Sailing The High Seas with Orains
Orains first began because I felt guilty for writing so many horses. Due to “kitten summer 2015” we ended up with quite a few cats, so there I was writing, often surrounded by cats, and thinking I need to put a cat in my books. I mean by that time...
What Do You Want To Learn About (Writing) Horses?
Horses show up in a variety of books from romances to weird westerns to historical, to fantasy, and probably literary along with other genres that I can’t even think of at the moment. And one of the biggest frustrations that anyone who loves something has is...
Monthly Book Sales Begin October 1
Now that I’ve almost got all my books rebranded to the correct pen name (I just have the Par Impar related books left to go.), I’m finally able to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, and that is to put my backlist books on sale! Hooray!...
The Search for Apollo's Chalice: Thirty: Places Everyone
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Upcoming Appearances (Oct 2026)
I like to talk about writing and publishing, and that includes my books, so when I hear about a convention looking for panelists or a podcast looking for guests, I’ll often reach out. I am not that good at keeping track of dates beyond putting them on my...
Making Connections and Finding A Calling
It wasn’t that long ago that I thought about my writing as separate from the pet grief coaching work I do or the somatic Wild Spirit Storytelling work I do connecting with equine wisdom and wild wisdom. When you added on the author coaching, well it felt like...
What Am I Working On? September 2026 Edition
I don’t often talk about my works in progress, and that has a lot to do with my cPTSD and RSD. But as I’m working on a project I’m super excited to get back to, and I am starting to make some writing plans moving forward, I thought I’d update...
The Search for Apollo's Chalice: Twenty-Nine: Once More With Magic
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Being Present When It Hurts
Writing companion animals from my own lived experience, or close to it in the case of Hank, the iguana in Luck Be A Healer, I’m well aware that our companions don’t live as long as we do. The ones who come closest live for decades, and unless you’re...Subscribe to my Newsletter
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