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Author Archives: DJill
Coming Soon to Amazon
Rachel Billing is a pregnant virgin. She’s a surrogate for her brother and his wife. After she shares the news of a successful pregnancy, they die in a tragic accident. Fired, broke and pregnant with someone else’s baby, Rachel is desperate. So when a friend pays her to attend a party with Lance Muller—a wealthyContinue reading “Coming Soon to Amazon”
What I’ve been up to
My second book, In Due Time, is nearing completion. I wrote this story about a young pregnancy surrogate who finds love unexpectedly while dealing with one tragedy after another. Did I mention she is a virgin? A pregnant virgin, now there is something you don’t see everyday. I have fallen in love with these charactersContinue reading “What I’ve been up to”
Are you looking for a good read in December?
I haven’t yet decided if I am going to go the traditional or indie publishing route, but I am leaning heavily on self publishing (indie). It’s tough enough just to write a book and then spend countless hours editing and re-editing, proofreading, sending to beta readers, editing again and questioning your sanity all along theContinue reading “Are you looking for a good read in December?”
Day 1 of NaNoWriMo
I am spending the first 10 days of NaNoWriMo at a cabin in the North Georgia mountains with a few other authors. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, (National Novel Writing Month), it’s a month long challenge in November every year where hundreds of thousands of writers attempt to write a 50,000 word novelContinue reading “Day 1 of NaNoWriMo”
Starting Novel #2
Next month is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) which is when writers from all over the globe challenge themselves to write a 50,000 word novel, in one month. I participated last year and finished the first draft of Sugar Creek. I was hoping to be through the edits and publish it by November this year,Continue reading “Starting Novel #2”
Fear of the red pen
Well, it’s here. My manuscript came back from my editor today and guess what? I’m scared to open it! Why? Because I enjoy living in my world of denial right now. In my head my manuscript is wonderful. When I open her email and read about all the things I’ve done wrong, well, my bubble will pop!Continue reading “Fear of the red pen”
February Rut
February is almost over and I’m not gonna lie, I’m glad to see it go. I’ve read so many blog posts about being in a rut in February and I am right there with you. We are sick of Winter and our bodies are craving the vitamin D that comes from being outside in the sunshine. WeContinue reading “February Rut”
Project Semicolon
Oh So Whimzey | Digital Planning Designs Amy Bleuel founded Project Semicolon in 2013. The non-profit was founded to bring hope to those suffering from mental illness and/or addiction. Those struggling with depression, self-harm, addictions, suicidal thoughts and/or attempts found comfort in the project as it brought them hope. “In literature, an author uses a semicolonContinue reading “Project Semicolon”
Having doubts about my editing skills
Here it is February 5th and so far I’ve only managed to get 50 pages edited out of 200! I’m feeling so overwhelmed, and since I am brand new to this, like a fish out of water. I was told to put my first draft away for at least a month so I could comeContinue reading “Having doubts about my editing skills”