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I'm looking for people who would like to help with the promotional push for A.I. Human throughout the month of September. This will be a five-week push, with a request that you write an early review and make at least one social media post per week about the book (5 posts total). Participants will receive a free, signed copy of the paperback! What is a Street Team? A Street Team is a group of volunteer readers who help authors generate grassroots buzz and promote book releases

I’ve gotten questions from prospective readers requesting clarification on the content warnings on my two books, Ahelno and A.I. Human, specifically regarding dubcon ("dubious consent") & noncon ("nonconsent" or "nonconsensual sex"). Please read these warnings carefully, and feel free to reach out to me if you have any further questions. Ahelno SA/Noncon Ahelno features an on-page scene of sexual assault between the main characters. Andie, the female main character, does not

I mentioned in a previous post that I commissioned an artist to hand draw a new cover for Ahelno. I want to move away from A.I. images, not only to support other creatives, but also because I don’t want readers to think my writing is also A.I.-generated, which it is not. I love the new cover (which I’ll reveal in a later post), but I admit I was also curious. Social media is often an echo chamber, and it’s full of people who loudly denounce generative A.I. and say they will

I've finished the first draft of the second novel in the Lietvia Galaxy series, A.I. Human. I am loving how this story has unfolded! Lyssa, a trafficked human from Earth is sold to a trio of aliens looking for a [cough] companion android. She’s forced to play the role of an android or be liquidated by the shady dealer who wants to make room for new inventory. At first, the aliens who buy her believe their new toy is defective. It can’t communicate and resists their commands.

In May 2026, I self-published my first novel, Ahelno, on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Like most indie authors, I’m operating on a budget, and I’m doing everything myself–the writing, the editing, the marketing–and I’m making a lot of mistakes. But! I’m documenting them so that you don’t have to make the same mistakes I did. I will remind you that comparison is the thief of joy. There are some books that released around the same time as mine that have already sold thousands of

In May 2026, I published my first novel, Ahelno, on a budget of $250. Come on the journey with me to learn what I did to publish the book, including what worked and what didn’t. If you’re here because you’re hoping to self-publish, welcome! I hope this post is helpful. If you’ve already successfully self-published, pay it forward, and drop a comment, and let the community know what worked for you. (Any comments posted attempting to sell a product or service to authors will b

It's finally here! Ahelno has been released on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. This is my first book, and I've learned so much about publishing in such a short period of time. First, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is an amazing tool. Yes, it can be persnickety about your formatting and cover design, but it's not that bad. And the reporting tool is unmatched. Look at the stats from my first two hours of sales. I'm rich! LOL. Two orders are from people who actually bought the eb

Ahelno was always meant to be a M/F romance between Dakleth and Andie. But the more I wrote Leo, the more I started envisioning that, in a different book, he and Andie, or even better — he and Andie and Dakleth— might have had a steamy scene or two. So I wrote one! It’s a reimagining of what could have happened in the hot tub at the spa if this were a different type of book. So if you’d like to read a steamy bonus scene with the three of them, sign up for my newsletter. You'l

In January 2026, I had an idea for a book. I had always been an avid reader of sci/ fantasy, and last year my husband gave me a Kindle and bought me a subscription to Kindle Unlimited. Before that, I had read a few popular romance/romantasy series, but not a lot. Once I got the Kindle, though, well, you know how it goes… There are a lot of subgenres of romance. Not surprisingly, I was first drawn to paranormal romance, which is the closest to traditional fantasy. Then sci-fi

Ahelno is now available on BookSirens for ARC readers! ​ What is an ARC Campaign? An ARC (Advance Reader Copy or Advance Review Copy) campaign is a marketing strategy where authors distribute free versions of a book to readers prior to the book's release in exchange for an honest review. If you would like a free ePub or PDF of Ahelno before its release, and you're comfortable writing a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads, visit BookSirens to sign up and get a copy. This is a gr