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    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

    What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

    Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    A Dream with a Plan

    If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

    I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

    Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    Telling the Whole Story

    “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    #2 – Roses & Sewing

    Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

    “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Guest Blog Post — Author Danielle Renee Wallace

      What’s the lesson in all this? Well, we can’t predict the future. Sometimes life takes us by surprise, making us walk a path we never saw coming. And if we’re willing to work, there’s…

    • Guest Blog Post – Author Angela Johnson

      Welcome guest blogger Angela Johnson! “The characters of Baxter Fernley and Briar Kensington formed from my struggle with grief. I was able to explore death with these characters.”

    • A Dream with a Plan

      If you’ve pre-ordered The Sea Rose, thank you! If you’ve read and enjoyed it on Vella, thank you! And if you would like to be a part of this author journey, join my group…

    • Updates on Publishing THE SEA ROSE

      I did my research (tip: always do research, you do not know everything) and found out that December is not a great time to release an indie book.

    • 3 Things Kindle Vella Taught Me

      Serial fiction is not for everyone–writing it or reading it. When I joined Kindle Vella with my first story, The Sea Rose, I only did so because I already had a draft written and…

    • Telling the Whole Story

      “Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that…

    • #2 – Roses & Sewing

      Elle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing. “Thread,” she calls out, “clean thread for dresses, drapes, mending…” Where people are forced…

    • #1 – A Child’s Disbelief

      “There is no such thing as magic.” Young Elle’s words cause her grandmother, Ama, to flinch. “It pains me,” she answers, “to hear you say such things.” Elle is defiant. “How can there be…

    • Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

      I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…

    Vella Review: THE DARING ADVENTURES OF HONORIA PORTER (BOOK 1)

    I have not yet read many mystery novels, my preferred genre being historical fiction. However, I’ve noticed that a mystery tends to be memorable if the protagonist—the sleuth—is interesting. Holmes and Watson are great…