In Verses & Song

Wow - how is it already almost Christmas? It's been a year full of writing, family and fun! I was blessed this December to have two new short works published. I hope you have a joyful Christmas with your family, and are looking forward to a Happy New Year!  Read some heartwarming, funny and festive stories on Storyberries with the kids this holiday. You’ll find my poem, Christmas Wishes , among them.  Storyberries: Christmas Stories & Poems for Kids And here’s the gorgeous Christmas issue of Ruby Magazine , where you’ll find my poem, Christmas Treasure , amidst heartwarming stories, Christian messages, personal anecdotes and holiday recipes.  Read it online: Ruby Magazine Digital Issue December 2018 Order the print issue:   Ruby Magazine Print Issue December 2018 Merry Christmas! I hope you, your family and friends have a joyful celebration together! Thank you for visiting my Author Blog. See you in the New Year!  -Stacie 

Today is the day I had intended to release the third and final book of The Dream Chronicles, Dragon Kingdom & The Wishing Stone . It's been my work-in-progress for the entirety of 2018, and I have worked earnestly this month to meet my self-imposed deadline. Having released the first two books in the series before Christmas in 2016 and 2017 - I wanted to be able to bring the third book to readers at the same time in 2018. Several days ago, as I sat re-reading my manuscript for the umpteenth time - I realized that it still wasn't where I wanted it to be. Simply put, I knew I wanted to spend more time with it before releasing it into the world and the hands of readers. At first, acknowledging this to myself felt like a failure - but what began as disappointment turned into relief. And this is how I knew that postponing the book's release was the right decision. Without a doubt, Dragon Kingdom & The Wishing Stone will be ready to have its debut in early 2019 -