GUYSSSS!!!!! It's here. The cover for INSTINCT: A Breed Novel is here! I'm so excited to share the next adventure in Kyle and Ichiro's journey with you. Check out the cover: Isn't it gorgeous? I love it so much. Jay Aheer is an amazing artist and I'm so grateful she's done the designs of all … Continue reading INSTINCT Cover Reveal and First Chapter
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Head Case Teaser
Head Case release 9/14/2018 from Evernight Teen and today I thought I'd post a teaser! Allyson has been in a coma for the last nine months. What’s worse, she can hear everything the doctors say. She knows they’re keeping her in a coma and that she’s at the mercy of the hospitals First In … Continue reading Head Case Teaser
Briar, Chapter One
Briar Robyn steals from the rich to give to the poor. Briar’s mother wants him dead. With taxes on the rise, the people of Locksdale turn to her family to provide for them, but when Sheriff Locksley sees Robyn’s face she’s forbidden to enter the city again. But Robyn’s not one to sit idle. With … Continue reading Briar, Chapter One
Breed Chapter One
Breed, Chapter One A comet is set to destroy Earth, but Kyle Singer is determined to survive. Tired of being treated like a second-class citizen thanks to her perfect brother, Kyle doesn’t think twice when offered the opportunity to attend an academy formed to stop the comet. It’s not like there’s going to be much … Continue reading Breed Chapter One
BREED Release Date!
BREED has an official release date! BREED by Niki Cluff is coming AUGUST 3rd! A comet is set to destroy Earth, but Kyle Singer is determined to survive. Tired of being treated like a second-class citizen thanks to her perfect brother, Kyle doesn’t think twice when offered the opportunity to attend an academy formed to … Continue reading BREED Release Date!
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Happy Saturday peeps! I just got home from my paper route, but I'm hoping all y'all are getting to sleep in (lucky dogs). I wanted to write this post because I have some news. It isn't really good news, but it isn't super bad news either, because they say when one door closes another one … Continue reading Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
What’s In A Character?
For those of you who have been following my own personal writing, you know that I've been re-writing my Robin Hood/Sleeping Beauty retelling. Going back to look at something I wrote almost five years ago has forced me to re-evaluate one critical aspect of my manuscript. My characters. Characters are hard. It's difficult to come … Continue reading What’s In A Character?
What’s Your Sign? Character Development
Creating characters is hard. Sometimes it can be difficult to create a realistic personality. Characters can be based off of real life people, or ones from TV or movies, but how can you dig deeper? How can you give them more life? My literary agent recommended I look into astrology. That requires extra work, but … Continue reading What’s Your Sign? Character Development
What’s In A Name?
One day it happens. You're blessed with a budding idea of joy. That little character you hold in your hands, the pride you've spent months cultivating, stands before you. You test the waters with hair coloring, eye shape and the perfect lips by scouring pinterest. Eventually you settle on that perfect character, the one the … Continue reading What’s In A Name?
10 Critique Partner Commandments, or Bestst CP EVER!
I am a lone wolf. I am solitary. I have spent my days within my own mind, capturing the essence of worlds I can't live without. I have written all the words, spent my time paring them down to perfection until the world glitters like a million stars and the characters shine in their brilliance. … Continue reading 10 Critique Partner Commandments, or Bestst CP EVER!