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Marigold and Nox– First Draft Complete!

Announcement Time!

I have officially completed the first draft of my middle grade novel, Marigold and Nox: The Wishing Well.

*Insert Confetti Here*

I’m so stoked!! Baby Boy will be here any day now –I’m actually due in two days–and I’d hoped to get this draft finished before his arrival.

P.S. I just came down with a cold! I’m throwing all the natural remedies I can at this and crossing my fingers that I’m not sick and or have a fever when I go into labor! I know this must happen sometimes, but it seems kind of like a cruel joke–as though pushing a baby out isn’t hard enough! Wish me luck!

While I stock up on all the fluids and rest I’m able . . .  I’m also acknowledging that it’s time to take a deep breath and a big sigh of relief. This has been an ongoing project for a while now and I honestly can’t believe I just typed “The End.”

Marigold and Nox is a fantasy adventure series, aimed for 8-12 year olds.

In the first book, The Wishing Well, Marigold moves to the country where she meets Nox, the cat. Together they set out on a grand adventure in a unique land, seeking a coin in order to make a very important wish. Along the way they meet interesting and quirky characters, learn about each other, and themselves, and discover what truly matters most. Somewhere along the way, they become the very best of friends.

I’ll be putting this project on hold for a little while, but I’m looking forward to continuing the journey of bringing this story to publication. So that, ultimately, I can share it with you!

“Wish the wish that’s in your heart. For the wishes that come true, are the wishes that matter the most to you.”

-Marigold and Nox: The Wishing Well

Author Reading at FoCo Book Fest AND a New Bookstore for Super Me

I had my first reading on Saturday at the FoCo Book Fest in Fort Collins, CO!

There were lots of things going on with the Book Fest at various venues downtown on Oct 19th and the 20th, including writing workshops, a poetry reading,  book signings and best selling authors speaking–including the keynote speaker Andy Weir (who wrote the Martian and Artemis).

There was also a local author reading at the Art Lab on Saturday. It was an all day event  where local authors had a chance to share their work.

My slot was from 12:05-12:15. I read the first chapter of Super Me.

 

 

This was the first time I’d read from my novel  to a group. I was nervous! But a few friends showed up to the reading, the room was kind, and it ended up being a really great experience.

The chapter even got a few laughs, which was pretty awesome.

After the reading, I slipped across the street to a little bookstore called Indigo Rose Books. It’s upstairs above the clothing consignment shop.

 

And now, Super Me now has a new home!

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