First off - happy, happy birthday to Carrie Ann Ryan! Her birthday falls squarely on my wedding anniversary, which puts me in a celebratory mood, which then benefits you, dear readers. Since it's a birthday blog hop, I'm going to talk about a birthday tradition in my family. This started with my mother, and we've … Continue reading Happy, Happy Birthday (Carrie Ann Ryan’s Birthday Blog Hop)
Recently, I found myself in a situation that I (a) never thought I'd find myself in, and (b) couldn't quite believe was happening because stuff like this only happens in books. In short, without all the gory details, I learned that I someone I had a close association with does not really exist; the person … Continue reading Honor Amongst People Who Make Up Crap for a Living
You should have arrived here from J Monkeys blog and will continue on to Michael Mustizer's blog. But don't leave until you grab your freebies! I was an Air Force brat. I know, explains a lot about me, right? My earliest memories of my dad are of him in his fatigues, getting ready to go or … Continue reading Blog Tour de Troops – Wherein I Give Away Some Shtuff
Getting the October 2011 issue of Forever Nocturne formatted and sleek was an effort in frustration. I had nothing but problems with formatting and links being stripped out, paragraphs being rearranged - and then it happened on my personal blog a week later. So - being me - I decided to contact WordPress Support. Here's my … Continue reading So Hard to Get Good Help
"I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time. " Orson Welles Amen, brother. While I completely understand the necessity of saturating a topic or sub-genre in the traditional publishing world - after all, they have to bank on what is already … Continue reading Out of Step
I received a copy of this book free to read, review, and promote. Below is my honest opinion, as everyone who knows me knows I am not shy of giving. 😉 How to even begin this book review... As a writer, I'm rarely at a loss for words, and not having words isn't the problem … Continue reading Bestseller for a Day: Nearly Departed in Deadwood
Don't miss the first-ever Indie Book Blowout! Over a hundred titles from dozens of independent authors - each for only 99¢! What a bargain! Plus, enter to win a free Kindle. What kind of books are being offered? Mystery/thriller, romance, mainstream literary, scifi/fantasy, YA fiction, and yes, even nonfiction. For all you romance readers, anyone … Continue reading The Indie Book Blowout
There's something that has always bothered me: "the rulebook" of do's and don'ts in writing fiction. Prologues, apparently, are out, as are dream sequences, passive voice, antiheroes, and adverbs. *shameless plug here for my unofficial Save the Adverbs campaign* Have a plausible plot, yes; I failed in the regard in the first draft of Office … Continue reading Burning the Rulebook
When I finish writing a book, that is. Well, not so much weeping anymore. I cried when I finished the first two novels (The Wyckham House - as yet unreleased - and Office Politics). I wrote Office Politics right on the heels of finishing The Wyckham House; I'd read that you should put your first … Continue reading There is Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth
I changed my blog theme today. Not that I didn't like the Choco theme (which is awesome), but because I like to change things around sometimes. Women are like that. Fellows, if you come home to find the house rearranged, don't get irritated. I'll let you in on a little secret. Change, even in small … Continue reading Because Women Are Like That
