✨Strength in Simplicity: holiday gifts, poems, and more!

Hello friends!

This holiday season, I hope you find joy, simplicity, and strength in unexpected places. For me, that unexpected place was a famous Japanese poem. A friend mentioned that the author was inspired by Father Chizuru, a missionary who kept a simple, compassionate life, and suffered without complaint. After facing numerous health issues the past few months, this poem took on new meaning and lifted my spirits. I hope it will do the same for you! ⬇️

This famous poem was written by Kenji Miyazawa, a novelist, poet, and Buddhist, in 1922 and known throughout Japan. Ken Watanabe read it after the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake.

🎄 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! 🎄

Amazing book recs for Christmas is HERE! Check out this beautiful bookish gift list put together by author Katherine Briggs. There is a little something for everyone in this list from clean romance, action adventure, sci-fi, young adult and middle grade.

BOOK UPDATES…the journey continues!

As you know, I have two more books releasing soon, THE LAST WAYFINDER and THE SHADOW PRINCE, a duology releasing in 2025 and beyond. I’m also deep into SECRET PROJECT which might involve a favorite character from Saints 👀 And the manga for Soul Threader is coming along smoothly. Working on the second half and adding text to the first. It’s been a lot and I’ve had to slow my pace significantly, but I enjoy the precious writing time I do have. And I’m so thankful for readers who want to join in on the adventure! 😊

If you haven’t read my debut novel, SAINTS AND MONSTERS, you can find it on most retailers or on Amazon here:

EDITING DISCOUNT

And . . . drumroll . . . I’m offering a limited time discount on edits scheduled for 2025! This includes ALL editing services. Spots are limited and the coupon code expires on December 3rd. Simply mention the code when inquiring about editing services via my website here. Code: WINTER25

And for all my manga-loving anime friends, here are some pics of Japan life and the SPY x FAMILY exhibition this year! 🕵️‍♀️ You can also see more pics on my instagram. They had the class art room projects, stella stars, life size sets, and original artwork!

May you have grit and grace to chase your dreams and enjoy the small things in life 🖤