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Why Werewolves and Other Things that Go Bump in the Night

I loved werewolves since I was young. I was taken by the fact that the creatures who were so feared are in fact loving, caring, and run in packs made up of members of their families. I always liked the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood (although eating the grandmother went a bit far). I…
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Newsletter February 18th, 2014

Hello readers, friends, and family! It’s been a busy two months! Between entertaining my four year old twin boys, helping my daughter with her science fair project, and playing rock concerts with our band Alien Landslide, additional books have been written! Snowy days that force us indoors are definitely the best for writing. Thank you…
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Wrapping up the year

  It’s been a while since I’ve written here. I’ve been working on Galdoni 2: Into the Storm, as well as When Death Loved an Angel, and Silver Moon, the last book in the Silver Series. All in all, it’s been a great end to an amazing year! I love writing; it is my passion,…
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Interview from Michael James Fitzgerald

I met Michael James Fitzgerald at the League of Utah Writers Conference in September, and he asked if I would be interested in doing an interview. He was kind enough to post it last week. Here it is!   Monday, September 30, 2013 Author Interview: Cheree Alsop I recently met Cheree at a writer’s conference.…
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Formatting for Createspace and Kindle

I decided to blog first of all about formatting because I had several requests for it in my class and I feel that putting it here would best benefit all who are interested in this topic. Let me first say that the formatting tips listed below are things I have learned in formatting my own…
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A New Direction

If you look at the dates on my blog, I haven’t exactly been the best at keeping it up. That’s because I’ve struggled to find topics I feel my readers will be interested in. This last weekend, however, I was given the opportunity to teach a class on self-publishing at the League of Utah Writers…
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The Nicest Review I Have Ever Received

Margaret Turley wrote this review for Keeper of the Wolves that truly means the world to me. When you put out a book, you do so with your soul on the page and your heart in your throat because you never really know how it is going to be received. This review truly made it…
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Keeper of the Wolves Release!

I just released Keeper of the Wolves about an hour ago. This is a book that is very close to my heart. It’s taken about a year for this one to finally reach a place where I felt like it was ready for publishing. For those of you that know my writing style, that is…
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Of Dreams and Type-o’s

A dream of mine is coming true. I grew up in a small town and the high school library was my favorite place to be. I read every book that caught my interest (which was pretty much every book in the library). I escaped through books and went on countless adventures, fell in love with…
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Self-publishing

I am accepted to teach two classes for the League of Utah Writers Conference in September. It is a great honor and a dream come true. For me, being a writer means helping others either live their dreams through reading or helping them achieve their own success by believing in themselves. ‘Believe’ has always been…
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