I’m excited to announce that I will be on a panel at the Vegas Valley Book Festival. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH 4:00 PM A SAMPLING OF THE SUPERNATURAL with Chris Cannon, Angela Corbett, Rebecca Ethington, Tara Hudson, Jenna Johnson, Jana Oliver, Alexia Purdy Fifth Street School, YA Tent One 401 S. Fourth St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 I’ll be signing … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Yawn
It’s make me laugh Wednesday with a dose of tiredness thrown in. For two glorious months, I pretend that I am a full time author and then it’s back to the day job and squeezing writing in at night when I can keep my eyes open. (Yawn) Coffee is my friend. One day, maybe I can be a full time … Read More
Make Me Laugh Winchesters Wednesday
It’s make me laugh Wednesday. Today I’m going to vary from my normal format of posting funny quotes and pictures because I wanted to share an article from the amazing Jennifer Armentrout. She uses the Winchesters from Supernatural (duh) to explain an author convention. The link to the article is at the bottom. Happy Hump Day. AUTHOR AT A CONVENTION… … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
It’s Make Me Laugh Wednesday. Enjoy. Â
Book Release Author Mania: Going Down In Flames
Going Down In Flames came out June 30th. Here’s a summary of my book release: author mania day. -Wake up and make coffee. -Check Amazon to see if anyone besides your mom bought the book. -Do a small happy dance when you see that your Amazon rank has grown smaller. It moved from 100,000 to 60,000. Consider that a win. … Read More
Release Day Excerpt and Rafflecopter
To celebrate the release of my Young Adult Paranormal Novel, Going Down In Flames, I am sharing an excerpt and raffling off something I hold dear to my heart. Coffee. Like my main character Bryn, I believe the day doesn’t start until I am properly caffeinated. I hope you enjoy the excerpt and good luck in the rafflecopter. Excerpt from … Read More
What Happens in Vegas
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but I’m hoping they’re wrong. What did I do in Vegas? I met Liz Pelletier, the head of Entangled Publishing and several other key players in the company. I met a ton of authors, shared a lot of laughs, and drank a boatload of coffee. In between the coffee and the … Read More
I Can’t Believe #UtopYA2014 Is Over
I can’t believe #UtopYA2014 is over. It was busy and crazy and exhausting and exhilarating. I met some great new people and reconnected with old friends. I was able to meet my online friends in the flesh. The funny part was most of the time, I had to read their name badges before I realized they were someone I’d been … Read More
Going Down In Flames -Official Release Date June 30th-Rafflecopter
My book is officially being released on June 30th. I’m so excited. I’ve been working towards this moment for 8 years. And, wow, is there a learning curve. When I first started writing I did it for my own entertainment and kept my stories to myself. Slowly I shared my work with my husband and then my mother. Neither of … Read More
The Wonderful World of Author Swag
I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time and more money than I intended on author swag. What is author swag? It’s the items authors produce and give away to promote their books. Before I embarked on my journey into swag, I had no idea how many options there were and how complicated it could all become. There are evil websites … Read More
Why I Listen to the Voices in My Head: My Writing Process Blog Tour
The voices in my head make it difficult to concentrate on everyday life. As Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory would say, Ideas for interesting characters and random plot bunnies pop into my head all the time. Should I be worried about this? Probably not. I’ve met enough authors to understand why E L Doctorow referred to writing as, “a … Read More
Missouri Writers’ Guild Conference Review, or Why You Should Go Next Year.
After waking up at 5:00 a.m. five days in a row for work, I wasn’t sure I wanted to drag myself out of bed on Saturday to attend the  Missouri Writers’ Guild Conference. I’m so glad  I did. Why? Mary Buckham, Margie Lawson, and Chuck Sambuchino that’s why. If you’re a writer and you don’t know who these three gurus are, … Read More
How much should ebooks cost?
Do you buy ebooks? How much should ebooks cost? What price point sells the most books? This Huffington Post article quotes Mark Coker’s survey. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-coker/2014-book-publishing-indu_b_4533411.html Books priced $2.99 and $3.99, on average, received about four times as many unit sales as books priced over $7.99. For indies who could publish low-priced books that were as good or better than what … Read More
My Writing Process Blog Tour: Featuring Jus Accardo
I signed up for the Writing Process Blog Tour. Â When it came time to ask other authors if they wanted to participate, I contacted one of my favorite authors, Jus Accardo. I discovered Jus through The Denazen Series. It’s amazing. If you haven’t read it, you should. I moved on to The Darker Agency series and The Eternal Balance series … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
I know it’s Make Me Laugh Wednesday, but I must share my swag. I’m ridiculously proud of this, because it took me a while to figure out something cost effective, quick, and for the most part, idiot proof. On to the funny stuff: