• Awesomely Almost

    Child Youngest will be graduating from high school Friday.  To say things have been busy around here is an understatement.  Child Eldest graduated from high school last year, and while I don’t make a big deal of such things on my blog, I have to…

  • Deadline Dames and Tuesday Books

    Every Tuesday over on the Deadline Dames, Jackie Kessler and I post a list of newly released books.  Today was my turn to post, and can I just say, wow! Since the Deadline Dames are nine authors who write urban fantasy, paranormal romance, young adult,…

  • Whimsical in the Brainbox

    Why is it that when I’m in that last hard push to get a book in on deadline, I get ambushed by ideas for other books?  That never happens when I’m in the planning stages of a book, or when I’m rolling up my sleeves…

  • Winner!

    And the winner of the signed copy of MAGIC SLAYS is……………. Harpergirl who said: “I keep hoping to make it to a signing, but so far, traveling cross-country on a student budget really isn’t justifiable, even for a collection of all my most favorite authors.…

  • Dead Iron Excerpt – Cedar Hunt

    Every Friday until my steampunk novel, DEAD IRON is in bookstores (July 5th) I am going to post an excerpt of the book for your reading pleasure. Remember, you can read the first chapter of the book right here. Or maybe you’d like to see…

  • Powell’s Signing

    In a word: awesome!  In pictures (of which I have none, lol) check out Lili’s post on the Deadline Dames and Ilona’s post on her blog. As always, I was amazed by Peter’s and his crew’s generosity and thoughtfulness in putting the event together.  Lili,…