Sailor Moon, Nostalgia, Feels

Listening to soundtracks from Sailor Moon and getting into my feels tonight:Sailor Moon soundtrack. Just made me think of one of my old, dear friends. One I used to have a sisterhood with. She was my Sailor Mercury and I was her Sailor Mars.

She's the one that inspired my book not your piñata. It truly felt like a friendship break-up at the time. I don't know. Maybe we can mend things between us yet. I'm just in an aching, nostalgic place right now. I hate when people choose to leave but you can't make them stay just like you can't make them love you or care.

It's hard to leave behind living ghosts. Sometimes you're given no choice. But who knows what tomorrow brings? I have to hope for better days for me, for the universe, for everyone.

Birthday Present From the Universe

So remember how I was confused as to what I should do with fairy tale love? Well, my editor said that he's got all of his ducks in a row and he will be able to publish this book, after all! I was so relieved because I wasn't sure what to do. I really wanted to publish that book, but I wasn't sure what to do.

Because they had done a lot of work on that project and included their own artwork for the pages. It just seemed wrong to go to someone completely different and start anew. Not just because I would miss out on the artwork, but it just felt wrong to me. So in the end, I am glad things worked themselves out.

Not sure when this book will be out, but it is coming! I'm so excited for it.

Book Out Over the Weekend!

I didn't have much time to post about my new book this weekend because I was spending time with my family. Saturday was my cousin Taylor's birdal shower. I ended up drinking a lot of water. It was super hot and I didn't want to get sick but the heat almost got the better of me, I think. I will be happy when this heat wave is over. All of my fans are on and I'm still sweating buckets.

Anyway, my poetry collection not your piñata is alive! If you're one of those people who believe that friendship break-ups can be worse than romantic ones, then this is the book for you! This is about a twenty year friendship that I thought would last forever, but now I'm not so sure. I didn't know it could only take three paragraphs and no salutations on a letter to break my heart, but it did.

I hope that you can find solace that if you're in this situation that you're not alone. I hope that my words can help you understand that not everyone thinks it's okay to not hold themselves or others accountable. It is so easy to walk away from someone. I want and need the people in my life that want to stay no matter what.

Onwards Adventures in Print

You're probably tired of hearing me talk about this anthology, but Onwards Adventures is now able to be purchased in print as well as received in digital formats. You can grab a paperback copy here: Onwards Adventures Fantastic Tales Print Edition.

June 21st is the launch date for my next book not your piñata. It is a collection of poetry about my anger and pain that instead of holding herself accountable, an old friend of mine wants to start with a blank slate after twenty years of friendship. I find that idea quite humiliating and a betrayal of the sisterhood we once shared, and I examine these feelings in my new collection.

Making Some More Noise

No one's made much noise for my latest book faerie witch queen so I thought I'd make another post. There's a whopping six likes on my personal Facebook account and my other social media isn't doing much better. I had zero likes on both Bluesky and Twitter. The algorithms are really kicking my butt on social media, but I'm doing my best to promote my work.

So if you happen to like poetry, Sleeping Beauty, and Maleficent maybe check out this new collection of mine! I would truly appreciate it.

Being an indie author is hard, but I'm trying not to let it get me down! I love writing, I love my books, and I can't imagine a life where I wasn't writing and dreaming and simply creating. I hope you lot enjoy my creations, too!

New Book Dropped!

My new collection faerie witch queen is out! It came out yesterday.

It's a poetry collection centered around self-empowerment and women empowerment, in general. It is a collection based off of Maleficent (my favorite Disney villain - although she's more an anti-hero in the live-action films [which I also love]). So if you love Sleeping Beauty, but could never relate to being a princess this collection is for you because I was a little girl that felt that way, too.

I thought by being someone different that people could love me, but all I could ever be was me. I am no longer ashamed of that, and neither should you be. The world is a vast, beautiful place full of diversity. It would be boring if we were all the same.