Thank you so much for joining me for the journey to publishing the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, coming out March 24, 2026, published by Sea Crow Press. I wrote the first draft of the book that would become The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House in November 2018 as part of a program called NaNoWriMo. The program in that form is no longer around, but back in the day, it was the gold standard of a really unique and amazing writing experience.   Here’s how it worked: writers of all le

Hi friends! I am thrilled to share with you some behind-the-scenes stories about how I came to write the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, a retelling of Cinderella. Blazekeeper will be out March 24, 2026, but you can pre-order it now online at your favorite online book-seller.   I am particularly excited about the story because I included all my favorite elements of the story: glass slippers, a fairy godmother, a handsome prince, a troubled stepmother, but with a lot of twists.

Hi friends! I know I've been quiet over here for a bit, but I've been hard at work! And now, I am beyond thrilled to share with you that my next novel, the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, a Cinderella retelling, will be published by Sea Crow Press - a woman-owned publisher - on March, 24, 2026. The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House is truly a case where I wrote the book that I wanted to read. When my daughter was very little, I was excited to watch the 1950 Disney Cinderella movie w

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