Happy launch day to Funkin’ Weird. Hooray! It’s here! What happens when an immortal dies? I’m so glad you asked. As the Keeper, I’m trying to hold the magical and human worlds aligned. I’ve got a symbiotic book, a partner, and dumb luck. I’m staring down a witch war, and I’ve got to save a …
How to Trash a Boat
https://videopress.com/v/zKAy2bKS?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Ready for BOBASE! Gearing up for a conference and keeping everything ship shape aren't always a happy co-existence... welcome to How to Trash a Boat 101! But I'm ready, looking forward to learning to belly dance, have a blast with readers and check out that fabulous Jacksonville skyline. It's spring, and books galore await. …
Messing Up Magic? Yes, Please!
Want to win a bundle of paranormal, SciFi and Fantasy romance books, including Messing Up Magic? Yes Please! It's contest time, and you've only to click and join to get a shot at a veritable slew of great reads. Over fifty titles, including a copy of Messing Up Magic from me. Grand prize is all …
Pixie Prick is zipping to the top!
Wow! I'm blown away by the traffic to this series, and to the amazing response... Pixie Prick is zipping to the top! I'm a fan too! Of readers that is... And this email made my heart skip. "I love, love, love this series! Each book, I think that's got to be the end, what else …
Behind the scenes of Pixie Prick
Writing a book could be formulaic, but behind the scenes of Pixie Prick, it was anything but. It all started with an elephant. No, not the kind you eat one bite at a time, and definitely not the 8000 pound one in the room. It was worse. It was the unscratchable itch of curiosity, the …
Welcome to the New World
Welcome to the new world and thanks to my readers for many things, but first, for their assist on choosing my new logo header. I use this primarily in my newsletter, but it also appears on the site. Tales of Seas and Stars Readers also shared their preferences when it came time to selecting my …
Hit the Beach for 99 cents!
Happening now - Boogie Beach: The Record, Book 1 for 99 cents! Starting Nov 1st, you can go to Amazon, Google Play or any major ebook retailer and get your ebook copy of Boogie Beach for 5$ off regular ebook pricing. This promo runs from Nov 1-5 only. Visit your favorite retailer (links below) to …
Hello October, you Big Sexy Pie Man
I grew up in the MidWest, and fall is food. Just ridiculous amounts of wonderful stuff, like apples, homemade cinnamon donuts, hearty stews, savory soups, and the beginnings of pie season. Pie is simple-looking complexity. Pie season? Damn Skippy. Fall is fruit, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and ginger. And making …
Writings and Deadlines, Oh My!
Writing is my job. In my beefy little 2022 planner, four books lurk. I'm deciding, amongst the dozens of other plates I'm juggling, how 2022 will look. Where are the months when my hair is on fire? Which ones have a getaway tucked into their folds? I think I can If confessing, I'm not the …
Reviews are Basically Crack for Authors
Creatives thrive on feedback and for authors that means reviews. No point in sugarcoating it, a good review makes an author glow. A reader loved the book, finished the book, and wants more. It's the trifecta of months (or years) of effort. Recently, a reader posted this review of Salt Shaken on Amazon, and yeah, …