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All the Things

All the Things

Not only is it already June, the sixth month of the year, but it is the third day of June already. Crazy. Summer is in full swing, and we’ve some how already gotten into the new summer schedule. What I’m Listening To As far as audiobooks go, I’m still getting through Winter. My precious friend gifted (or loaned? We haven’t… Read More

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Around here and such

Around here and such

Well, that was an unexpected week off! A super busy weekend + tired kids and this is what has been up: *Business trip for Andy last week meant I was a single mom for the week. Single moms I raise my glass to every. single. one of you. You are the true amazing #MomBosses *Made a crazy quick Dorothy costume… Read More

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Seven things that are saving my life right now

Seven things that are saving my life right now

Early mornings. Earlier this week I talked about my typical day. The game changer for me has been that 5 AM wake up (although this week it’s been more like 6). 5AM is a killer (killer) but I get oh so much more accomplished when I get up early. 20oz glass water bottle. Drink all the water. I try to… Read More

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Work at Home Mom: Day in the Life

Work at Home Mom: Day in the Life

There’s a crazy balance of a work at home mom. I’ve been told more than once, “I don’t know how you do it.” There really isn’t a fancy formula to making it all work. You just do. You figure out what works for you and you do it. But for those still curious what my typical day looks like …. Read More

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Favorites

Favorites

Favorite finds from here and there: Habits of self-made millionaires—incredibly interesting. I would really start to read more non-fiction/learning books, and after reading this article, I’ve moved some non-fiction to the top of my list! I’m not really sure what “Poe Day” was, but this tweet/gif made me happy. And speaking of things Star Wars, I finally was able to… Read More

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March: Currently

March: Currently

Reading Danielle Paige’s Dorothy Must Die Listening to The Self-Publishing Podcast Classics Thinking about which books and oils to take on summer vacation (it’s ok that it’s eighty days out and I’m already thinking about this . . . right?) Listening to (audiobook edition) The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line absolutely love that it’s narrated by Kristen Bell Looking forward to this year’s summer vacation… Read More

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Seven things that are saving my life right now

Seven things that are saving my life right now

Coffee with Writer Friends. Spring break y’all. That’s all I have to say. My husband and mother-in-law were awesome enough to watch the kids for a morning (after my mother-in-law had them all weekend—she’s an absolute saint) so I could sneak away and have coffee with this gal. It’s so great to recharge your soul and be inspired to write,… Read More

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Podcaster @exploringtheblankpagepodcast | Author of On the Golden Cliffs & It Happened at Christmas & Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage

Why am I like this? @kikimojo says she can’t wor Why am I like this? @kikimojo says she can’t work at round tables and I 100% get it. I can’t spread all the papers and notes and post its when I’m sitting at a round table. 

I also hate (and love) that this table at this coffee shop is the best place to work - my brain made it a rule. So … if you need me the next week, this is where you’ll find me, working on the M*rder Mystery, because IT’S DEADLINE WEEK!
I'm excited to join in the cover reveal for Karabo I'm excited to join in the cover reveal for Karabos by @lyndseylewellen, releasing from @enclavepublishing  in October 2026! The first book in The Timebound Duology, a YA fantasy, is available to preorder in hardcover today.

This is one of my most anticipated reads for 2026! 

Book Blurb: When sixteen-year-old homeschooled entomologist Winslet Nubek enters the elite, insect-hunting Tournament of Scarabs to save her family from ruin, she expects danger and magic bugs. Not time travel. Paired with a resentful cartographer, Rafe, who doubts her every move, Winslet accidentally triggers a forbidden time scarab and launches them both into volatile jumps through an ancient world.

As they struggle to hide their condition and stay in the competition, their time slips reveal buried truths about the scarabs—and the lies their glittering society is built on. With sinister forces closing in, Winslet and Rafe must capture legendary insects and expose the truth before the past bleeds into the present and destroys them both.
Everything I got written (or didn’t) this week! Everything I got written (or didn’t) this week!
I know you know … I know you know …
A Saturday in the life of an author on deadline. A Saturday in the life of an author on deadline. 

10.07 AM - arrive at the coffee shop (where I actually got a parking spot AND a seat at my favorite table!) 

11.08 AM - finally get some coffee. The line was long and I kept waiting for it to get shorter.

1.56 PM - trying not to panic because there’s still so much I want to get done and the coffee shop closing in a little over an hour.

2.53 PM - closing time. Time to pack up and leave. I’m also getting hungry, so place a Chick-fil-A order.

3.26 PM - lunch acquired. 

3.48 PM - it just so happens that the Chick-fil-A shares a parking lot with a Barnes and Noble. I think some wandering must be had (and I somehow walked out without buying anything!) 

5.01 PM - home again home again. A little reading in the office before dinner.
Y’all I have my edits back for the M*rder Myster Y’all I have my edits back for the M*rder Mystery (🎉), and I still don’t know where this Neely Spencer chapter is going (you know, the one I said I was going to post last week... or was it the week before?)

Instead of promising x number of chapters this month (and the next month), I’m going to promise that I’ll post the chapters as soon as I’m finished writing them. This means, there could be 4 chapters, or there could be 1 chapter (I’m shooting for the 4 ...) The M*rder Mystery has to be my main priority right now, but I’m hoping that I’ll have time for the whimsy (Neely Spencer is the whimsy). Because we call need a little more whimsy in our lives, right? 

Sorry to disappoint anyone — I’m writing as fast as I can. Thank you so much for sticking with me! You guys are the best! And if you haven’t started reading Atlas of Neely Spencer, now is the perfect time to get caught up!
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So glad you’re here!
Stuff I’ve written … Stuff I’ve written …
Hi! I’ve gotten some new followers whilst on my Hi! I’ve gotten some new followers whilst on my unintentional social media break, so time for a little updated about me! 

Instagram is my favorite + I’m so glad you’re here!
Chapters 14 AND 15 of Neely Spencer dropped this m Chapters 14 AND 15 of Neely Spencer dropped this morning! 

Can’t wait to hear what you think!!
I’m just going to leave this here… I’m just going to leave this here…
Emilie and Christen chat what they are working on, Emilie and Christen chat what they are working on, what they are reading,  and what’s coming up for the podcast
Chapter twelve has dropped. #neelyspencer Chapter twelve has dropped. #neelyspencer
A little birdie told me we’re getting more Neely A little birdie told me we’re getting more Neely Spencer chapters!
Chicken prints in the snow are my favorite. Chicken prints in the snow are my favorite.
Typewriter is out … you know what that means… Typewriter is out … you know what that means…
We will see who makes it out alive … We will see who makes it out alive …
I mean … maybe, but let’s not get too crazy. I mean … maybe, but let’s not get too crazy. 

Have you made goals (writing or otherwise) for this year?! Let me hear! I wanna cheer you on!
New day, sameish view, same coffee shop. New day, sameish view, same coffee shop.
At my favorite place, writing this book that only At my favorite place, writing this book that only wants to be written when I’m not at home.
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