Map for My Book
When I published the first two iterations of “Reawakened Flames,” there was no map. I couldn’t draw one myself that would be good enough, and I didn’t even know where to go to have one made. I previously mentioned this in Writing Journey Part 4, […]
How I Got My Book Cover Designed
I love the cover for “Reawakened Flames.” I love looking at it and knowing that it’s the cover for my book. Getting a book cover designed was more difficult than I thought it would be. I wanted a beautiful fantasy cover like others I had […]










