I remember when I was a kid writing this book. I would day dream in class about my favorite scenes and how it would look to the world on the big screen. Could this title become a movie? I am hoping so...

The Pitch Fest was a lot of fun and I was given a lot of feedback. Now that I am almost done with school, this book has been coming back up in conversation. Without a special friend, it wouldn't be in play in Los Angeles. I hope to have more news and updates soon. We are hoping this could become more than just a novel.

What a busy holiday season! It took forever to update on my progress with The Legend of Wahkan. I did want to let everyone know that the Pitch Fest in California was a success overall. My ultimate goal was achieved: Get the manuscript into the hands of Hollywood's finest! The film reps! What an exciting event...It definitely helped build my confidence in my project. To sit in front of so many reps talking about my story was amazing, especially to see their reactions to it. Its an opportunity everyone should take if offered to them regardless the cost. We as self published authors or indie artists in general need all the help we can get. I must say thanks again to my kickstarter backers...I'd probably still be unpublished if it wasn't for all of you! <3

Probably one of the most exciting calls I have ever gotten. "Stop what you are doing. It's time to come to California." Those words stuck in my head. I am honored to have been asked to come to such an event, an event only 100 self published authors can attend. Even if things aren't successful in California, the trip, I am sure, will be well worth it. Everyone keep my in your thoughts September 26 when I fly out to the west coast and present my novel, my idea, to Hollywood's biggest film executives! My heart is racing thinking about it, and when the day comes...Oh please Lord give me the strength! I'll be on pins and needles.

I have received my very first copies of The Legend of Wahkan. The feeling of holding this book in my hands is absolutely amazing! I am overwhelmed! I know I have said this a lot, but it's still hard to believe that when I was only fourteen years old, I started a novel that would take a long journey to publication. But I did it...I am SO HAPPY and excited. The next stage in this journey: Promotion!

I wasn't expecting it to be so soon, but The Legend of Wahkan is now LIVE online at Barnes and Noble and Amazon! The eBook will be available soon! I am really excited, but nervous at the same time. I think I am going to try and keep this release party local. I have also applied to Prattville's "Fountain City Festival of the Arts" that will be taking place March 29th in the historic district of downtown Prattville. I am so excited to meet other local authors, and I am hoping to make forever friends as well as fans! I cannot believe this day has FINALLY arrived. I guess I can now say that I am an official published author. No I didn't use an agent, and no I didn't use a large publishing house! I chose to self publish a book that has been so dear to me...I made that decision because I wouldn't be able to accept too many changes, not to mention how difficult it is to attract an agent, lol. I hope to see everyone at the release party and the event in Prattville!!!

I received my first galley review in November 2013 and was so close to approve it when something told me to stop and go through the entire document again. I was so glad that I did, but it took me another two months to go through it and make edits/final changes. By the end of January, I approved the second galley and cover edits. We are ready to rock and roll. I thought the hardest part would be reviewing it again, but it wasn't! It's the waiting game now that the book is making its way to print. This will be a long eight weeks, but I should have my copy by the time of my 28th Birthday. Wow...I was 14 years old when this story came to me. I don't know what I'm going to do when I receive my first copy. Smile...Cry...Both!? ^_^ This has been a long time coming. A part of me thought it would never happen. I guess I shouldn't doubt myself. No one should. Do what you LOVE. Stay motivated...and never GIVE UP.

There are some dreams you wake up from and forget about the moment you get out of bed. But then there are those dreams you wake up from and can't shake away. There was probably some meaning behind it, some connection...My dream was one of those...
I was alone, and I was placed in the middle of a remote town. There were some familiar places, and then there were some pulled out of cities that did not exist in the real world. The land was disrupted from earthquakes and an unknown magma reservoir. Large cracks tore through the roads, and the land was split open in areas near a forest and mountain range. Something incredibly large rested below this remote town...It would strike fear deep within anyone that claimed to witness it. This small scene in my dream, my nightmare, inspired The Legend of Wahkan.
I thought about the dream for a while before finally talking to my sister about it. I had already started on another book that belonged to my mini series, but I couldn't shake this dream away. It had to be on paper. My sister was thrilled after I told her about it and told me I had to write a story based on it. Perhaps this could be the start of a new beginning, a start that might lead me to a career I always dreamed about.
The first draft took me two years, and I was so surprised at how long it took me. My other stories took only weeks, or months maybe...But this one was not like my mini series. It was a novel, my first novel. Before I could finish it, I had a few emails, one from an agent and one from an online horror magazine. I was only fifteen. I was excited, but being published didn't even cross my mind once until then. I put the manuscript to the side in 2002 when I was sixteen and this was when my journey was going to hit many "bumps."
I began high school and I got a job. I was so busy, finding time for my novel was difficult. But somehow, I would find myself picking it up and putting it back down. From 2002-2011 I did just that. Re-writing the first few chapters many times before I would put it back down. I obviously wasn't happy in my life during these years. I was still trying to figure out who I wanted to be, and where I wanted to go with my life. In 2009, I moved to Virginia and found my true place. I continued to pick up my manuscript, speaking to my husband about it often.
And then one day something hit me...In November 2011, I picked up the original manuscript and the re-written chapters and started all over. I motivated myself, realizing the possible potential my story had, and that there were people out there waiting for it. I didn't stop until I completed it in June 2013. Tears did fall from my eyes that evening...I never thought I would make it to that day. It all began with a dream...a dream when I was just a kid. Never give up on your dreams regardless of how long it may take you to fulfill them. My journey was thirteen years and counting...