Ah, December. In Florida the temperatures have finally dipped below sweltering and TV's are starting to play holiday shows. For me, ‘tis also the season for realizing, holy crap, where has the year gone??? But in the midst of trying to finish my sixth Cat and Bones book, and get my Christmas … [Read more...] about The publishing rollercoaster
Top ten
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I’m still busy trying to complete Cat and Bones #6, which has a tentative title finally, but I can’t share it yet. No surprise, look for the word “grave” in it, heh. This post doesn’t mean I’m back from blog hiatus, but recently, I did a post for Audible.com talking … [Read more...] about Top ten
New Orleans recap
I've mentioned before that New Orleans is one of my favorite cities, so I was very excited to spend Halloween weekend there. Hubby, doggie daughter, and I arrived Thursday night in the Big Easy after a long drive in from Florida. The French Quarter was showing off its holiday spirit by having spooky … [Read more...] about New Orleans recap
“Spread the Word” contest winners!
Sorry for the delay in posting this. Came back from New Orleans right before midnight Monday night (more about that in a later post, with pictures!) and had a splitting migraine the next day. Then Wednesday, I spent a lot of time doing laundry, dishes, trying to tame the overgrown inbox, and other … [Read more...] about “Spread the Word” contest winners!
New Orleans schedule
As I mentioned in previous blogs, I'll be spending this Halloween weekend in one of my favorite cities: New Orleans. Several people asked if I would be doing a signing or other author event while there, and the answer is yes. Sorry for the delay in posting my schedule, but the details were just … [Read more...] about New Orleans schedule
“Haunted” is on the loose!
A question I get asked a lot is, "Do you have story ideas about creatures other than vampires, ghosts, and ghouls?" The answer is yes, and I give you HAUNTED BY YOUR TOUCH as my Exhibit A :). My story, Night's Darkest Embrace, features a world a lot like ours, except the average person … [Read more...] about “Haunted” is on the loose!
“Spread the Word” special contest
Hi everyone. I'm announcing a very special Spread the Word contest for author and publishing professional, Michael Spradlin. I remember the first time I met Mike in 2006. I'd just sold Halfway to the Grave and I was at the Avon author's dinner during my first writers convention. I knew absolutely no … [Read more...] about “Spread the Word” special contest
ComiCon recap
This post is very late, but I came back Monday night from ComiCon with (a) great memories and (b) the onslaught of bronchitis, which manifested itself in full force this past week. So I've been mostly down the past several days, coughing up things that I won't describe because anyone who's had … [Read more...] about ComiCon recap