• Deadline Dames Books of 2013

    Today was my day to blog over on the Deadline Dames.  I did a quick recap of the books the Dames have out so far this year, and hey, it’s a pretty nice list! If  you are looking for some good reads, or wonder if…

  • How About Extra and Free?

    Upcoming Signing: Diana Pharaoh Francis and I  will be signing books and hanging out to chat on Saturday, August 24th at 4:00 pm at Escape Fiction in Salem, Oregon.   I’ll post more about the signing next week, and I might even have some advanced copies…

  • No need to read this

    This is my Wednesday blog post. It is here because I promised myself I would blog three days a week, M-W-F.   You don’t have to read it.  I doubt it will contain anything interesting. Because today I have no brain. Today I’ve used all my…

  • Cleaning Cupboards

    I have a terrible urge to organize my house. I guess if I really wanted to get into the reasoning behind this strange urge, it involves the satisfaction of finishing something and seeing the immediate results of achieving a set goal.  Instant gratification is a…

  • Work In Progress

    STONE COLD comes out next spring, but the revisions  are due by end of the month. These are my editor’s comments, printed out single space. I check off each comment when I have addressed it in text. To keep things positive, I make a little…

  • A Cup Of Normal – Ebook

    This is my short story collection, A CUP OF NORMAL.  It came out in print format in 2010: Inside are twenty-three short stories, some that have been printed in magazines and anthologies, some that have not. The collection was nominated for both an Endeavour Award,…

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