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“Is it true that Brownies play tricks on people, Wesley? Like spoil milk and break dishes?” the little girl asked. She sat, legs crossed, beneath an oak tree. Wesley scrunched his nose. “Brownies? What d’you mean, Ellie?” “Faeries.” Ellie tilted her blonde head of curls, blue eyes blinking at her sibling. “Oh, right. Yeah.” He scratched a hand through his shaggy black hair but avoided eye contact with his little sister. Lyre watched as she balanced on a tree branch above them

Photo by Enis Yavuz on Unsplash Hey friends! I know I’ve been silent over the past month. I decided to take a spontaneous vacation and focus on finishing the edits of my current WIP. The good news = I finished basic edits. The complicated news = I’ve added a few major changes that I’m still working on. New goal = to have a completed MS by July. *sigh* Why do these characters keep telling me things? Having said that, here’s an update on my submission goals for 2018! April: Sub

Photo by Daniel Cheung on Unsplash Well, fellow CF friends, something is amiss. Yesterday it was Easter Sunday and today I woke up to find it’s almost halfway through the month! *blink, blink* It may have something to do with the fact that I spent a few days down in Florida and now my whole writing groove is thrown off. Eep! But, I’m back and (hopefully) will have meaningful things to post. *wink* So, head on over to AlmostAnAuthor to check out my latest fantasy/sci-fi post.

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash How is it April already? Did I blink or was it just Christmas? Maybe time is moving so fast because I’ve been busy writing! Want to know what I’ve been up to? Read below for my update! Submissions for March: I submitted again to Chicken Soup for the Soul. My plan is to do at least one per month. They’ve got to accept one of my stories eventually, right? Fellowship of Fantasy released their anthology, Mythical Doorways, this month. To celebrat

“Welcome to Nail-tique.” A young woman with half her head shaved, the other half with rainbow colored hair down to her waist, gave a smile of pointed green hued teeth. Sara fought a cringe. Style in the future wasn’t something she envied for her grandchildren. This was her first “jump.” Time travel had finally become affordable for the average middle-class citizen and she’d chosen to stick with visiting her hometown one hundred years down the road. Sure, the place was filled

Hello CF world! My latest fantasy/sci-fi blog post has gone live over at AlmostAnAuthor. *jumps up and down in excitement* This month isn’t necessarily about craft. Rather, my words are meant to be encouraging in this uncertain world of writing and publishing. It’s no secret that it’s becoming more difficult to get published in Christian publishing houses for fantasy and sci-fi writers. So here’s one way you can change your perspective and find success right now, while contin

Hello friends! I haven’t forgotten my monthly update. *wink, wink* This past month was just as exciting as January. Read on to find out what I’ve been up to! Here’s what I submitted this month: I found out the flash fiction piece I submitted to Untold Podcast in January is a finalist in the Good Snakes contest! (Eeeppp!) Please go to the website and VOTE for my story–Serpent Quest–RIGHT NOW! (Click here to find it.) Voting ends March 7. You can vote everyday. I submitted a fl

“Mama, when will we get to meet Granny?” Benny sat a little higher in his booster seat in the back of the car. At eight, he could barely see her reflection in the rearview mirror. Susan bit her lip and concentrated on the traffic. “As soon as the UWG—the United World Government—finishes building the colony, sweetie.” She struggled to swallow. “What d’ya mean, Benny?” Six-year-old Lydia gave her brother a scowl. “We’re going to meet Granny right now.” “Nah. I don’t mean our vi

It’s open! It’s open! The voting is open on Untold podcast! *throws confetti* You might remember a post from a couple weeks ago about my excitement over one of my recent flash fiction stories. (Check out the post here, if you missed it!) To sum it up, my story, Serpent Quest, is a finalist in the Good Snakes flash fiction contest! (You can hear my story here.) And now is the time to go do the actual voting! I’d of course love it if you happened to vote for moi (merci beaucoup

Hey folks!! Happy news! A Flash Fiction story I wrote for SlasherMonsterMagazine went live last week. You can check it out here. Interesting fact: It’s loosely–very loosely–based on something that happened to me in college!! Ha! Enjoy the story! Awesome artwork created by SlashMonsterMagazine. Go read the story! 🙂 #SlasherMonsterMagazine #flashfiction #flashfictionfriday #horror #Speculative #zombie #guestblog #specfiction #cheerleader