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Six Weeks on Submission

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 by alexis

Some of you may have noticed I’ve been rather quiet about my publishing news lately, and here’s why: I GOT A BOOK DEAL! That’s right! My Comedic, Cozy Fantasy Novel about a curmudgeonly old wizard who mentors “chosen ones” will soon be available in all major bookstores in the US, Canada, and the UK. Let’s…

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How To Keep Your Sanity (In Traditional Publishing)

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by alexis

How I kept my sanity through each stage of the traditional publishing process, from querying all the way through submissions.

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How I Got My Agent

How I Got My Agent

Posted on June 10, 2025June 23, 2025 by alexis

Okay, so I queried three books with varying success until my third book landed me my agent. Here’s how I did it, plus the query letter and pitch that got me there: Prepping the Book For this book, I made sure I had polished my manuscript as well as possible, and even saved up and…

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Writing Update: Debut Novel on Submission

Writing Update: Debut Novel on Submission

Posted on April 14, 2025June 23, 2025 by alexis

nother quick writing update for those of you following along with my author journey: My Cozy, Comedic Adult Fantasy manuscript, “The Reluctant Mentor”, is now on submission!

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I Didn’t Believe in Writer’s Block (Until It Happened To Me)

Posted on April 10, 2025April 8, 2025 by alexis

I used to be able to write whatever, whenever. I’d write every day. It was freeing. Satisfying. Cathartic. And it still is—sometimes. But it takes a lot more work to get there now.

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