The truth is that in recent years the idea of a single launch day has pretty much fallen into disuse, if only because the physical books are on the shelf before the digital books are officially released. Â But still, it’s nice to have a single point in time when you say, “It’s here! Â It’s a […]
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Friday night saw the first apartment cockroach sighting in almost 5 years. Torn between disgust, irritation and aiiiggghhhh!!!!!!! but I KILLED IT DEAD with the help of a heavy book grabbed off the reference bookshelf (IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, for those interested). And this from a woman who will calmly help spiders and beetles
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“Heart of Briar is an engaging fantasy read that works to turn a number of fantasy tropes and legends on their heads. There are elements from traditional tales like Tam Lin to ideas that would be more at home in a modern paranormal romance, mixed together and subverted.” (from GoodReads) Why yes, yes I did.
First reader-review for HEART OF BRIAR… Read More »
Today is going to be about untangling and reknotting plot threads. And kitten-wrangling. These two things have much in common… For those of you who missed it over the weekend I have a new post up at Book View Cafe, on owning your shit and leaving the drama on the page. New Kitten Update: I
Monday Morning dawns less hot but just as humid…. Read More »
Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big
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Summer is Road Trip season, so the folks at SF Signal asked us about our favorite SF/Fnal road trip… (as usual, I seem to wander down a slightly different path than the others…)
Time to take a little road trip…. Read More »
So, The Million Writers Award nominations have opened for the stories (of 1,000+ words) which appeared online in 2012. Â The editors are limited to three nominations, but YOU Â can make your reader-nominations here. For your consideration: The Cost A young bodyguard and her charge differ on the payment required to save a kingdom.
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We’re working on getting the first two Sylvan Investigation stories ready for their general release (October, for those of you waiting), and part of that is proofing the digital formats (ALL the digital formats. Â Dear Universe, all we want for our birthdays is One Universal e-Format, please?). Â Which means I’m skimming for obvious typos and
The semi-illicit thrill of discovery…. Read More »
William Bartram, 1739-1823 Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. Embellished with
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or one picture. Last week was rough: I had to make the decision to put my beloved ElderCat down, while other things were going to hell in a velvet-lined handbasket. So I ran away to the Massachusetts  shoreline for a while…. Some people may long for white, sandy beaches, or a turquoise
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