Megan Erickson's Blog

I always wanted to be a published author. Always. Since I was a little kid, before I could write, I dictated stories to my mom about unicorns and castles and dragons. I visited bookstores and libraries A LOT. We didn’t have ebooks when I was a kid–we had libraries and card catalogs, and booksellers, and librarians.

Everyone has different publishing goals. One of mine was to see my book on a bookstore shelf thanks to publisher distribution. It doesn’t make this book more valid than any other books I published, but for me, FOR ME, it was a goal I wanted to achieve.

I worked on the idea for the Wired and Dangerous series for a long time. My agent and I subbed it, and it took some time to find a perfect home for it, and to me, I thought that the best home for a romantic suspense series like this was on a bookstore shelf in addition to the digital marketplace. So today, that goal has been achieved, this dream has come true, and I can’t be more stoked!

I know this is a long self-indulgent post, BUT LET ME HAVE MY MOMENT, OKAY? I’m thrilled, I love seeing Roarke and Wren on the shelves, and I hope you enjoy reading this action-packed steamy as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thanks for all your support since Make it Count released. I wouldn’t be here without you!

About Zero Hour:

The Fast and the Furious meets Mr. Robot in USA Today bestselling author Megan Erickson’s sexy new romantic suspense series. 

Hacker extraordinaire Roarke Brennan lives each hour—each breath—to avenge his brother’s murder. His first move: put together a team of the best coders he knows. They’re all brilliant, specialized, and every one an epic pain in his ass. Only now Wren Lee wants in too, threatening to upset their delicate balance. The girl Roarke never allowed himself to want is all grown up with sexy confidence and a dark past … and she’s the wild card he can’t control.

Roarke might still think she’s a kid, but Wren’s been to hell and back. Nothing and nobody can stop her—especially the tatted-up, cocky-as-all-hell hacker. But when years of longing and chemistry collide, Wren and Roarke discover that revenge may be a dish best served blazing hot.

 

 

“The suspense is edgy and the romance is hot… Erickson’s start to her Wired & Dangerous series is an unusual and exciting work of romantic suspense.”― Christie Ridgway, BookPage

“The first in Erickson’s Wired & Dangerous romantic suspense series roars out of the gate and doesn’t let up. This is a highly enjoyable romantic thriller.” ― Publishers Weekly

“Erickson’s modern-day storytelling will take readers on a thrilling ride with colorful, hard-edged characters who are authentic and edgy. Strong, high-stakes tension and sizzling, steamy romance make Zero Hour an exciting read.” ― RT Book Reviews

“Take a wild ride into the dark underworld of the internet with a sexy romance series full of intrigue and tension. The high-stakes world of computer hacking has never looked so seductive and scorching!”―Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author

“Zero Hour was the Ocean’s Eleven/Mr. Robot mashup I didn’t know I needed in my life, and I WANT MORE! Adrenaline-fueled, sexy, and tender all at once, Zero Hour is the amazing start to a thrilling new series. “― Molly O’Keefe, USA Today bestselling author

 

 

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Sometimes I tweet writing advice. Sometimes people message me asking for writer advice And even more shocking is people actually seem to listen to me. So one day I opened up my notes app on my phone and began to type. I made a list of 10 and so I figured what the heck, here’s a blog post. Caveat that I haven’t been in this game long, and there is no right way to do things. At all. But I think I have solid advice that at least is worth a glance. This advice is also more geared toward writers who are working toward a full-time writing career. So here ya go:

1. Write the book you want to read (and write).

Recently I tweeted this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And people responded to it pretty well. To be honest, it was a gentle reminder for myself that I decided to tweet. But apparently I’m not the only one who needed to hear it. Here’s the thing – no matter what, your book won’t hit a chord with everyone. That’s the great thing about books — there is a huge variety. You try to appeal to the masses and you’ll appeal to no one. Write what you want to read, and there will be others who will want to read it too.

 

2. Promote your books however you are comfortable.

#1: Promote your damn book and don’t apologize for it. If you aren’t excited about it, why should anyone else be? Promotion is for readers. Tell them why your book will appeal to them. What tropes are in it? What emotions will it evoke? Will it make them laugh or cry? Will they be so engrossed they burn dinner? Tell them!

