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Fifteen years of writing updates, behind-the-scenes, and whatever else is on my mind.
2014
As of writing this blog post, I am 79,360 words into Book 4 and I see the ending not far off in the distance. Maybe another 10,000 words or so. This is bittersweet for me. I want to stay in this world forever! But I'm not sure all my readers do. Lol. This story arc will be concluded at the end of th
More SECOND DAUGHTER by Susan Kaye Quinn. "Aniri’s life is supposedly perfect..."
My good author friend, Juliana Haygert, has a new book out! CAPTURED LOVE by Juliana Haygert Category/Genre: New Adult Romance Warning: Strong language, sex scenes Word Count: 72,000 Publishing Date: November 10, 2014 It’s been four years since twenty-year-old Jessica Hayes has been home, but when s
Yes, I am a serial monogamist. There I said it.
New short story from Tracy Krimmer!
Twitter Book Chat With @parledeplume Transcript
A guest post about New Adults in Classic Science Fiction!
Full Moon Report - Taurus
Check out LOCK IN by John Scalzi. "Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe..."
Brenna Aubrey is one of those people I'm really thankful to have met through the interwebs and Facebook. Her trilogy is complete now with AT ANY MOMENT . I really loved the first in this series, AT ANY PRICE , and the rest are on my Kindle awaiting free time (hard to come by these days). Now that th
This is obviously a hypothetical question even though Amazon has posted losses the past few months in a row. Today's "What If?" question is brought to you by panicked authors unable to access KDP for a short amount of time today. This question is also brought to you by all the people that say such t
My research into kyudo, Japanese archery, and sumo wrestling for RECLAIMED.
Stop placing so much importance on the number of reviews, and other ideas I have.
Reading SECOND DAUGHTER by Susan Kaye Quinn and LOCK IN by John Scalzi.
I share my writing routine (which has changed in 2015!)
My good friend and critique partner Tracy Krimmer has a new book coming out in December you'll want to check out. I love the concept for this one! Ally Cooper is a funny, snarky single lady (think Marian Keyes and her heroines) who decides to try out the hobby Geocaching. I really loved this romance
Learn more about the customs of a traditional Japanese wedding!
Full Moon Report - Aries
Finished INDUCTION DAY by PK Hrezo this morning! Really loved it even though it bended my brain and a lot of the time traveling terms confused me. Lol. Such is the tired brain of a mom and writer. I really hemmed and hawed over what to read next though I think I've selected something I'll really enj
Okay, new feature on the blog. This is Book Chat. It is my way of still talking about books I'm reading, loving, wanting to read, wanting to listen to (audiobooks), and so on, WITHOUT GOODREADS. I'll admit. I'm sick of Goodreads. My books are on Goodreads, and I generally ignore what people say abou