Let's wrap this year up and tie a pretty bow around it before we unwrap the next year! My 2025 word(s) of the year: Creative Confidence: Play This year was about stepping out with my work in the ways that fit me instead of squeezing myself into ill-fitting entrepreneurial and artistic trends of the moment—not apologizing (to myself more than anything) for my own approach....
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On resurrections
It starts as early as the Unfixed Prologue, the claim that Julia has died twice. And it doesn’t stop there....
What I got WRONG publishing the Unfixed duology
Every time you publish a book (or arguably, do anything of consequence), you'll mess something up. And that's okay, because you'll learn from it and do better next time. I sure will! So for those curious what I messed up while publishing the Unfixed duology, enjoy....
13 memorable book dedications
I love a good book dedication! Here are some of my favorites, spanning from classic to modern and from popular to obscure...
Meet the circus folk from the Unfixed duology
I think you'll come to love the enchanted circus folk from the Unfixed duology. Here, let me introduce you...
New ebook release: The broken life & deaths of Julia Trencher
The story began long before Max showed up. The initial Trencher story that started it all hasn’t let me go, and instead grew into a whole world with a multitude of endearing characters. But it started here, with a love for the abject and uncanny, and for the girl who was unfixed. I’m honored to have you join this journey and enter this enchanted world. You can now get the story that started it all as a free ebook....
Romantasy book review: A Tale of Blood & Blossoms
Looking for a new romantasy? Need something to fill the bookish void while you wait for the Unfixed sequel? Ready to escape to another world full of adventure, magic, and endearing characters? Have I found the book for you! I was thrilled to receive an Advance Reader Copy of Megan Fatheree's new book coming January 25, A Tale of Blood and Blossoms....
Inspiration from circus wagons
Circus continues to inspire through its many forms in both history and imagination. While researching for Unfixed, I visited Baraboo, Wisconsin and its Circus Museum. It is there in the wagons exhibit that I encountered the fairy tale wagon that inspired each performer’s residence in Unfixed. Check it out...
What I got WRONG publishing my 1st book
As I'm working to publish my second book, I can see where I messed up the first time. Which is both a bummer (oh no, it's not perfect!) and also a relief (phew, I'm growing!). And I had the wild idea to tell ya all about it. Sooo, what'd I do? Let's dig in...
Building the right partnerships
One of the things I love most about being an author is being able to partner with and support other creatives. When you buy my book, you're not just funding my creative work; you're funding the artists I partner with - and in the future will partner with. In this exclusive post for patrons I share about the journey I've been on (and am still on) to build partnerships in my creative career. When you do creative work, don't go it alone. Find your people. But that doesn't mean it comes quickly....