#nothingbutsky

A very sentimental ornament for me! 😊❤️🎄 . . . #nothingbutsky #yahistoricalfiction #yahistorical #fiercefemalereads #writerlife #favoriteornaments https://www.instagram.com/p/CXhopswJZPE/?utm_medium=tumblr

Gift giving is hard, right? If you have someone in your life who loves historical fiction and strong, brave female characters, might I suggest one of my books? Full of action, intrigue, hidden family secrets, and more than one sweet and charming love interest, Nothing But Sky and Across a Broken Shore are perfect reads to curl up with on a cold night with any warm beverage of your choice! Links to both books are in my bio! #nothingbutsky #acrossabrokenshore #yareads #yabooks #yafiction #yahistoricalfiction #perfectholidaygift #booksmakethebestgifts #historicalreads #historicaltbr #yafiction #storyteller #storytelling #yareadersofinstagram #yareadersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CWgvkGlBPsA/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tell me, do you own your own successes, or are you always looking at the next goalpost? I’ll admit that I’m not great at taking a minute to celebrate my victories. I am often thinking about what’s next rather than reveling in the moment. One of my goals for the new year is to take more ownership of my victories. Whether it be getting a new deal (*fingers crossed*) or simply finishing a difficult rewrite, I want to be fully present in that moment. To completely and totally appreciate the joy and celebrate the accomplishment as I should. What about you? Do you celebrate each writing victory or are you constantly think about the next goal? I’d love to hear about it in the comments! #writinglife #storyteller #storytelling #acrossabrokenshore #nothingbutsky #writingabook #writinganovel #yalit #yareads #yabooks #yawriter #yawritersofinstagram #yawritersofig #yawritingcommunity #celebratinggoals #celebratingvictories #igauthor #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWEOxfPONp/?utm_medium=tumblr

I have absolutely zero chill over this!!! The audiobook for Nothing But Sky is now available on iBooks! Not going to lie, I might have screamed when I heard the narrator read my opening lines. Such a cool and very surreal experience. If you have a reader in your life who enjoys audiobooks, and strong, daredevil female MCs, I hope you’ll recommend this book to them! Also, there will be a giveaway soon for a free copy so stay tuned!!! #nothingbutsky #audiobookrelease #yareads #yaaudiobooks #historicalaudiobook #historicalreads #historicalfiction #yahistoricalfiction #yawritersofig #yaauthorsofig #storyteller #storytelling #debutnovel #fallreads #yatbr #yabooks #yalit #igauthor #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdlb-UAEK6/?utm_medium=tumblr

#TBT to that time I saw my characters move from the page to real illustrated images. You can tell an artist what you imagine, but it’s breathtaking when they get everything absolutely right. A huge shoutout to illustrator @linneadoodles for being a genius! From the moment I wrote the first scene with Grace and Henry, I knew these two would have an epic love story. I’m pretty sure they are the reason why I never gave up on Nothing But Sky. #nothingbutsky #graceandhenry #illustratedcharacters #characterillustrations #bookpromo #bookgoals #bookstickers #favoritecharacters #historicalfiction #historicalreads #historicalbooks #yahistoricalfiction #yahistoricalreads #yaauthor #yaauthorlife #writersofig #authorsofig #storyteller #igauthor #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CUKpU-dFVWL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Birthday to Dylan O’Brien who was 100 percent the inspiration for Henry in Nothing But Sky! . . . #nothingbutsky #dylanobrien #henrypatton #characterinspiration #fancasting #totalinspiration #yabooks #yareads #yahistoricalreads #yahistoricalbooks #summertbr #loveinterestinspiration #yawriterlife #yawriter #yaromance #writersofig #igauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/CTDPVz8hTiX/?utm_medium=tumblr

One of the things they don’t tell you as a newbie author is that books (unless they are perennial bestsellers) have a very short shelf life. Every week new books come out and there is only so much real estate bookstores have to display titles. As a result, some books may only be in stores for a month or two. For something that you’ve worked on for years, put your heart and soul into, that is a bitter pill to swallow. This is why still doing events after two/three years of having my books released is such a thrill for me. Knowing and understanding that shelf life, but having a big chain still spend their limited dollars on my titles, is a very cool thing. I hope and pray that readers will continue to find my books and support my brave girls. It really does mean the world to me that after all this time I still get to shout about them into the world! #nothingbutsky #acrossabrokenshore #yareadsofsummer #yabookshelf #yabookstagram #yabooklove #yawriter #yareader #summertbr #bookstoreevents #ontheshelves #yahistoricalreads #historicalfiction #braveheroines #youngadultwriter #youngadultbooks #youngadultfiction #writersofig #yawritersofig #authorsofig #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CS69JLXFpPw/?utm_medium=tumblr

This Saturday @bndanapark! So excited to be a part of this fun signing event with all my local AZ writing pals. Stop by between 1-3 and chat about books with us, play games, and win cool prizes! #bndanapark #nothingbutsky #acrossabrokenshore #azwritingcommunity #bookevent #booksigning #yabooks #mgbooks #chapterbooks #yacontemporary #yafantasy #yahistorical #bookstoreevent #writingcommunity #yabooksigning #yaauthors #yaauthorsofig #mgauthorsofig #igauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuEsDEFtt6/?utm_medium=tumblr