This Sunday – Bay Area Book Festival 5/31, Rising Star Judge & pics from my book signing! 📚👽🚀✨🏆
BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL/Rising Star Judge, CLBC review & award and also some pics from my book signing @ Jenny K.! I will have an author table at the Bay Area Book Festival this Sunday in downtown Berkeley from 11 AM- 5 PM. I’ll be selling books, posters, goodie bags, and giving little freebies! Should…
I just won the Eric Hoffer Award for best Young Adult book! 🏆📚👽✨
I found out on Monday afternoon that I won the Eric Hoffer Young Adult Book Award! My book was on the shortlist for the grand prize, but did not win. I won a First Horizon Award, which is for a debut author and best young adult book! I was also nominated for the Montaigne Medal,…
Who Am I? Fighting Imposter Syndrome and Finding a Forever Home as a Third-Culture Writer 🖤📚👽🚀✨
This post is going to be a little stream-of-consciousness, vulnerable, and long. I’m probably screaming out into the void with most of these posts, and that’s okay. I’ll make a shorter slide-show version of it for TikTok at some point. 😅 I recently questioned myself, “Why is my writing centered around identity and belonging?” When…
Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Short-List Finalist & my first book reading/signing! 🏆🏅📚👽🚀✨
Less than 5% of nominees become grand prize award finalists in the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Awards. These awards have been crazy. I was nominated for the Montaigne Medal and then won a First Horizon Award, found out I’m on the short-list for the grand prize, and haven’t even learned if I’m a category finalist…
I’m no longer an Eric Hoffer First Horizon Finalist, but now I’m a winner! 🏆
I have a few pieces of news! Curious about ways to support and help me out besides subscribing to my blog? If you’ve read my book, please leave a review for it on Amazon and Goodreads. I only have 10 on Amazon and 18 ratings/reviews on Goodreads… which isn’t that great for the algorithms. Are…
Another award 🏆, BABF 5/30 & The Dreamer is available at Mr. Mopps Bookshop next week! 📚🚀👽
I found out at 9:30 PM, sitting on the runway on a plane last night, that The Dreamer won another book award! It won a FIRST PLACE YA Science-Fiction Award through The BookFest! It’s been so exciting to win these awards. A couple of them I received through signing up for reviews, so the award…
The Dreamer is back on Ingram & bookshop.org 👽📚🚀
After many weeks of The Dreamer being in limbo, I am finally listed on Ingram & bookshop.org again! I was so excited to initially get on there before Bookbaby dropped Ingram. I’m glad they let me keep my ISBN and transfer it to Ingram. It was such a debacle. It was almost like starting all…
Book Nomination, 2nd award & editor for The Divide 🏅🤩
Whew, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog entry! I’ve been deep in editing land with book two. It’s off to beta readers (if you are SERIOUSLY interested in beta reading, please contact me!) and will be sent to my editor in June! I’m so hacking excited! I found 5 top editors on…
My Kirkus review came in!
I’m pasting it below, but here’s the link to my review page on the Kirkus website. I was so nervous about this review because they are known to be honest and somewhat tough. I was very relieved by my review and surprised there wasn’t more critical feedback! (Keep in mind that I’m deep in editing…
My first book award! Thank you, Literary Titan.
I posted everywhere, but not here on my blog, that I won my first book award. I’ve entered many, and this is the first one to come through. I just submitted my book for review and received an award! More information on Literary Titan. I ordered stickers to stick on my books that I also…
My book on Amazon is finally in stock!! 📚
When The Dreamer was released on January 7th of this year, it took a few weeks for my book to quit saying “Temporarily out of stock”. I checked it today, and look, it’s even available on PRIME! I couldn’t believe my mind. Order one of those last two if you’re feeling spunky. I may end…
Have you read my book? 🚀👽📖
If you have read The Dreamer, I would LOVE and APPRECIATE you leaving an honest review on Amazon & Goodreads & everywhere reviews are accepted. I say Amazon & Goodreads since those are the two places more people read reviews from. I have more on Goodreads, but only a few on Amazon! My ISBN and…
Second author interview is out on Literary Titan 👽🚀
They came out on the same day, but didn’t want to bombard folks. I also did them around the same time, so some of the answers sound similar! Read full interview at Literary Titan, here’s the first question they asked. The Dreamer follows a teenager traveling through space with her parents, who experiences terrifying visions and…
My first author interview & ISBN drama is OVER! 👽🚀🤩
My first author interview with NewInBooks! Click for full interview. It’s fun and short. I’ll paste the first part here. What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Dreamer (The Black Stone Cycle Book 1)? I’ve always been highly interested in dreams, past lives, and parallel universes. I like to believe it’s…
Still waiting… another ISBN update 😵💫
I promise this will be the last update (please let this be!) regarding my ISBN drama. So, BookBaby filled out the form they needed to regarding giving IngramSpark permission to use the ISBN number they provided for me. Once IngramSpark gets that info into its system, I’ll be able to upload my book and get…
