Spiraling Not Included
If you like stories where plans implode, faith wobbles, and happy endings show up fashionably late—you’ll fit right in. Weekly emails include writing updates, imposter syndrome confessions, and the occasional unsolicited opinion about life, love, or the latest convo in the group chat.
🇮🇪 The Story Behind "An Unexpected Christmas in Ireland"
(Where fiction meets a farm) A few Christmases ago, I went to Ireland with my mom and sister. Two weeks, two Airbnbs: one on a farm in the countryside and one in Dublin with modern everything and zero sheep. We fell in love with the entire country—the people, the accents, the landscapes that made you want to narrate your own movie trailer. I’d underestimated how Ireland could get under my skin and into my heart. The farm stay was what did me in. It was run by the family’s single son—nothing...
🎄 It’s Here: An Unexpected Christmas in Ireland
(Cozy chaos, Irish edition.) It’s official—An Unexpected Christmas in Ireland, the first story in my new Passport to Mistletoe series, is live on Kindle and free to read with Kindle Unlimited! Norah Keane didn’t plan on spending Christmas on a farm in County Limerick. But when her book advance screamed “budget vacation,” her bank account whispered “finish the manuscript or else,” and her landlord turned out to be a brooding Irish man who speaks in five-word sentences… well, that’s when things...
💌 In Defense of the Cozy Life Plotline
(Rom-coms get a bad rap.) Too predictable, they say. Too light. Too much knitwear and emotional safety. Meanwhile, the same people will watch a prestige drama about a tortured man staring at a wall for eight episodes and call it “character-driven.” Here’s the thing: the cozy life plotline is character-driven. It just doesn’t always need an existential crisis to prove it. There’s something quietly defiant about a story that insists joy is still worth writing about. Not perfect joy — the earned...
✏️ If My Writing Process Were a Rom-Com, It’d Be a Slow Burn
(A confession in several acts.) Everyone thinks writing a rom-com sounds fun. It’s not. It’s just me, overanalyzing imaginary people while forgetting what day it is. Still, if my writing process were a rom-com, here’s how it would go: Act 1: The Meet-Cute (Draft 1) It starts with infatuation. I hear a line, or see someone with “main character energy,” and suddenly I’m convinced I’ve discovered the next great idea. For 48 hours, it’s bliss. I love every sentence. I believe in creativity again....
If you like stories where plans implode, faith wobbles, and happy endings show up fashionably late—you’ll fit right in. Weekly emails include writing updates, imposter syndrome confessions, and the occasional unsolicited opinion about life, love, or the latest convo in the group chat.