Judging a book by its cover in the digital age
Back in 2011 when I decided to self-publish my first novel I asked my friend Betsy if she’d be interested in painting a cover. She was, and after some discussion she went to work and produced the most… Read More
Tag – I’m it! How I Write What I Write
Sooooo I was tagged by the amazing Diana Peterfreund, which is perfect timing as I just finished reading her killer unicorn book, Rampant. Yes, you read that right, KILLER UNICORNS. And it was just as awesome as it sounds! Seriously go read… Read More
Open Call for Submissions for Athena’s Daughters II, and other things
Open Call for Submissions for Athena’s Daughters II Silence in the Library Publishing is holding an open call for submissions to the all women Speculative Fiction anthology Athena’s Daughters vol. 2 from June 1st to July 1st, 2014…. 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
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
GeekGirlsRun, a new running club for everyone
Hey all! So, because I’m not a busy enough person, I totally got involved in ANOTHER thing. And now I’m going to tell you about it. I’ve no idea if you guys have seen anything about a new… Read More
Handmade LotR costumes for sale *signal boost*
Need a new costume for D*C? Want something to wear to the midnight premiere for the next Hobbit film? Did you know Halloween is only like 100 days away? Well guess what? One of my very talented friends… Read More
A catchupey type of post (is catchupey even a word? No? Oh well.)
As I sit here with a splitting headache from being out way too late late night at the Paul McCartney concert (it was amazing, but the jerks in the row in front of me kept lighting up all… Read More
The importance of author photos – oh hey, I’ve got a new one!
People say you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover… but we do. We certainly shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but again, we do. Now before you think this is me coming off super shallow and vain,… Read More