As promised, I’m pulling the curtain back a little and showing you all a glimpse into the characters for The Seer! I’m starting with Viktor. He is perhaps my favorite character, which may surprise you. After you read the book, you will really understand why, but The Seer started because of an assignment my professor […]
BOOKS AND THINGS — Mantle Rock Publishing
Check out at what my publisher had to say about my debut novel, The Seer! Mantle Rock Publishing LLC has released an ebook for pre-order. This is quite a milestone for us because it is our first Fantasy/Speculative. This has been a gigantic move for us. Something I never thought I’d publish, but we […]
Cover Reveal
I’m so excited to share with you all the cover reveal of my debut novel, The Seer. Diane, the cover designer for Mantle Rock Publishing, has done a wonderful job capturing the essence of my story. I can’t wait for you all to read it! The Seer, Book One of the Kalila Chronicles, is a supernatural/fantasy […]
12 Chapters, 365 Chances
We went into 2017 with uncertainty and fear, {with Gabe’s Leukemia diagnoses} but we held on to the hope that God had a plan for it all. 2017 has been a year of struggle and grief. We lost my Nanny, and we’ve had to watch Gabe go through some intense chemotherapy and numerous procedures. We […]
One Year Later
I’ve been dreading this date. December 29th, 2017. It’s been exactly one year since our whole world was turned upside down and stopped. It’s been one year since I watched a team of doctors enter our hospital room with that look and know it isn’t good news they are bringing. One year since my youngest […]
Christmas Traditions
This year has been a roller coaster of emotions. As most of you already know and follow our story, our youngest son was diagnosed with Leukemia right after Christmas last year. He is in Remission and while we are so thankful for that, we still have a year and a half left of treatments. We […]
5 Reasons Why You Need A Developmental Editor
Since joining MRP, I’ve had the honor of being the one that gets the first read of every story that comes to our inbox. I also am the one that does the first edit of the manuscripts, where I look at the overall development of the story. In a recent blog post, I described what a […]
Developmental Editing at Mantle Rock Publishing
Since I have started working at Mantle Rock Publishing, I’ve had people ask me what an Acquisition Editor does and if I do any editing at MRP. So I thought I would do a brief blog on my new position and what all it involves. As an Acquisition Editor, I receive and read proposals from […]
The Seer, Book One of The Kalila Chronicles
On a blog post a few years ago, I posted about how I wasn’t a fan of change. Now a few years later, that’s still true to an extent. Positive change and growth should always be something that we strive to do. If we’re not changing and growing then we are stagnate, perhaps even […]
