Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does it mean that you’re an “indie” writer?

Being an independent author means I’m not affiliated with any publishing company. I do this by choice. I control every part of the book-making process from creation to editing to proofreading to public relations to maintaining my webpage to making my own book covers. It’s a highly time-consuming task, but it also allows me to offer my novels at lower prices because there’s no “middle people” to take their cut.

2) Can I get a hardcopy of [name of your favorite novel]?

Yes! All of my novels are available in paperback and e-book, exclusively at Amazon.

3) Are you planning a sequel to [insert name of your favorite book here]?

Don’t Call Me Hero has become an every other year series. I also have a sequel planned for The Final Rose and Sour Grapes. As for the other novels, I never say never. The only book that I can’t give a sequel to, however, is Fragmented. I pride myself on writing happy endings that don’t feel forced or contrite. Fragmented needs to stay where it is for those characters to have a happy ending.

4) What happened with the Drained series?

My co-author, Nica Curt, is taking over that series. You should bug her on social media so she gets inspired to write!

5) Will there be another book in the Winter Jacket series?

As mentioned above, I never say never to sequels and additional books, however, the four current novels and the prequel Hunter, will be the last in that chronological order. I’m not opposed to writing a spin-off series within that same universe or catching up with Hunter and Elle a few years down the line. I’m keeping my options open at this point.

6) What are you working on next?

The most reliable information about my forthcoming books is to look at the About the Author page of my most recently released novel. I typically provide title information and an approximate release date about the next book I’ll be writing. You can also subscribe to my blog for the most up-to-date information about my upcoming releases.

7) Can I get a signed book?

At this time, I do not provide signed hardcopies of my novels. However, you can request a signed e-book from Authorgraph, which you can find a link to on my About Me page.

I also sign a special Eliza postcard (for free!) that you can put inside whatever hardcopy book you’d like signed. All I need from you is the postal address to which I should send the postcard and to whom you’d like the book dedicated. You can request a signed postcard by direct messaging me on social media or via email.

8) When will [your favorite book by me] be available as an audiobook?

In an ideal scenario, I would make every novel available in audio. Currently, all of the Winter Jacket novels (with the exception of the fifth book, Hunter), the first two books in the Don’t Call Me Hero series, Sour Grapes, and The Woman in 3B are available as audiobooks.

What I’ve discovered is that making audiobooks is very expensive, very time-consuming, and makes very little, if any, profit. Narrating an audiobook is a rare talent, and the very best like those that I’ve hired, are worth every penny they earn. However, without a publisher, this means that I pay for everything myself. In addition, the most popular platforms (Audible, Amazon, iTunes) offer very little in the way of royalties.

I’ve currently pressed the pause button on independently funding turning my novels into audiobooks. I recently partnered with Tantor Audio and sold the audio rights to the rest of the novels in the Don’t Call Me Hero Series. Books 3 & 4 will be released in 2024, narrated by Lori Prince. Keep an eye on my social media for the most up-to-date information.