Athena’s Daughters Kickstarter Lessons Learned

Wow, it’s been 2 weeks since the Athena’s Daughters Kickstarter, and I still feel like it JUST happened. And of course, I am still looking at the final number and going “whoa.” A few people have asked me… Read More

How to moderate a panel

One of the best moments of DragonCon 2013 for me was following a Phineas and Ferb panel I had just moderated. One of the panel attendees came up to me afterward to thank me for the excellent job… Read More

2013 in review

Oh, 2013 I am NOT sorry to see you go. We had some highs and lows together, but professionally you were great to me, so I won’t complain. Soooo, let’s start with January: I submitted 2 stories to anthologies… Read More

The Uinseann is coming: December 21st, eBook release of War of the Seasons: The Hunter

My dear friend Kelli just sent me the above image saying “Just a little something I made… The third book of a trilogy is a big deal! I’m thrilled to be on this ride with you.” As am I,… Read More

Ever wonder what happened to Amelia Earhart? My newest story, “Millie”

So, I totally meant to post this last week, but the week has been NUTS. Like in a good way. The short version is that we launched a new kickstarter  for an all female anthology that immediately went gangbusters,… Read More

GMX Wrap up – as always, SO FUN!

In our family we always look forward to GMX – it’s the most fun con of the year for us! ROAD TRIP!

HAPPY 238th BIRTHDAY US MARINE CORPS, book giveaway

Happy 238th Birthday to all Marines past, present, and future! In honor of our shared birthday of November 10, 1775, I’m doing a giveaway of a print copy of the Dogs of War anthology featuring my military sci-fi… Read More

Signal boost, pretty please?

Soooooo as I think y’all know at this point, I’ve got a kickstarter going for my 3rd “War of the Seasons” novel, “The Hunter” (the final book in the trilogy). It’s already fully funded (THANK YOU GUYS!) which… Read More

Guest post: Misbehaving Women by Gail Z. Martin

I first met Gail a couple years back at ShevaCon. We were on a “How to kill your characters” panel together (among several others) and I was immediately struck by the fact that this was a woman absolutely… Read More

Kickstarter/Pre-order for War of the Seasons, a fantasy trilogy with a strong female protagonist and minimal sparkling!

For me, it all started with a boy named Will. I first met William Snell in the spring of 2003, and Katie Johnson the following year. In 2005, seven year old Katie passed away after her battle with… Read More