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Did you guys know I taught myself how to cook? 🧑&zwj;🍳 We always joke in my family that my great-grandma was such a great cook that she made three generations of women forget how to cook. Of course, her secret ingredient in every recipe turned out

AI is impossible to avoid these days and I HATE IT. I just want to use Canva for my graphics (without their AI tools) but it looks like outputs from Canva are being marked as AI created when I swear I don't touch that nasty cheap stuff. 😭😭😭 I don'

Great news!!! All of my books are now available at @thecrowdedbookshelffc!! This is the first time all three novels are available at the same time in the same brick and mortar location and it was SO CUTE seeing them all hanging out and being buddies

Boo!! We're almost halfway through the spooky month and I just want to check in to make sure y'all know how to survive a ghost story before things get TOO spooky 👻

Luckily, my YA paranormal comedy about a group of teens trying to save their small t

Recently, some influencer or celebrity or someone announced that they have never read a book ever in their life. The response from the reading community disappointed me! Guys! Don't shame the non-reader! Let's instead have a conversation about why re

September Reading Recap 🍂

I always love fall reading and September 2026 was a great time!! I finally got to read "Dungeon Crawler Carl" for the first time and LOVED it! It was so much fun and worth the hype. I really loved reading it righ

Happy book birthday to my debut novel, "How to Survive a Ghost Story"! Eight years ago, I published my very first book about a group of teens saving their small town from ghosts and it's been a blast ever since! I'm so proud of my first boo

Avast ye mateys! Today be #nationaltalklikeapirateday and I know a lot about talking like a pirate after writing and publishing my pirate adventure romance "Harrock & Quimby"! Seriously, I figured out Strands SO fast today because I'm p

Relationships can be tough! Check out my thoughts on "The Unshakeable Road to Love" by Dr. Brenda Shoshanna where she explores what it means to accept it is what it is in relationships to cultivate stronger connections across the board, whe

September is #deafawarenessmonth! Did you know "Fatal Flaws" by Maddie Gudenkauf features a Deaf character? Sammy Creighton is a freelance graphic designer and roommates with Ada, which ropes her into the shenanigans to save the world from

Hey there! It's your favorite unsuccessful writer Maddie here coming at you with some hard-hitting facts about why I'll never be a success in the traditional writing sense (and I'm totally cool with that. Don't let me be James Patterson, please.) 📝

Looking for a good book for #nationalreadabookday and want to support some indie authors? Luckily, I've got a great catalog of indie published books for your reading pleasure! 📖

👻 "How to Survive a Ghost Story" by Maddie Gudenkauf is a n

Ever wondered where Dalygood Media published books are located? We cover quite the world map across five books, with Fatal Flaws and Paradigm boasting multiple locations in their novels! 🌎

👻 How to Survive a Ghost Story is set in the fictional Ste

Reading recap for August 2026! ☀️

I wanted a lighter reading month for August 2026, and definitely got it! Some heavy hitters did sneak in there (such as Klara and the Sun and Daughters of the Sun and Moon) but overall it was a delightful reading mo

Here are a couple of my writing WIPs that I'm currently in various stages of drafting, editing, or researching! Nothing currently in the publishing stages (especially so close to Harrock & Quimby's release), but I'm pretty stoked for a couple of

Happy #nationaldogday to my co-publisher and favorite reading pal, Mollie!!! She is truly the goodest girl. She is also an absolute weirdo, but she's just the best pup to snuggle with during reading time and always loves our adventures to the library

Hungry for some good foodie reads? Try not to get too hungry with these eight book recommendations featuring amazing food descriptions! From the cozy coffee shop vibes of Legends & Lattes to the heartwrenching memoir of a mother and daughter rela

Arrgggh!!! "Harrock & Quimby" has officially been available in the world across all major online retailers for a month now!! 🏴&zwj;☠️

What a fun journey it's been too! It's my first time "hard-launching" a new novel with lit

Kinda chic to be like two weeks late on this trend, right? But seriously I love the idea of supporting the love of books and writing regardless of how you do it! It's super chic to live your life authentically and fall in love with reading/writing th

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