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People make the difference

They say it takes a village to raise a book.  In my case, the village had a bunch of de Jongs in it: Lisette, Daphne, Maureen Crisp (de Jong by marriage) and Maureen’s daughter Rhia.  By far the biggest impact on my story Find Me was from Lisette de Jong, bestie and editor extraordinaire. Lisette… Continue reading People make the difference

Find Me

It’s been a while in the making, a while in the dreaming, and in the the editing, revising and editing again. But my first young adult novel Find Me is finished and out there in the world of Amazon book sales, finding readers. Will you be one of them? Here’s what it’s all about, the… Continue reading Find Me

Find Me, Published! Now it really starts…

Loving the beach, but the attention makes me shy

I have a stunning, genre-perfect cover, and a story and text that has been refined and crafted within an inch of its life.  I love my characters, sincerely.  I love their journey.  I think some other people out there will too.  So I’ve thrown my hat into the ring, and my heart is full. Now begins the next part of my journey, closely tied to the journey Skye and Hunter, and Morgan and Ethan and all the rest must take.  Mine will be crafting theirs, and alerting the world to their existence.

OMG Let’s Get Digital is Free?

Okay.  I’ve got my cover, my ISBN, my much edited manuscript, my author pic.  Got my table of contents (apparently an Amazon requirement: not one I object to, had a blast coming up with chapter titles).  Got my dedication (made me tear up).  Got my title page, got my acknowledgements.  So that must mean…I’m ready to format.  Eeeeep!

Publish and be Damned

If you’ve been reading my blogs, you’ll know that waiting is a lot of what I’ve done so far – and writing, editing, revising, rewriting, editing, repeat…  If you’re a writer, that will sound more than familiar. Even now, so close to publishing, I’ve had more notes come back from my editor Lisette de Jong… Continue reading Publish and be Damned