Spec the Halls!

It’s never to early for Christmas, right? (Unless it attempts to encroach on Halloween, in which case, Christmas can go STICK IT.) But now that it’s almost December, it’s time to start thinking and planning those upcoming holiday festivities…and holiday gifts. Assuming you have money left over after purchasing a pair of earrings from Dixie Dunbar Studio, I have…

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Enchanted Conversations

I had the good fortune of stumbling across a tweet a few months ago, advertising that Enchanted Conversations was accepting submissions for a “Little Red Riding Hood” themed anthology of fiction stories. It was a wonderful discovery, because not only did I have a new place to submit to, but they also have a bunch of great stuff in…

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Things You Can Do

You guys know how much I love and depend on you to succeed. You are all precious and wonderful to me. Some of you I have met before, some of you I’ve known forever, some of you I only know online, and some of you I just don’t know yet. But we will meet, and when we do, we…

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What’s the Password?

The password for the deleted scene of “Counterclockwise” is what the people from Nodnol (Tertiary Kingdom) are commonly called. You can read “Counterclockwise” over at IGMS. Happy Guy Fawkes Day!! xox

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The Origin of “Counterclockwise”

Okay, People. Here’s how it’s going to go down: First, you’re going to pop over to SideShow Freaks and read my essay about the idea behind my timetwistedsteampunklovestory “Counterclockwise.” Then, if you haven’t already, you’re going to want to read “Counterclockwise” over at Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. When you’re all done with that, you’re going to come…

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The Brute Squad

Miracle Max: Go away or I’ll call the Brute Squad. Fezzik: I’m on the Brute Squad. Miracle Max: You ARE the Brute Squad! ~The Princess Bride ****** At 8:05pm last night, book blogger Amanda Copulos sent out a bunch of tweets to authors, letting them know that she had stumbled across an eBay seller with multiple listings of ARC…

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“Counterclockwise” Now Up at IGMS!

My alternate-reality-time-travel-romance “Counterclockwise” is now live over at Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show — just in time for Guy Fawkes Day! I’m also honored to be in the sixth anniversary issue. Happy anniversary, IGMS! Yes, I know it’s only an excerpt — just splurge for the subscription, folks. This is a really great magazine. I promise you, it’s…

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WoW!

Apparently, there’s a trend in the book world that I’ve TOTALLY MISSED up until now called “Waiting On Wednesday.” On Wednesdays (surprise!) bloggers mention the upcoming books they’re really looking forward to reading. I had no idea about this phenomenon. And then my inbox started to be flooded with Google Alerts about Enchanted. The links sent me to sites…

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