Little Love Stories Podcast
A Writer with a Master Plan + Sweetwood and B&N
I wrote this post in July of 2018—a lifetime ago. And yet, I wanted to share this one because I still find the waters of business to be tricky to navigate. Maybe you can relate. 💙 There is no real method to my madness when it comes to sharing my writing and certainly no master plan. I go on feel. I run on emotion....
Breaking the Cycle
I have been tangled up with you for years in a very arms-length, don't-get-too-close-to-me kind of way. Never have I felt worthy. Never have I felt safe. And this has been my own doing. It has been through my own unwillingness to open up, to be myself that I sit here now with this ball of hurt in my heart. You caught...
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Let Good Enough Be Good Enough – Interview with Medium Lady, Erin
Listen, I'm so out of practice with interviews and such, but this was fun. And Erin was generous. Her platform is incredibly relevant, and her intentions are kind. We had a wonderful conversation...
The Space Between + A Sweetwood Review
They sat in the garden facing one another, unable to look up. He wore sunglasses in any case. When she tried to see his eyes, she could not. Perhaps it was better that way. The space between them...
Trying to Outrun the Truth
The post below was written four years ago during a fairly intense time in my life. I was facing a lot of truth about myself and the unhealthy patterns and coping mechanisms I'd been living...
As Long As He’s OK + A Cozy Read You Need
From my WIP... Hailey was sitting on the edge of the bed when her sister, Sarah, awoke. “You didn’t oversleep,” she said. “Don’t worry.” Sarah rubbed her eyes, slowly clearing the metaphorical...
I Never Knew How Strong I Was
I used to do this thing where I would post memes that spoke to me as a passive-aggressive way to show people I was hurting. It's a very human thing to do when we want to feel seen. Does this work,...
Let’s Meet Katie Street + A Sweetwood Review
The bartender calls me Picabo, but that’s not my name. It started two years ago when I first began frequenting the Bright Eyes Bar & Grille. I sat myself down at the bar, ordered a rusty nail...
The Better Parent + A Sweet Fall Read You Need
Snow in mid-October had made her cranky. She clung tightly to herself and cursed at her choice of coat. "It was supposed to be warmer than this," she said with disdain. "And it was definitely...
Walks with Him PLUS I wanna crash your bookclub
We walked arm in arm against the wind, our limbs held so tightly as if we were bound together. The sun of early May was bright in front of us, while the breeze was harsh and cold with remnants of...
The Little Spy
From my WIP... Manfred fell into bed with an ungraceful thud. His neighbour’s words were heavy in his head. Be better. That’s how you’ll win her back. But there were some things he simply didn’t...
The Silent Treatment + the Sweetwood audiobook is coming…
If my view outside was any indication, today was going to be grey and messy and cold. It was early November. The trees were still giving up their leaves to harsh winds and bitter rains. The sky bore...
Writing about healthy love. PLUS we have a winner!
First things first, our winner is… Zandra! Big congrats. Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. That was so much fun to do! I’ll do it again once we release the audiobook later this year....
I’m giving away a copy of The Sweetwood Series!
The world feels different these days. There’s a rawness, an openness, a nowhere-to-hideness to everything, and it seems overwhelming. Just last night, Robert started to tell me something that our...