E R I K A

And yes, I know I could have gone the audiobook route, but I didn't this time (learned my lesson.)

Road trips are great right until you get carsick trying to finish one more chapter 🤢

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Nooo! Do you make the drive or submit a new hold?

I should have known it was too good to be true when I was first on the holds request list 😂

There's no bigger disappointment than picking up your library hold only to realize you reserved the book on CD 😭

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In five words, Princess Ariel summed up why every FMC makes poor decisions...

"But Daddy I Love Him."

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They just upstaged the entire plot 😂

Au•thor Prob•lem
noun

1. when a secondary character becomes your favorite and now you NEED to write a whole new book just for their story.

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What are you writing?!?

I'm having fun writing it (most days ☺️).

I see a lot of posts asking how to be a best-selling author, but what if you want to build an empire with a die-hard fandom and franchise based off your fantasy books?

Where would one go for that advice? 😉

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My husband was SO excited when I told him I preordered a new game for the Switch...

...and then he saw the game 😂

#TalesOfTheShire #CozyGaming #HobbitLifeForMe #Halflings #ShireFolk

Congratulations on your debut! What's it called?

I get about an hour after the kids go to bed to write...but by that point my brain is mush 🧠

How do you other full-time-work-from-home moms write?!?

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Does your mood affect your writing?
❕OR❕
Does your writing affect your mood?

There's no doubt the two are connected, but every author is different.

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Don't mind me...I'm just over here writing the book I want to read. 📖

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I'm starting my sixth month of writing EVERY day.

While there have been nights I just wanted to go to beeeed, I do not regret forcing myself to write every day.

I'm about half way through my first draft. She's messy, but she's progress. 🖤

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I use the baby names my husband shot down in my novels.

Where did your main characters' names come from?

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"We can't publish a book that's not written."
- Every Publishing House

(Your motivation to take the time to write ❤️)

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"The simple joys in life" is in direct reference to root beer floats and reading, and you can't convince me otherwise 🍻

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Sweet dreams 👻

I'm writing in circles.

I think it's time to (sigh) plot 😭

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House rule...she who earns the paycheck gets to pick the movie 🤷‍♀️

#MomLife #RaisingKids

I asked my kids which movies they want to see in theaters this summer.

They said "Lilo & Stitch" and "Bad Guys 2".

So, naturally I bought tickets to see " #HowToTrainYourDragon" 🐉

#SummerMovie #MovieNight

My favorite book is the one I'm writing 📖

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I'm so going to do this.

Every major signing will have its own stamp so my book can become fan passports 🖤

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What names ❌DIDN'T❌ make it into your novel but were shortlisted?

Here are some of mine:
🖤 Cosmin
🖤 Sabina
🖤 Leandor

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I can tell you the last scene in my trilogy, but don't ask me how this paragraph is going to end.

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📚 Name a series where the second book is even better than the first 📚

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