Grief doesn’t take a day off. I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a blog post for a while now and I know it’s been months since my last one. With so much going on lately, good things and tough things, it’s hard to put things into words sometimes. But it all boils down to one simple phrase: grief doesn’t take a day off. It’s always there, looming in the shadows, waiting to pounce at the most vulnerable moments. Grief is raw. It’s ugly. It’s a beast that torments day in a

Like an ant with a sledgehammer... The past few weeks have been hard and beyond exhausting with not much writing being done on this front. Mom’s been in the hospital a combined total of 8 days over the past two weeks for a mass near her lung and fluid around that same lung. Radiation is taking care of the mass as I write this and soon she’ll have a drain to help with the fluid, but long story short, it’s exhausting. Not much gets done when you’re in the hospital waiting on ne

So I messed up today while trying to write the next blog post (didn't go so well obviously) so my apologies to anyone who is getting sick of seeing this cover. Fumble fingers here (yours truly) accidentally deleted yesterday's post on the big cover reveal as well as the new blog post, so in order to make up for it, here's my first attempt at a "bookstagram" sort of post. It needs some work yet (better lighting for one) but it's a first attempt. Hopefully in the future I'll be

Today we have a special treat. We're talking with author Jackie Yeager about her brand new release today called Spin The Golden Light Bulb. This is a book I've been excited about for months now so let's get to it! Welcome Jackie and thanks for stopping by to tell us about your debut book! Let's start by asking a little bit about you. So how long have you been writing? Thanks for having me here to chat! I started writing seriously about ten years ago. I was a reading teacher a

It's been a crazy two weeks here on the farmstead, but I just wanted to stop by to tell you that we sort of did a thing. Yes, that is exactly what it looks like. We've sold the Snow Spark Saga (all four books) to the wonderful ladies at the Parliament House Press. It's going to be a real book soon and I can't wait to share this with you all. You can read more about the acquisition here. That said, more on this crazy adventure will be coming soon and I'm excited to share the j

2017 was a bit of a weird year for me. It was filled with a lot of trials and other fun things that often bring a writer’s confidence down. Things like self-doubt and just general feelings of not being good enough to be a writer. It doesn’t help much when you suffer from Major Depressive Disorder along with this. That was difficult for me to say right there because I’m still so ashamed of my illness 9 years later. We’ll tackle that in another post another day. Today I want to