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Celebrate Six Months of The Serpent Series: Enter to Win!

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Win a copy of The Serpent Series – Book Giveaway featuring The Serpent’s Bridge and The Serpent Woman
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Six months ago, I officially became a published author—a milestone I had dreamed of for years. Since August, my journey with The Serpent Series has been an incredible whirlwind, from the excitement of launching The Serpent’s Bridge to the thrill of releasing The Serpent Woman. Seeing readers dive into the world of Detective Anaya Nazario, FBI Special Agent Blake Huxley, and the enigmatic vigilante Von Schlange has been nothing short of amazing.

If you love gritty crime thrillers, detective procedurals, and high-stakes action—with a slow-burn romance simmering beneath the surface—then this series is for you. To celebrate six months of being a published author, I’m hosting a Rafflecopter giveaway and a giveaway on KingSumo where you can win a copy of either The Serpent’s Bridge or The Serpent Woman!

Here’s what the books are about:

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Reaching For The Stars: Redefining Success

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Writing has always been a part of me. As a child, I carried a pen and notebook everywhere, scribbling stories and poems. Becoming a published author was my lifelong dream. Like many dreams, I envisioned it with vivid clarity: a bestselling book, accolades, and the validation of success. But dreams, like life, have a way of shifting shape as we grow and evolve, adapting to our experiences, priorities, and the unexpected twists that shape who we are. Read the rest of this entry »

Breaking Through: My Journey to Getting Published

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Our dreams are often pieces of us that have been a part of our lives for a long time. Some lucky people reach their goals so quickly that they make it look easy. Others spend years chasing their vision. I’ve been writing since second grade. I carried a notebook and pen everywhere I went. I had spent my whole life creating stories, and perhaps part of that was due to trying to escape a turbulent childhood.

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My Snarky Take On Embracing The Birthday Blues

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October 10th was my birthday, and I’ll admit that each year, I’ve experienced the birthday blues. Everyone thinks they want to stay young forever, and when you are a Gen Z fresh out of college, there is an invincibility factor that you go through. You know what I mean. We’ve all felt it at one point in our lives. When we’re at our peak youthful age, a power comes over us.

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Why Sometimes Being In Editing Mode Can Lead To Writer’s Block

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Sometimes being in the left-brain editing trenches can zap your energy enough to where you’re unable to switch back to the right-brain creative tasks of writing something new. At least the switch isn’t as easy as you might’ve thought it would. I didn’t actually know that editing-induced writer’s block was an actual thing until I experienced it first-hand.

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