Delilah’s Thoughts
December 11, 2024
How crazy is this?! My goal of 2 books released in 2024 has been achieved!!!
I have infinite thanks to hand out over the next few weeks. Without a whole troop of people, this would never have happened. I stand eternally grateful for the support I’ve been given from my sweetest friends, shadow helpers, and so much more! You know who you are, and I will never be as I am today without you!
xoxo,
Delilah
Upcoming release!
I cannot believe I’m going to meet my 2024 goal with the release of my new book, “Caught Unaware,” in December! When I set my goal, I didn’t know how I was going to achieve it, to be honest. But I knew it was going to end with two books under my name, come hell or high water.
The story itself makes me most excited about sharing it with the world once it’s released. The hours of research into things I knew next to nothing about, the intricate plot that is beyond the simplistic ones I’ve written before, and the absolute DEVOTION of the MMC needs to be shared with everyone who drools over grumpy men who crumble before a pair of gorgeous eyes and a brilliant smile. A man who is stoic and immovable, stumbling over the sight of the object of his affection has always been my weakness, and I have a particular soft spot for this MMC.
Inspired by fictional men in TV series such as Chuck and Firefly, this story gives all the feels. There’s dangerous action, riveting romance, scenery changes, and plot twists with a thorough and satisfying ending to make this one of my favorite stories I’ve ever written (so far!)
XOXO,
Delilah
Side projects 6/5/2024
The life of an author is as unique as the author itself. Some of us jump from one project to the next. Some will take a break in between. Some do three or four projects at a time. (We call them side-quests!)
I try to keep my side-quests at a minimum, focusing all my energies on the projects at hand so I can finish them on time. However, some things can’t be avoided and side-quests happen.
Today’s side-quest was poetry. I chose poetry because those who’ve known my writing journey, know my serious writing started with poetry. I have mainly focused on stories over the past few years, but I never got over the poetry bug. I’ve missed doing it. There’s just something about spoken music that I’ll never stop loving. I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for reading!
XOXO,
Delilah
Happy firsts!
The first of November, the first day of NaNoWriMo, and my first blog!
In northeastern PA, we just got hit with our cold weather, reminding us that our long summer is finally over. My publisher sent out invitations to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. For those who don’t know, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s an exciting event for authors, pro and amateur alike, and the goal is usually set to have 60,000 words written by the end of the month of November.
As a lifelong writer, I fairly LEAPT at the idea of participating in NaNoWriMo for my publisher’s contest. There were promises of prizes and it was a very exciting venture. And while I’m not lacking in plot-bunnies to fulfil my pledge of 80K words, I had to take a moment and step away from the contest. I have a book being published in the next few months (I know, it’s getting so close!); the sequel to the first book is only halfway done and the Jan. 1 deadline isn’t slowing its approach for anything. Not to mention a book to rebrand after my duology AND the trilogy (completely different storyline to the duology) after that! There’s no way I’m going to be able to participate in the writing challenge this year. And you know what? That’s alright.
As much as I’d love to participate, I know this year it isn’t going to work for me. That doesn’t mean I can’t rock it next year, right? Life’s about knowing where your priorities are and lining them up with your limitations, (at least, that’s what I get from it). So to all my friends on Slack who are doing the contest, and every other participant in NaNoWriMo this year, I wish you all the very best of luck in your endeavors.
Thanks for reading!!!