AKA I am finally wrapping my head around what has happened over the summer and the fact that it's over... and I'm realizing that a lot has h

Summer is here. Summer with all its life and warmth and fun things. Summer with late nights and camps and plans and ice cream. And summer wi

I have recently been thinking about and pondering the question of identity. Identity as in who we are, what we are, and Whose we are. Identi

I have shared quite a bit about Dyed Blue, the first novel I ever finished and the first novel for The Author Conservatory. Dyed Blue was a

I will forever be thankful to my mom for choosing to give joy to me as my middle name to always remind me that joy is a choice, a mindset, a

I am currently... 90k words into the first draft of Dyed Blue. In other words, since the second week of January I have written more words

Heroes are... one of the most important pieces of literature. And are vital aspects of life in general. Think of one of your favorite book

This week we have the promised second interview - just four days before the official launch of Tell Me You Love Me!!!! And I am just as exci

So today, I have a very exciting post that I have been waiting for with giddy excitement - an interview with Mackenzie Hendricks!!!

Life is hard. Jesus literally promised His disciples that they would have troubles in this world (Mathew 16:33). And Peter told his audience

So... this week, instead of the long, a little bit crazy ramble of last week's post, I'm just going to be referring you guys over to

Why. Why do we live? Why do we write? Who is fueling our fire? It all comes back to who we're living for, who is igniting our fire

So originally, the title of this blog post was going to be somewhere along the lines of "Finding Time In Busy Seasons" or "How To Find Time

I absolutely love giving gifts. I love buying gifts and giving them - I probably get more excited than the people I'm giving them too haha!

Yes. I was very, very prideful. And, God taught me not just one, but a whole ton of lessons. I got on my first critique call for Author, ne

Happy day after Thanksgiving, or, in other words, happy Black Friday! I hope you all had such a wonderful Thanksgiving remembering how good

Because, teachers don't know everything. I mean yes, they literally teach other people, but they do not, in fact, know everything.

Just to be clear, I’m not a huge fan of Halloween… never really have been. But still, as a Halloween special, let's talk about suspense.

But see, there's a big difference between living, and merely existing. You have to exist to do anything, but not everyone existing is living

Solve the clues. Face your fears. Win the trials. It’s simple, really. Until reality itself shifts and mad hatters get involved.