Giveaway Winner!

Hi everyone! As you probably know, I am hosting a giveaway with a signed copy of my YA novella, Dear Jackson.  When 16-year-old Malcolm Gibbs’ parents divorce, he, his Mom and his little sister Annie move to rural Kentucky to live with his Grandmother. The news of his brother Jackson's death sends Malcolm reeling, and…

Any Book Review Bloggers?

Hey everyone, I'm looking for people who are willing to write a book review of my novella, Dear Jackson. If you're interested (and have a blog, of course), let me know through WritersBloK's contact page and I'll send you a free, PDF copy of the book. Happy writing (and reading, I hope!), Carynn

Writing Contest- Last Day To Enter!

Hello everyone, I wanted to remind you all that today is the last day to enter my writing contest. There are some awesome prizes, so if you want to enter, check out the original post here. Also, if you haven't checked out my new YA romance/drama novella Dear Jackson, click here! If you aren't interested…

My Writing Life

The lack of posting is not due to laziness (me? lazy? No way), but to a very busy schedule. I thought I'd give you all an update on my writing, which I haven't gotten to do in a while. Some of you know that I finished a novella a month or two ago. It's a…

My Writing Problems

I've felt lost as a writer recently, and I hope that talking about it will help. Here are some of my many writing problems: . I've grown impatient. I wrote a 23,000-word novella in one week, edited the whole draft twice the following day, and had ten beta readers lined up just hours afterward. While…

Realm of Shadows

This is the prologue for a fantasy/romance novella I'm writing. Recently I've found it hard to stick to one project- okay, I've always been this way- so some opinions might be nice. I need motivation! Enjoy 🙂 Prologue      Randall had never felt so drawn to a human as he did when he first…