#2: You have to find your comfort zone. You don’t have to be everywhere on every social media platform. You don’t have to promote like others do, with an FB readers group or discussion groups, or what have you. Your promotion is going to go over the best when you are comfortable and it’s semi-natural for you. So play around and find where you fit. Maybe it’s Instagram, maybe it’s making amazing teasers. Put in the work and find your fit!

 

3. Don’t. Respond. To. Reviews.

I’ll be honest, I rarely read reviews. I read ARC reviews from reviewers who know my writing because I like to gauge early interest and how this book is stacking up with the rest of my books. I’ll sometimes read reviews tweeted to me. Other than that, I stay away. Awayyyyy. If I stumble upon a bad review, or a review that’s flat out nasty (hey, it happens), I’ll DM a friend or two who I trust. Then I rant to them, and then I let it go. LET IT GOOOOOOOOO. What’s not okay? Taking lines from bad reviews and publicly posting or tweeting about them. Nine times out of ten there’s a power imbalance between authors and reviewers. Drawing attention to a review (and come on authors, don’t pretend like you don’t know what you’re doing when you do it), is making that reviewer vulnerable. Let. It. Go. If you really need to whine and complain, do it in private to a friends. It’s okay, we all do it. Just tell them not to tweet about it, haha.

 

4. It’s okay to write a crappy first draft.

Honestly. It’s okay. This has taken me many, many books to realize. (I’m slow I guess.) Magic happens in revisions. That’s when your book becomes a book. I truly think that what takes an author from good to great is revision skills. Do I kind of hate life and eat a lot of chocolate when I’m revising and rewriting? Of course. But you know what, it’s worth it in the end when that book is polished and better and the pacing is spot on so that your reader has to keep flipping that page.

But you can’t edit a blank page, so get writing.

 

5. Use betas.

No really use betas. Like several. And find ones who love your voice. Because remember number one on this list? Not everyone is going to love your books or the way you write characterizations. Find a beta who likes the way you structure a story and write your characters, and is also willing to give you solid critique. Betas recently saved me from doing some stupid shit in books. They are invaluable.

 

6. You will outgrow some readers. Some readers will outgrow you. It’s okay.

This is one that you won’t realize until you have a backlist. You grow with every book (I hope). Book one will not be like book twenty. Some readers will like how you evolve. Others won’t. IT’S OKAY. It’s okay if some readers decide you just aren’t for them anymore. It doesn’t necessarily mean you did anything wrong. People change. And vice versa, some readers move on. They get tired of a genre, or maybe your writing style. And again, that’s okay. Your readership will ebb and flow.

 

7. Be Yourself.

Always. In your books. On social media. At signings. Be yourself. It’s exhausting to be someone else. It took me 34 years to finally say, you know what? I’m too old to change. This is me.

 

8. Be someone people want to work with.

This is something I say a lot. Does this mean you have to always be kind? No. Does this mean you can’t post about politics? No. This means meeting your deadlines, networking at conferences, and overall being a professional person. I’ve been given wonderful opportunities in this business. And a lot of that is because I really do work tirelessly to be a professional with publishers, editors, and other writers. Yes, be yourself, but try to be your best self. This. Is. A. Business. Do you want to work with someone who’s doing nothing but writing tweets mocking other writers? Posting on Facebook about petty drama? Dragging past editors/agents, etc.? Probably not. There are times to make your voice heard and that’s okay. But think closely about how you are using your voice and how productive that is to you, your career, and this business as a whole.

 

9. Take breaks. Fill the well.

This is advice I need. It’s okay to take breaks and get back to a place where you can be creative. Don’t feel guilty for that. This is something I’ve really learned over the last year.

 

10. It’s a job.

You like writing? Me too. It’s fun. But you know what it is? It’s also a job. There might come a time in your career where writing will switch from a hobby to a job. You’ll know when it happens. And I think that’s often when some writers struggle. They want to know where their muse went. Welp, sometimes I don’t have time to wait around for my muse. Yes it’s okay to take breaks, but it’s also important to remember it’s a job, it’s a career. You have deadlines. It’s not always going to be fun. You might have to adjust how you approach writing when you hit this point. I know I did, and that’s okay too. I don’t treat writing the same way I did when I was drafting my debut.

 

Bonus: You are not your books. And you exist outside of your books.

