Well, this past week did not go according to plan. A couple of weeks ago, my family and I went to see Journey in concert. We had a great time! Everyone enjoyed themselves, and it was one of those family outings that made me think, We need to do more of this. Apparently, we also…
I think I’ve developed an audiobook problem. I’ve been on a Sarah J. Maas marathon lately. And when I say marathon, I mean all the books. I’ve read them all before, but in order to meet the new book release deadline, audio was the way to go. Throne of Glass series.Crescent City series.And the 10th…
There is a strange moment in the creative process when something you invented begins to feel as though it has always existed. At first, it is only an idea. Maybe there is a harbor. A winding street. A bridge stretching across the water. You add a few old buildings, blooming flowers, and a lighthouse standing…
Sometimes the best thing you can do is walk away. This week, I finished the working draft of Heart of the Storm, the final book in my Before the Order trilogy. Have I mentioned that I’m reworking Prelude to a Storm? Let me back up a little bit. When I first released Prelude to a…
For a long time, my creative projects have felt like separate pieces. There were the books I wrote as Cecily Magnon. There were the coloring pages and now BinderScenes I’ve created through PandaTudePress. Then there were the notebooks, coloring books, and other products I published under the publishing home’s name — 12 Angels Publishing. Each…
Something funny happened with one of my recent BinderScenes. I had a Pokémon card featuring Charcadet. In the original artwork, he’s apparently watching a fight. There’s an octagon-shaped ring in the background, and once you know what you’re looking at, it’s pretty obvious. Except… that isn’t what I saw. I saw the dramatic lighting. The…
When I released Oathbreaker, I really didn’t know what to expect. It was the first story in the Forsworn Chronicles, a collection I created for stories about broken vows, impossible choices, old promises, and the people who have to live with the consequences. One of the things I’ve been experimenting with through 12 Angels Publishing…
Last week, I talked about some of the fictional worlds I’d love to visit — The Wizarding World. Velaris. Crescent City. And it got me thinking. What is it about certain imaginary places that makes us want to step inside? Obviously, magic helps. Give me a castle, a few ancient beings, some mysterious powers and…
Have you ever read a book and wished you could step through the pages? Not become one of the characters. Not fight the villain or save the world. Just… visit. Walk the streets. Eat the food. See the places you’ve imagined so many times that they almost feel like somewhere you’ve actually been. I have…
Last week, I shared a little more about the person behind 12 Angels Publishing. This week, I thought I’d share a little more about the why behind it. When I first started 12 Angels Publishing, I thought mostly about books. Stories. Characters. Strange worlds and magical places that existed somewhere between my imagination and the…
