Who here is ready for fall? I know I am. Fall is one of my favorite times of year, for the following reasons: Halloween Not so @#$! hot Leaves turning red More cookies I can wear scarves and boots again There are back to school sales on cool notebooks that I will use once and …
If you ever wondered how an author visualizes his or her characters, know that there’s no one right answer. I sometimes don’t really visualize my characters at all, and may struggle to recall their features without consulting my character breakdown sheets. Other times, I can see them as clearly as I can imagine a friend, …
It’s an exciting day! The Dream Kiss, the next book in my Fairy Tale Love Stories series, is coming out on September 1st. It’s a slightly surreal retelling of Sleeping Beauty, with lots of magic, fairies, intrigue, and drama. There’s a love story, of course, a dark fairy, a magical sword, and dragons. You can …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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!
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!) …
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 …
“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 …