ISBN madness is almost over (& other fun stuff)! 🥳👽
BookBaby just has to fill out a form granting IngramSpark permission to use my current ISBN. Hopefully, they do it and quickly. It’ll be annoying to have to re-enter and upload all my files and go through the whole approval process again, but it’s much better than having multiple ISBN numbers! 😵💫 In other fun…
ISBN and distribution frustrations continue! 😵💫🫠📖 (a quick update)
I wanted to share a quick PRINT publishing issue I’ve been dealing with. I published The Dreamer through BookBaby, and they supplied the ISBN. Recently, I noticed my book was no longer showing up on Ingram or Bookshop.org. After contacting BookBaby, I abruptly learned that as of January 1st, their catalog is no longer distributed…
Very disappointed with book distribution 😵💫😡😒📚
I’m so incredibly frustrated with how my paperback book distribution for my launch week turned out. 😵💫😡😒📚 On Amazon, my book shows as “Temporarily out of stock,” and it has completely disappeared from Ingram and Bookshop.org (more about that in a sec). The Amazon one makes a little more sense. Bookbaby told me that they…
Of course final launch day couldn’t be smooth 🫠👽
Happy softcover release day!! Of course, there were going to be glitches! Please keep ordering from Amazon even though it says “temporarily out of stock”. I called my distributor, and they said Amazon is known for sending pre-orders later than they should, so they don’t have the printed books in the warehouse, and this is…
Print book available tomorrow everywhere! 📚🚀
FINALLY! All versions of my book are available starting tomorrow! Buy it on AMAZON, Barnes & Noble & everywhere else. You can still buy on BookBaby. I get the most royalties that way, but I want to build up the Amazon algorithms, even though I’m not a huge fan. Take a pic and post it…
Very thoughtful Literary Titan review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I received a really great review from Literary Titan yesterday, and it totally made my day. The reviewer really put a lot of thought into the review and brought up elements that made even me (the author) think about! I’ve pasted it below, but you can also click on the link to go straight to…
The Dreamer Ebook is available EVERYWHERE today!🚀📚
Today is the day! For my e-book at least… because of distribution confusion, my e-book comes out today EVERYWHERE, and my softcover releases everywhere on the 7th. 😒 It was supposed to be today too, but alas, something had to go a little wonky. Visit my REEDSY launch to read the first chapter and buy…
25% off softcover of The Dreamer for 3 more days!
The 25% off discount on The Dreamer softcover is still available directly from BOOKBABY! DREAMER25OFF is the coupon code! This is also a reminder that you can leave a review on Amazon starting 1/1/2026. I would love a bunch of honest reviews…it really helps. Goodreads is already accepting reviews. I AM SO THRILLED the official launch…
Happy Holidays! 🎁 The Dreamer softcover still 25% off!
The 25% off discount on The Dreamer softcover is still available directly from BOOKBABY! Can’t wait to read your reviews in January during its official launch! Please review on Amazon and Goodreads! I have commissioned Mario Robert (my book cover artist) to do character drawings for all the characters, including two teaser characters from book…
Big outreach this week to bookshops & libraries 📚🫶🏼
Two local school libraries and an indie bookstore in Michigan want to carry The Dreamer! They also want signed copies. The libraries want me to come in for a reading and talk! I’m excited and terrified. 😅 I haven’t even officially started reaching out. It only takes one person to support you, and for you…
25% off a softcover of The Dreamer for subscribers! 💥📚
25% off is continuing through the last day of 2025. The Dreamer softcover will be on sale for subscribers directly through my BookBaby shop with the coupon code DREAMER25OFF. Please spread the word, buy for friends, and leave reviews on BookBaby, Goodreads, and Amazon (everywhere else) starting New Year’s Day! Click below to buy the…
25% off a softcover of The Dreamer for subscribers! 💥📚
Starting today and continuing through the last day of 2025, The Dreamer softcover will be on sale for subscribers directly through my BookBaby shop with coupon code DREAMER25OFF. Please spread the word, buy for friends, and leave reviews on BookBaby, Goodreads, and Amazon (everywhere else) starting New Year’s Day! Click below to buy the book…
Big favor alert! ✨ Win a free Kindle & books!
Big favor alert! The Dreamer is being featured in a special Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive loads of eBooks and a brand new Kindle! Join the giveaway now and cross your fingers for a chance to win. Thank you for your continued support! Click on the pic to subscribe (you won’t get double messages)…
Order The Dreamer for your local library or bookshop! 📚
Big Author Milestone! My YA sci-fi novel The Dreamer is now officially available to order through Ingram — which means your local bookstores and libraries can carry it! If you want to support the book, please request it at your favorite indie shop or your library’s catalog — it truly makes a huge difference! Title:…
Unboxing The Dreamer 🤩📚
I can’t believe this moment is real. Unboxing The Dreamer — a book I’ve spent YEARS creating — and it finally exists in my hands. It’s available now in all formats on my BookBaby shop! Buy one and leave a review on Goodreads! They are available everywhere else 1/7/2026! PS, my daughter did her own…