AKLoveMar 22 minit's been a minute...It's been a hot minute since I’ve last written a blog post… That’s because I’ve been busy writing book two, as well as working with my...
AKLoveDec 27, 20212 minit's that time of year again...If you've known me for any length of time, you know that every year, around this time, I talk about choosing a word to carry with you...
AKLoveDec 6, 20214 minbeautiful encounters 💖💫It's been three and a half weeks since the publication of Awakening Hearts, and, already, my heart has been touched in so many ways by...
AKLoveNov 10, 20212 minbook reviews - the good and the uglyYesterday, I received my first critical review on Goodreads. I was going to write a whole post about the feels it stirred and the intense...
AKLoveOct 21, 20214 minfirst reviews & books I'm readingThe first reviews are trickling in for Awakening Hearts. When you spend 6 years working on a novel, you have many moments when you doubt...
AKLoveSep 30, 20212 minit's realIt’s a surreal moment when you see your own book listed on Amazon for the first time. When it’s finally real—the dream you’ve envisioned...
AKLoveSep 16, 20213 minalmost there...It’s been a little while since I’ve written a blog post that was more than just a few lines to accompany a picture. A post that was a bit...
AKLoveAug 16, 20211 minI open my heart to receiveHas the state of the world been weighing on you? Maybe a combination of your own personal challenges and the ongoing madness in the...
AKLoveAug 10, 20211 min"murder your darlings"No, I'm not talking about literal murder. I'm talking about deleting scenes you've slaved over. Whole paragraphs of content you've spent...
AKLoveAug 7, 20211 minthe waves we ride...Yesterday, I felt completely overwhelmed, wondering how I would ever get my manuscript “good enough” to publish, without spending another...
AKLoveJul 24, 20211 minnever leave your reader too satisfiedNever leave your reader too satisfied. - Jordan Rosenfeld This is something I’m learning still. My natural tendency is to want to wrap up...
AKLoveJul 22, 20211 minwhat's your love language?While my manuscript was with my editor last week, I started writing my second novel. Book one is written in third person, and primarily...
AKLoveJun 26, 20211 mingoat deliveryI spent my afternoon researching goat labor and delivery and writing a goat birthing scene I'm totally in love with. A little excerpt:...
AKLoveJun 24, 20211 mina brand new pathSo many of us are going through major transformations at the moment, standing at the precipice of monumental change. Do you dare step...
AKLoveJun 5, 20211 minemergenceYour destination may not yet be clear, but, if you focus on each step, one at a time, remaining present in the moment, the path will rise...
AKLoveJun 5, 20211 minnew shoresOne does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. André Gide
AKLoveApr 18, 20211 minfollow your inner knowingToday's mission: Gathering all the input I've received on my manuscript and finding back to my own true voice. I've realized that, with...
AKLoveMar 28, 20214 mina compelling openingA few weeks ago, I happened across a webinar with Alessandra Torre and Tex Thompson, titled “Don’t Give Up On Your Book - 5 Success...
AKLoveMar 23, 20212 mindeconstruction & reconstructionAs I’m working on revising and re-revising my novel, deconstructing and reconstructing the paragraphs I’ve already poured so much blood,...
AKLoveFeb 28, 20211 minthe right cadenceThe satisfaction when you finally find the right word for a passage you’ve gone over countless times before, and it never sat just right....