Live a life. And if you decide that a writing career isn’t for you? That’s okay too! Maybe an illness or disability has you spending less time at the keyboard. Maybe you just get swept up in something else in your life. That’s okay too. This advice was solely for those who are interested in making a writing career work. But if it doesn’t work for you, that’s okay. You’re not a quitter, you’re just doing something else.

Happy release day to Megtino!

So HARD WIRED is now available for purchase on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, and iBooks. I want to say a huge thank you to our readers. These books have been a labor of love, stories that Santino and I wanted to tell. But we never thought readers would fall in love the way they have. Thanks for sticking by us as we get these guys their HEAs, and I hope you like Jesse and Ian/Garvy and Cherrycakes just as much.

So every Sunday I participate in #RWchat on Twitter. It’s a chat about romance writing where Romance Writer Chat asks questions and a bunch of romance authors answer and discuss them.

So this past Sunday was about fear. Which I thought was a great topic because writing is a scary mindfuck.

Just bein’ honest.

So anyway, one of the questions was whether there was something we were afraid to write. And it made me reflect on the fact that there were a ton of things I was scared to write. A lot of things I’m still scared to write. And how many novels are sitting on my hard drive that’ll never see the light of day.

Here’s the thing I want to stress. No writing is a waste. Back before I wrote MAKE IT COUNT, I’d started an entire New Adult romance trilogy. Seriously, I have book one written and book two mostly written and even some of book three. I don’t hate it. I remember those characters and those books quite fondly. Why? Because some of those characters are a part of characters I have published, and some of those scenes? Yeah I plagiarized myself. The first book in my never-to-be-seen series had a scene where the heroine dances with the hero in a bar. It’s sexy. They are all up in each other. There is moist breath on necks and hard arousals grinding into hips. Alla dat.

Sound familiar? That’s right, because that scene is in MAKE IT COUNT.

I full believe that I never would have been able to write MAKE IT COUNT without writing that first New Adult book. I found my voice while drafting that first book, I learned how to plot! I figured out so many things that I needed to figure out. And then I needed to start fresh on something new. Which ended up being Kat and Alec. I don’t consider that first trilogy a waste. I needed to write it.

I have another book on my hard drive. It’s a paranormal romance I wrote two years ago after I’d already signed my first two publishing deals for contemporary romances. It was my first non contemporary novel. I was so into it, I wrote 65k in less than thirty days. It’s kind of a mess. The world-building needs work. The plot is a little coincidental. BUT, it was amazing practice for me. Non-contemporary scared me, so I wrote this book without any expectations to publish it. I just wrote it. It felt like I was sharpening my blade. I wanted to learn how I could write paranormal my way. How my voice would fit into a non-contemporary world.

A lot of who that heroine and heroine are showed up in BLOODGUARD, my vampire romance out this fall. I’m not sure I could have written BLOODGUARD without writing that first paranormal romance. I needed to learn how to weave in a supernatural plot to a romance, and how to write paranormal characters that were still very much me. I wanted my fans to recognize me in blood-sucking vampires.

I have half a dark romance sitting on my computer, as well as a sports romance. I might finish them. I might not. But I don’t consider the time I spent on them a waste in any way. Sometimes when I’m stuck on a current book, I’ll veer off track. I’ll write a chapter of something zany and different. And it unlocks something in my brain, and then I can get back to my current project.

So what I want to emphasize is sometimes our brains know what we need. Sometimes our brains are shitheads and are full of anxiety and tell us we suck BUT LET’S IGNORE THAT. And it’s okay to write a book that isn’t quite there. None of my practice books were there. I knew it in my heart. So I put them to the side, but they were the reasons I could write that next book. The one that my agent saw potential in and so did editors. The ones my readers are excited about.

It’s okay to fail spectacularly bad on a book, because maybe you needed that fail to succeed. I’m being really after-school special right now, but I think people need to hear it. We all have shitty manuscripts in our drawers. And that’s okay. It’s what you write after that that matters.

Happy Writing.

I saw this tweet the other day and I can’t get it out of my head.

