Happy Friday! Are you looking forward to the weekend? I’ve got snow coming my way, so I’m especially looking forward to it! Today is the Facebook party for Joe Compton’s Amongst the Killing audiobook release, and there will be 15 authors doing takeovers and sharing audio and video readings of their books! I don’t know about you, […]
That’s right! Locke and Keye has been added to Goodreads for your to-read pleasure, and it’s got an official blurb. Read more detail about the book and add it to your Goodreads lists here. It’s slotted to be published at the end of the April, but if that date is moved up, I’ll let you know ASAP. In […]
Happy Monday! I hope you have a fantastic start to the week! I’m lucky enough to have the day off today, so here’s my (day-off-appropriate) thought on creativity: A day off means excitement, and I’m going to channel that into writing. Here’s my usual checklist: Coffee – VENTI Chocolate – NO LIMITS I Love Lucy […]
I can’t believe how little I’ve told you about Locke and Keye, the second book in the Dark Victoriana Collection. Well, it’s time for a nice big update, including some secrets to look forward to. Shhhh… 😉
Music plays a huge part in my writing, especially to set the ambiance. There’s no better way for me to stop thinking about other responsibilities and get in the mindset to write. Music wipes my brain clean of everything else and lets me focus on creativity. There are a few specific songs that helped me […]
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Justin from IAT: Indie Author Tactics, who does indie author interviews, cover reveals, and more on The Novels network. Justin asked some great new questions that I hadn’t been asked before, so there’s some info you haven’t learned about Anatomy of a Darkened Heart and me as […]
With reading challenges galore, I decided to make my own this year. I had a chat with BestFantasyBooks.com, and they have been gracious enough to let me use their site name and their subgenre lists to define this challenge! Introducing the BEST FANTASY BOOKS SUBGENRE READING CHALLENGE! 65 fantasy subgenres = 65 fantasy books in […]
First of all, I wish you a happy and healthy new year full of good books, whether you’re reading or writing them! Second, today is the first day of the Best Fantasy Books Subgenre Reading Challenge – 65 subgenres in one year. Come join the Goodreads group here. And don’t forget, you don’t have to participate […]
I consider New Year’s Day the day to recover from the year before and start the new year on a high and happy note. What will I be doing January 1? There will be coffee. I’m talking strong Starbucks venti black coffee. There will be chocolate. I’m talking no restrictions on the intake amount. There […]
No, I’m not referring to an app. Real-life notebooks! There are two things I heavily depend on as a writer: notebooks that reflect the essence of what I’m writing, and fun sticky notes or notepads. This Christmas I was so excited to get exactly those two things as gifts! The notebook on top […]