Query Letter for DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING

I’ve received some requests to see my query letter lately, so I thought I’d post it here. After one round of querying and not getting any bites, the fabulous Elana Johnson took a look and gave me some wonderful advice. “What . . . (Read More)


Saving Malfoy

I love rereading Harry Potter, talking about Harry Potter, and thinking about Harry Potter. And I love when I have these realizations that blow my mind on just how awesome JK Rowling is. One such realization came to me earlier . . . (Read More)


Why Pirates Actually Wore Eye Patches

While it’s certainly true that eye patches were (and are) commonly used to conceal a missing or disfigured eye, that’s not the most common reason for why pirates wore them. I’m sure everyone has experienced a time when they had . . . (Read More)


Book Recommendations

While we wait for DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING to release in 2017, here are some book recommendations of novels written by other YA historical fantasy authors. I loved these books! Click on each book for a plot description. GRAVE . . . (Read More)


Welcome!

Welcome to my new site and blog! Here I will be discussing writing, reading, pirates (woo hoo!), and other fun topics as I go through my writing adventures. I’d like to give a quick shout out to Elizabeth Taggart for . . . (Read More)