*Warning: Personal word vomit ahead*

It’s hard for me sometimes to look back and think about things I said and thought about other girls. I grew up a bit of a tomboy. Partly because I had an older brother and partly because I think I’ve always had some gender identity issues. But that’s another blog post, lol. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and I rejected the typical “girly” things. I hated barbies, didn’t play with dolls. I preferred to write stories or read or practice soccer with my brother which resulted in me just kicking his ankles instead of the ball. #skillz

By the time I entered middle school, I realized I was a little different. I wasn’t interested in things a lot of girls were interested in but yet I wanted to be. A mix of hormones and boy attention culminated in a toxic environment of competition and mean girls. I tried to leave behind what made me different. I tossed my Umbro shorts in the bottom of my drawer and tried to like clothes and makeup. I left behind my Encyclopedia Britannica vocabulary and tried to talk like everyone else, like the popular girls. I wasn’t doing it for me, I was doing it to fit in. And I think it made me resent all the girls for which those things came easy for. I guess there are a lot of things I can blame. Myself? Society? But most certainly, when I grew up, female friendships were not fostered and encouraged in the media. If they were encouraged, it was strictly to bond over the girl things we were all supposed to like – makeup, boys, clothes, shoes, etc. I wish I’d found a strong, thriving Young Adult book community full of positive female friendships of all types. Those books that were there (Babysitter’s Club) still made me feel like I was an outsider. And those books weren’t respected in the media–they were for teen girls! Which, I can now say as an adult woman is bullshit.

My personality fit me like ill-fitting clothes for years. I struggled with female friendships all through high school. I never was in the inner circle. I think I was boy crazy young because I didn’t resent those relationships. I was looking for someone to connect to without all the baggage of female competition. Looking back, that’s messed up, but hey, I was like fourteen. It wasn’t until college, where I had a “new start” and the freedom away from home to stretch my wings a bit, to “find me” where I found lasting friendships. But to me, those girls who I’m still good friends with today still “weren’t like the other girls.” I continued to see girls outside “my circle” as competition, still judged their choices relating to sex and other things. I still had more guy friends than girl friends.

There’s a platform right below the glass ceiling and we’re taught at an early age that we have to be pretty damn perfect to reach that platform. It’s only reserved for special women in a select few positions – no lipstick on their teeth or hair out of place or stretch marks. Hell naw. And I’m a white girl. There’s a whole other set of stricter regulations for women of color, particularly Black women. They gotta be flawless to even get close, you know. So we’re all down in the trenches fighting each other when really we should just hold hands and fucking shatter that shit.

And then I discovered romance.

Or, more to the point, I discovered romance writers. I saw women on Facebook and Twitter–women like Kristen Ashley, Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Bree Bridges, and more–talking and writing about women with agency, women of all types. They had wonderful friendships where they lifted each other up.

When I began writing romance, and that was when the real learning came in. That was when I had to point blank face how I treated women, how I viewed women, and the amount of internal misogyny I’d been harboring for years. Writing a heroine, taking her on a journey where she recognizes her worth in order to find love, was eye-opening for me. I had to think about the female friendships I wrote about. I had to examine how my heroine would value herself as a woman. I began to think about things society says all the time that snuck into my writing when I didn’t realize it. Like a hero’s friend telling him he’s “acting like a girl” because he shows emotion.

My co-writer has had to point out a couple of things to me–misogynistic lines or characterizations I’ve written where he’s said, “Is this what you meant to say?” And nope, no I hadn’t meant it to come across like that, but those were old habits talking. I had to take a hard look at how I was writing side characters, how I was writing the “other women.” Women who aren’t enemies, but are heroes in their own stories. I don’t think I have it all figured out, and I know there are times some of my internal misogyny slips through, but I’m trying so hard. Baby steps.

I made amazing author friends – women like me who love books and are a little bit different. Women who have amazing dialogue about feminism and rape culture and who are so damn smart, I’m in awe. I’ve also met amazing men, like my co-writer and others, who have written amazing, strong women and are valuable allies.

In writing my heroines, I learned to love women again. I learned to love myself again. I accept all the things that make me “me.” I’ve embraced makeup and clothes but now I do it for me, rather than because I want to compete with other girls. And there are times I just want to wear my Umbro shorts and man-spread on the couch (heh) and I can do that too.

To bring this full circle, back to that tweet – romance is a billion dollar industry and outsells science fiction, mystery, and literary novels. Don’t make me source that shit – Google it because it’s all over. We’re also largely made up of women. Which is probably why it’s so damn hard to get respect in the greater book world. My favorite thing about romance? We authors are starting to see what happens when we join hands rather than fight. We’re “unionizing” in a way. We take care of our own and we speak out politically. I’m 33 and I can finally feel free to be the woman I want to be and proud of it. And damn if I don’t owe that to romance.

