The Sprinkle on Top

New Year's is an interesting holiday to celebrate - a time to overeat while withholding yourself from the sweet calling of sleep, and, most importantly, to set new goals that you know you'll forget about within a month's time. I'm not cynical towards New Year's. I love the idea of setting new goals to become a better person. I'm just realistic that 99% (my own statistic, not a fact) of people never reach the goals they set on New Year's. I do  still set New Year's resolutions, but a better way to think of these goals is to initially set them on New Year's, but reevaluate and readjust come February and beyond. That's the only way I can accomplish my goals. 2018 New Year's Resolutions Publish The Harvest trilogy I've given myself a strict production schedule to write, edit and publish all three books by Fall 2018. The strict deadline is a bit daunting but I know me and if I give myself too much time, then it's too easy for m...

For the past decade I have tried my hand at writing novels. Writing, reviewing, editing, reviewing again, scrapping projects, beginning again... and the cycle continues. Over those ten years I've completed writing two books - one is still nowhere near publication, but I've sent the other out to agents as I begin the long, dreary road of attempting traditional publishing. Without giving too much away, check out The Harvest : Artist: Kristy Lender As the tide runs red with the blood of the Harvest, Iris must choose: remain loyal to her family or save the life of the human boy she loves, sacrificing her identity as a siren of the sea. When Jace Jacobsen moves to Santa Cruz, he never expects to find that ancient myth has turned into reality or find himself risking his life to protect a monster. That all changes when he meets Iris – a hauntingly beautiful girl guarding a hoard of secrets. Iris’ troubled life is too complicated to include Jace, but all too soon she’s in...