There’s Beauty in the Breakdown
If you know me at all, you know that music is life for me. So is writing and art, but music makes up my personal triad in the pieces that make up me. One of my favorite lyrics ever comes Read More…
The Saga of House
OUR HOUSE We bought our current house in the Pacific Northwest in 2016, four years after moving up here from North Texas. Because the seller is a wanted criminal (which we didn’t know until after closing, of course), we started Read More…
Halloween 2022
For some people, it’s Christmas. Others, Thanksgiving. For me, my favorite holiday is Halloween. Part of the reason I love this holiday so much is because it gives people the opportunity to be whatever and whoever they want to be. Read More…
Tasting Colors
The main word I have today is WOW. Also, COLOR. All the colors. Yesterday, I had “Eye Surgery #1,” which removed the white cataract in my left eye and restored my sight. (Right eye aka surgery #2 will come in Read More…
New Interviews and such!
We’ve been slowly ramping up to the release later this year of Amaskan’s Honor, Book III in the Boahim Trilogy, and with this has come quite a few interviews and author spotlights on a variety of blogs, podcasts, TV shows, and Read More…
The March from Hell
March has been…chaos. 2020 was hell. 2021 was heller. 2022 said, “Hold my beer!” in the worst way possible, especially last month. For those following along on social media, you know that Riley’s heart meds are killing his kidneys. Nothing Read More…
How I Outline
Recently, a friend and colleague asked me to share more in-depth details about my outlining process, so here goes. I’m what they call a plotser, meaning I do a mix of plotting and pantsing when I write. Plotting suggests that I outline what’s going to happen (plot, character arcs, etc.) and pantsing suggests that I write “by the seat of my pants” without any outlines. Read More…
Winter Promo!
If you’re looking for some great holiday reading in just about every genre, I’m part of a winter reading promo you should check out! You can click the image above or head on over to: https://jaedawson.com/christmaspromo/ Happy Holidays and Happy Read More…
Need a Critique?
Are you a writer? Do you need some of your work critiqued? Perhaps by another writer? Do you want to help those less fortunate get the livestock they need at the same time? Then help back the WorldBuilders’ Charity this Read More…
New titles!
I’ve got some new titles available! YAY! For those interested in my holiday works without reading stories by others, we’ve released Ol’ St. Nick and The Ringers as standalone books, both eBook and paperback. We’ve also released Peace Be with You, Read More…