Thanks for reading.

So I’ve been seeing people posting lists of 16 good things that happened in 2016, to at least try to end this trash can of a year on a positive note. I thought I’d play along because why not. Some pretty spectacular things happened this year. I’m going to mix it up though and list 13 positive things and three things that weren’t so great, but that I hope to learn from. I think that’s fair. Because of course I made mistakes in 2016, and I’d like to try as hell not to repeat what I can control. Most of these are author-related but some are personal too.

Let’s go with 13 rad things that happened in 2016 (in no particular order):

The Cyberlove series: I don’t even know what to say about this that isn’t rambly but it boils down to a whole lot of surprise. Santino Hassell and I wrote The End to Strong Signal as the ball dropped on 2015. We thought it was a niche book that our core readers would love. We were proud of it, but didn’t expect it to have any sort of mass appeal. We were wrong. Not only did I remember how much I loved writing while drafting this series, the books did things we never anticipated. We sold audio rights and foreign rights to three countries. Fast Connection was named a best romance of the year by The Washington Post. Suz freaking Brockmann tweeted us about it! And I gained a solid friend out of all of this in my co-writer. I’m so grateful for this experience.
Changing His Game hit the USA Today Bestseller’s list. This one is still crazy to me. Due to a sale and boost by Bookbub, one of my dirtiest, nerdiest books (lol) made top 20 in the Kindle store and earned me a spot on the bestseller list. I still remember the excited phone calls from my agent, and me shouting to the news to everyone I knew.
I wrote the first male/male romance for the Brazen imprint with Entangled Publishing. Tied to Trouble came out in January, and Chad and Owen did better than I expected. I still get regular emails and messages about this book, jokes about bow ties, and requests to see the art for The Dapper Dick.
I released by first non-co-authored self-published title, Daring Fate. Well, it’s my first self published since that very fist book in 2013 when I had no idea what I was doing. I learned this year that I suck at self-imposed deadlines. I need a contract and publishing house breathing down my neck to finish a book. So publishing Daring Fate on my own was a huge accomplishment to me. It was also my first paranormal romance, and the response from my readers was incredible. I can’t wait for you all to read my vampires in 2017!
I signed my first print deal. In 2018, I’m releasing a romantic suspense series with Grand Central Publishing. It’ll be in stores! And it’s totally Megan-ish romantic suspense because it’s about a motley crew of hackers. I’m so so excited because this is a concept I’ve been working on for over a year. I never gave up finding a home for this series, and neither did my agent.
On a personal note, my husband and I celebrated 10 years of marriage by riding roller coasters at Hershey Park (despite what I write, our romance game is low. Wouldn’t have it any other way). We’ve been together since we were eighteen. He’s my very own Cyberlove story, because we first met online over AOL messenger. He’s my rock and so supportive of my career. I couldn’t have done this without him, and I look forward to the next ten years and beyond.
I hired an assistant – Keyanna Butler – who is such a huge asset. With her help, we grew my readers Facebook group Meg’s Mob from 350 to over 700 and growing. It’s my happy place on the Internet that is drama-free and full of Tom Hardy, hot guys in sweatpants, and cat memes. I love showing them snippets of my WIPs, holding giveaways, and providing bonus content. I’m so proud of it, and love interacting with readers. It’s my favorite.

Ramblings ahead…

The other day, I was talking to my mom about how my career went this past year. In 2016, I felt like I finally carved out a tiny little space for myself in the industry. It’s tiny, but it’s kind of cozy. I’m wiggling as much as I can to keep making the space bigger, of course. I’ve gained a better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses as a writer and as a professional author. I’ve also been more comfortable in my little space, less like I’m flailing wildly. It’s warm in here and I have snacks. I can completely sustain my own business and contribute financially to our household.

My first book was  a self-published novel (which I’ve since pulled to revise), which I published in 2013. I had no idea what I was doing, but I learned a whole hell of a lot. Eventually I sold a novel to Avon Impulse and that was MAKE IT COUNT, which was released in the summer of 2014.

It’s now the end of 2016, and so much has happened since I started on this path, that’s for sure. I blocked out a lot of the growing pains I’ve had so far. While talking to my mom, she reminded me how discouraged I was back when I first started. How talking about my books felt like I was shouting into an empty room. How I busted my ass and wrote non stop, and my royalty checks–to be blunt–kinda sucked.

