It’s scary just thinking about it, but there have been books that inspired real-life crimes. It’s called copycat criminals and I recently read an article that talked about this topic. Frankly, after learning about this, I might not want to… Read More »Books that inspired crimes
Books
I was invited by Shani Smith, host for the Children & Youth Author Discussion Panel event last Thursday (Sept 29th), to speak about our roles as authors to the youth community. Today, the recording for the discussion panel was posted on Shani’s YouTube… Read More »Invited to SJSwrites Author Panel Discussion
Invited to SJSwrites Author Panel Discussion
Today I’m going to share with you my debut article on Medium titled, ‘Stop Making Excuses! Time to Get Your Kids Reading for the Future.’ Parenting is hard nowadays with our kids living in a world of tablets, computers, and… Read More »First published article on Medium
First published article on Medium
Tasche Laine is a multi-genre author who was one of the authors I’ve featured last year in my digital magazine. Recently, she has been releasing children’s books with Peter Valdez (her husband) under the Lil Peter book series. You can check… Read More »Lil Peter series with Tasche Laine
Lil Peter series with Tasche Laine
I discovered this book, “At What Cost” by J.J. Ainsworth a few weeks ago and thought it offered an interesting perspective on Afghanistan. The author, an army veteran, had firsthand experience in the war and shed light on the stories… Read More »At What Cost with J.J. Ainsworth
At What Cost with J.J. Ainsworth
Kristi Shimada does it again with another children’s book release to add to her Samurai’s Gift series. Her most release release, “The Samurai’s Gift Among the Forest,” speaks about an orphan girl and the emotions one would feel when healing. This… Read More »The Samurai’s Gift series with Kristi Shimada
The Samurai’s Gift series with Kristi Shimada
I was invited by Kim Smuga-Otto and Renee Nelson, hosts for the Words to Write By Podcast, to speak about scene goals and whether my own book, Hold on please, Emily, followed Jack Bickham’s writing advice in his book, Scenes & Structure. Today, the… Read More »Featured on Words to Write By Podcast
Featured on Words to Write By Podcast
Dreams become reality if you’re willing to put in the work 
Thank you for following my authorship journey, reading my books, listening to my music, sharing my work with everyone, and extending your support by following the wonderful musicians… Read More »Dreams become reality
Dreams become reality
My latest release, Wise Up, Stand Up, has officially reached the milestone of 1-month post-launch. It’s hard to believe that a whole month has passed since it was released, along with my accompanying album, Sonder. I wanted to share with… Read More »1-month post-launch Celebration
1-month post-launch Celebration
My debut novel, Hold on please, Emily, was released just over a year ago. Looking back, it’s still hard to believe that this was the book that got everything started and what turned me from a writer to published author. I’ve… Read More »Hold on please, Emily: Excerpt on TMR