Welcome to The Tearoom

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

    I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    My Latest, Cruel Goal

    Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

    With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

    Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

    Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

    I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

    Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

    On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

    Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

    The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Searching for a Writing Buddy

    Searching for a Writing Buddy

    Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • The 2015 Birthday Bookhaul

      I mentioned that the fourteenth was my birthday (still feeling 22!) The festivities consisted of a trip to the bookstore, and that’s all I need to celebrate! Winterspell is the first one I’ve started…

    • My Latest, Cruel Goal

      Today I turn 22. I’ve been looking at my achievements in the past year with a satisfied but restless eye. You see, the writer is never satisfied with her work…and I’ve set resolutions for…

    • Cover Reveal: Dissonance by Mariella Hunt

      With Serenade finally undergoing revision, it was time to get the cover business taken care of–to have a pair of matching covers ready for the sequel’s release. The second edition of Dissonance features a girl who looks…

    • Guest Post: Should You Write to the Trends?

      Visit today’s fantastic guest at her blog, StoryPort! If you ask writers, “Should you write to the trends?” you’ll receive vastly different responses, each delivered with passionate conviction. With such a variety of opinions,…

    • Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      Wendy Higgins on the Challenge of Publication

      I’m often asked if I get writer’s block and how I get past it. The first answer is yes. Absolutely, without a question, I get terrible bouts of writer’s block. I’m talking about fortified…

    • Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      Review: My Name is Rapunzel by KC Hilton

      On my quest for faery tale retellings, I stumbled upon My Name Is Rapunzel. The book title drew me in first. Everyone knows the tale of the girl locked in the tower, the girl…

    • Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

      The short version of this review goes something like UGH WHY. I NEED MORE. Here’s the formal version: Many girls dream of being princess at some point. In Kiera Cass’s popular series, there is…

    • Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Searching for a Writing Buddy

      Writing is most often portrayed as a solitary activity. Most people hear writer and picture a grumpy introvert poring over their manuscript in a dimly lit room, draining cups of coffee and filling wastebaskets with…

    • Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

      Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…

    Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

    Cover Reveal: Sworn by Kate Sparkes

    Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.” The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne and depose the tyrant who…