Who are you and why should I care?

Valid and reasonable questions. Well done, you.

Who am I? Well the simple answer is check the URL, (pen) name is right there!

But the more philosophical, deep, meaningful answer is that I’m just a girl, standing in front of the internet, asking them to pay attention to her. Yes, you will need to get used to the co-opting of movie quotes because that’s how I roll. I’m a reader who happens to write, a writer who happens to read, and a constant supplier of sarcastic comments. I adore romance and will forever believe in saccharine sweet happily ever afters with weddings, puppies, and occasionally babies. The world is too painful to make my fictional characters deal with reality.

I love the written word and, moreover, love fellow authors! I’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing people who weave beautiful stories with rich words. Thanks to some wonderful friends, I’ve gained knowledge that I am more than happy to pass on. We are all on this crazy, emotional, and sometimes painful journey toward publication together. This is why I offer lots of virtual cuddles, brownies, and sympathy as we face writer’s block, edits, rewrites, and rejections.

Teamwork makes the dream work, after all. (Yeah, I know, that was bad, even for me. I’ll stop.)

Most importantly, why should you care about any of this?

I’m one of many people in the race to get their book published and their name out there. But I’m humorous, slightly (read: very) self-deprecating, and occasionally throw out a nugget of wisdom that might be helpful. In addition to all of that awesome, I have an amazing little tribe of writerly friends who I shamelessly begged and pleaded to occasionally guest post and/or undergo grueling, detailed, very personal interviews. This means you will get to learn more about some fabulous writers and their upcoming or already released work. Honestly, this is simply a win/win for you.

So fasten your seatbelts, keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the vehicle at all times, and enjoy the ride. Wait… does that sound dirty to anyone but me? Yes? Perfect.