Welcome to my writing desk...
As seems to be the theme of my life, everything has once again gone sideways. We are now mobilizing to move away from the town we've been living in for the past seven months, in order to find a much larger home in a town with real stores, actual coffee shops, real restaurants, and amazing grocery stores.
First up: repacking everything I've unpacked, purging and repacking the 40+ boxes still in the basement I hadn't yet unpacked, then selling the house we're in now. On the other side of this 13th move in 27 years will be: peace of mind, distance from the company that wrecked my life, and I will have a writing office AND an art studio.
With insane love,
Cynthia
First up: repacking everything I've unpacked, purging and repacking the 40+ boxes still in the basement I hadn't yet unpacked, then selling the house we're in now. On the other side of this 13th move in 27 years will be: peace of mind, distance from the company that wrecked my life, and I will have a writing office AND an art studio.
With insane love,
Cynthia
First up: editing, dolling up, and republishing the first three of Elliot's series, then publishing the fourth in April!
The above covers are the old covers... there are new covers and new titles in the wings. Stay tuned!
The above covers are the old covers... there are new covers and new titles in the wings. Stay tuned!
Look who's writing again!
October 2023
I published six books years ago (eons, really) and they have been cooling their heels on Amazon in KU forever, but their little holiday is coming to an end. Over the next three months, I will be editing them, cleaning up the mistakes, and then writing new front and back matter, popping on new covers (some will even get new names!), and they will released one by one starting January 2024.
Really good news: I will finally be completing my Elliot Lake Mystery Series with the publication of Elliot's fourth book in May 2024! The series is getting new titles and covers, and like the rest of my novels, all will be published under my new company name: Forsythia Cottage Writing & Design LLC. Elliot Lake is a reporter in Alder Bay, Oregon, a town based on Tillamook, Oregon, and all he wants is to be left alone by the world, but the world just can't seem to leave Elliot alone.
Six Dates with Jenna and Finding Mallory are my two standalone romances. Jenna is a YA novel set in a fictitious town based on the green mountains of ZigZag, Oregon, at the base of Mt. Hood -- and tells the tale of star-crossed young lovers who meet only six times over the a handful of years, but in those six brief encounters they live entire lifetimes, and will only survive by sticking together. Mallory is a contemporary romance set in a town based on Tillamook, Oregon, and we see Mallory fleeing one life, but has she found safety in the arms of the local sheriff? His two young boys certainly hope she stays, but her ex has a very different idea about Mallory's future!
My sixth book is The Misadventures of the Emerald Thief, a middle-grade magical adventure set in Seattle. The first book in my planned The Keepers of the Emerald Cave Series, starring siblings Denim and Ravenna, and their entire magical family who's only job is to protect the Emerald Cave -- even when it's their uncle who is after the magical gems.
COMING SOON:
Excerpts from all of my novels!
New covers!
WIDE distribution!
Direct sales from this website!
AND: A NEW 12-BOOK SERIES!!
I cannot wait to start releasing my Birdsong Bay Series! Set in the Pacific Northwest (nailing down the exact location now, probably Astoria, Oregon), Birdsong Bay is a small town drama, with plenty of romance, mystery, and a little bit of magic. If you love The Gilmore Girls, The Good Witch, Sweet Magnolias, Hart of Dixie, Practical Magic, and Cedar Cove... you will love spending time in Birdsong Bay.
ALSO NEW:
My plan is to release a new book ever other month, starting around June or July, and so on the off months, I will be releasing short novelettes, short stories, or a collection of smaller fiction (or nonfiction), as well as offering exclusive content to my newsletter cottagers. So get signed up for Tales from the Cottage so you don't miss anything!
And wish me luck!
I published six books years ago (eons, really) and they have been cooling their heels on Amazon in KU forever, but their little holiday is coming to an end. Over the next three months, I will be editing them, cleaning up the mistakes, and then writing new front and back matter, popping on new covers (some will even get new names!), and they will released one by one starting January 2024.
Really good news: I will finally be completing my Elliot Lake Mystery Series with the publication of Elliot's fourth book in May 2024! The series is getting new titles and covers, and like the rest of my novels, all will be published under my new company name: Forsythia Cottage Writing & Design LLC. Elliot Lake is a reporter in Alder Bay, Oregon, a town based on Tillamook, Oregon, and all he wants is to be left alone by the world, but the world just can't seem to leave Elliot alone.
Six Dates with Jenna and Finding Mallory are my two standalone romances. Jenna is a YA novel set in a fictitious town based on the green mountains of ZigZag, Oregon, at the base of Mt. Hood -- and tells the tale of star-crossed young lovers who meet only six times over the a handful of years, but in those six brief encounters they live entire lifetimes, and will only survive by sticking together. Mallory is a contemporary romance set in a town based on Tillamook, Oregon, and we see Mallory fleeing one life, but has she found safety in the arms of the local sheriff? His two young boys certainly hope she stays, but her ex has a very different idea about Mallory's future!
My sixth book is The Misadventures of the Emerald Thief, a middle-grade magical adventure set in Seattle. The first book in my planned The Keepers of the Emerald Cave Series, starring siblings Denim and Ravenna, and their entire magical family who's only job is to protect the Emerald Cave -- even when it's their uncle who is after the magical gems.
COMING SOON:
Excerpts from all of my novels!
New covers!
WIDE distribution!
Direct sales from this website!
AND: A NEW 12-BOOK SERIES!!
I cannot wait to start releasing my Birdsong Bay Series! Set in the Pacific Northwest (nailing down the exact location now, probably Astoria, Oregon), Birdsong Bay is a small town drama, with plenty of romance, mystery, and a little bit of magic. If you love The Gilmore Girls, The Good Witch, Sweet Magnolias, Hart of Dixie, Practical Magic, and Cedar Cove... you will love spending time in Birdsong Bay.
ALSO NEW:
My plan is to release a new book ever other month, starting around June or July, and so on the off months, I will be releasing short novelettes, short stories, or a collection of smaller fiction (or nonfiction), as well as offering exclusive content to my newsletter cottagers. So get signed up for Tales from the Cottage so you don't miss anything!
And wish me luck!
I miss this — Washington State. I pulled this from the internet, it is NOT my photo, but encompasses everything I miss about the Pacific Northwest. And that is why my books will always be set in the PNW... except for the second Keepers of the Emerald Cave book -- that one will take place in Paisley, Scotland.