Writer's Life: Did You Win NaNo? And a vlog! (Katie)

Writer's Life: Did You Win NaNoWriMo?

November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. I've participated several times in the past but this year was the first in a long time. I really wanted to write a Christmas novel (I love, love, love the season, and while it's a painful time of year for me I always manage to find joy in the season).

Did I manage to win? Did I write that Christmas novel? Well, yes and no. I feel like I "won" in the sense that I made major progress on my story--even if I didn't finish it. I did write a Christmas novel in that the story does have a few scenes that take place over the Christmas holiday. But, it's not a "Christmas" book, exactly.

So, what about you? Did you NaNo? If so, did you win?

This month is super busy as many people are gearing up for Christmas, New Years, and other winter holidays. I made a short video about the busyness of the year and how I plan to finish my novel beyond NaNo.

Top 3's: fun moments in publishing my 1st book (Katie)

Top 3's: fun moments in publishing (Katie)

This month marks the 5 year anniversary of my first published series, The Enslaved Series (which includes Vanquished, Deliverance, and Redeemer). Today I'm sharing about the fun moments this "first" in publishing brought with it--via vlog! 

Publishing is hard, but it can be so rewarding, which I definitely learned with this series. (The picture below has Vanquished on the left, but mostly I'm showing off my super cute mug someone gifted me!)

You can learn more about this dystopian trilogy here on Goodreads or here on Amazon.