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What Happens After a Kickstarter Ends
Kickstarter campaigns are, as my grandmother used to say, like running all over hell’s half-acre. Lots of up-front work. Wrangling cover art, illustrations, formatting, and more. Designing the campaign itself and deciding what backers would like. Pressing the “Launch!” button and hoping you’ve got everything right. Writing updates, meeting goals. The gratitude to perfect strangers…
Why I Write Space Opera Romance
Spaceships, Kissing, and Pew! Pew! Pew! 🚀 I’m deliberate in saying that I write space opera romance. Along with the thrilling futuristic adventure, I want romance fans to know they’re getting a solid, satisfying love story with a guaranteed happy-ever-after. There is nothing worse than a surprise tragic ending when you’ve invested your heart in…
Never Too Old to Wreak Magical Havoc
We all love a good coming-of-age story, but there is something undeniably swoony about two fully grown people who actually know what they’re doing. When the stakes involve deadly magic and surviving a perilous flight into enemy territory, you don’t have time for angst. This is exactly why you are never too old to wreak…




