I have been experimenting with DeepL, A.I. translation software used by authors like Joanna Penn. It’s apparently a good way to get a rough draft of a translation, though it does need to be reviewed by human eyes before publication. I’d really like to translate a few of my books when I get a larger…
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Hi everyone! I have a brief update for you on the progress of The Dream Kiss, as well as a few other stories that will soon be published on Kindle and in Kindle Vella! I’m looking for beta readers for The Dream Kiss, and I’ll soon be sending out email invitations. If you’re interested just reply to…
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The Rose Kiss is now available on the Amazon Kindle store. You can preview it, read it, and add it to your Amazon account. You also get a preview of the next book in the series, The Dream Kiss, at the end of the novel. After you’ve read it, here are a few things you…
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Here are some images you can use on your blog, social media accounts, or book review site. You can also download them all as a zip file here. Big thanks to Karri Klawiter, the awesome designer behind this cover!
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Hey everyone! Esme here. First of all, thank you to everyone who has sent me emails over the last few days! It warms my heart to see so many beta readers downloading review copies and getting in touch. If I didn’t respond to you, know that it’s because I’ve been overwhelmed (in a good way!)…
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Exciting news! The review copy of The Rose Kiss is finally available. If you’d like to review The Rose Kiss on your blog, booktube series, Goodreads, Amazon, or anywhere else, you can grab a free review copy here. Bookfunnel makes it really easy to upload the book file to your computer or Kindle with a…
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“I can’t believe you left the lid off the jar. It takes two seconds to screw it on. Why can’t you just do it?” “I can’t believe you’re making a big production about one #@$ jar lid. It takes two seconds to screw it on. If it’s so important to you, why can’t you just…
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Hello everyone! I’m experimenting with a new program called Newsletter Glue, that automatically converts your blog posts into newsletters for your mailing list. How is it going? Let me know by replying to this email, or clicking through to leave a comment. I want to thank everyone who signed up to be a beta reader…
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This page includes all the standalone novels and nonfiction books I read in 2020. Although I concentrated on series, I also read a fair number of standalone novels. Some of these standalones may become series starters, but the authors haven’t published (or even announced) the next book yet. As before, most links in this list…
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In 2020, I read more fantasy novels than any other genre. Most bestselling fantasy titles are part of a series, from Dune to Lord of the Rings to A Song of Ice and Fire. Young adult fantasy follows this pattern. In fact, some of the books on the standalone list are probably starters for series…
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