My Blog

  • Quick Update

    I am still editing madly in order to get my book prepped for an October release, but I realized I hadn’t shared almost any pictures of how the house is coming. So behold! Drywall! Texturing! Paint! Progress! It’s a strange feeling to walk into this house and see more than framing and bright pink insulation.…

  • In The Midst…

    This last week was a crazy mixture of sickness, writer’s meetings, wiring electrical outlets, busy lives, and definitely a few tears of frustration as things went the opposite way that I wanted them to because life is that way. But I’m not gonna talk about that. Look. You see that? That’s peace in chaos. That’s…

  • Crammed in the Corners

    Behold, the life of a writer. Especially the life of a writer with a full time job. Yep, this is what my entire lunch break looks like. Except hopefully with more words on the screen as time goes by. I get an hour for lunch these days, and since I’ve made it a hard and…

  • Reading Lists

    I am reading again! Finally. I have a 45 minute commute to work, and I’ve been attempting to spend most of that time on audiobooks. It gets my mind off traffic. Also, who has time to read physical books anymore? I have an almost-two-year-old, a full time job, farm chores, a not-quite-finished airplane hanger, and…

  • Birthday!

    Y’all, I am thirty. *Cue my mind exploding* Okay, yes, this is old news, but I didn’t talk about it last month when it actually happened because I was too busy starting a new job and going to the most amazing party and learning how to sign autographs. But I’m gonna talk about it now…

  • Changing Times

    This picture is still one of the most surreal moments of my life. Such a crazy, memorable moment. Thank you, by the way, to everyone who came! You made this event what it was. I am settling into the more real, ordinary parts of my job now, and loving the peace and quiet to dream…