I closed my eyes and I remembered some of the phone calls we had. The ones where I cried. Where I told her that I always quit shit when things got tough. And this authoring shit was getting tough. I was working my ass off and results were slow.

Now, nothing in publishing is guaranteed, even with hard work. But I felt in my heart that this career was what I wanted, so I kept going. I just kept writing. My agent was a constant source of encouragement. She didn’t let me flounder or wallow. Instead she’d ask, “when are you sending me the next proposal?”

The tears dried and I kept writing. Things didn’t happen overnight. There were still bitter phone calls to my mom or venting sessions with my writer friends.

But I kept going. And now I’m staring down 2017, with a full plate. I have some successful series under my belt. I’m a USA Today bestseller! I was in the Washington Post! I signed a print deal with Grand Central Publishing and I’ll be in bookstores in 2018! I was asked to be a part of 1001 Dark Nights! I’m still a little tiny fish with a tiny little swimming space.

But it’s all relative. Every day I see fellow authors struggling, and it took my mom jogging my memory for me to recall just how bad I struggled. I’ve been that person in tears ready to delete Scrivener off of my computer. Sometimes I get asked what I did to get here where I am now, which isn’t even that far in my journey to be honest. I got all kinds of goals moving forward.

So with the holidays around the corner, you might have small kids in your family to buy gifts for, right? And I know they’re probably asking for Trolls and Shopkins (what are the point of those) and Hot Wheels tracks, which is fine and good and all. But books are awesome and amazing, so I have some recommendations for some picture books that will diversify your shelves. I personally own all of these and have read them to my kids. Lots of thumbs up all around!

 

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THUNDER BOY JR by Sherman Alexie

Illustrations are gorgeous and it’s a cute story about loving your family but also wanting to stand out.

 

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HOW TO FIND A FOX by Nilah Magruder

This might be my personal favorite. Illustrations aren’t cluttered or too much and the message of not giving up is really clear.

 

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DONOVAN’S BIG DAY by Leslea Newman

Super sweet story about a little boy who is getting ready to be the ring bearer as his two moms get married.

 

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LITTLE RED AND THE VERY HUNGRY LION by Alex T. Smith

This book is so much fun! A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a smart Little Red who outwits the lion. I love this book.

 

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WORM LOVES WORM by J.J. Austrian

Cute book about love spanning all genders with sweet ending.

 

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I’M A GIRL by Yasmeen Ismail

Fun story that my kids love because I yell when I read it (you’ll see if you buy it) about kids not being restricted by stereotypes.

Aaaaahhhhh my first paranormal romance book is now available for purchase and I’m all kinds of…

 

So, I’m going to do a little Q&A with myself which seems really narcissistic, but it’s my blog so I do what I want. LOL.

Why the switch to paranormal? Well I didn’t actually mean to. After writing contemporary romance for three years, I really wanted to write something high stakes. I’m talking life or death. I wanted something I could sink my teeth into, and so when I got this idea, I went with it. I had a couple of months “off” from deadlines this summer, and this was my “taking a break” project. I don’t think I understand what taking a break means.
How did you come up with the idea for the world of the Silver Tip pack series? Well, I’m not sure exactly. The characters came to me first. The first scene in the book where Reese meets Dare came to me out of nowhere. And everything about them felt… not modern. As in, they weren’t from this world, even a paranormal version of this world. I love apocalyptic novels, like The Road, and Kit Rocha’s Beyond series. And I knew I wanted… rival packs. But I also wanted them to have a common enemy… enter the Noweres, my version of undead werewolves, in a world where humans went extinct a century ago.
Did you always plan on publishing this? No. I wasn’t sure it would even turn into a full novel. But I was blocked from writing anything else until I wrote the first scene with Reese and Dare. I thought I’d leave it there. But they kept talking to me, and the world kept unrolling in my brain, until I had a complete 75K novel. And here we are.

I’m super excited to announce a new series! It’s paranormal and about werewolf SHIFTERS!

So let me explain. I love shifter books. They are like crack to me. But I never intended to write one only because I didn’t have an idea. Welll… then Reese and Dare hit me. And I couldn’t get them out of my head. I wrote down the first scene not even intending to publish it, but then that first scene turned into 5 more, then 10 more and… you see where I’m going with this.