“Were you always this full of yourself, or did the vaccine make it worse?” He laughed and dropped his arms. “I decided I didn’t like smelling your fear. It was making me edgy.” “What?” “I like you better angry.” For … Continue reading →
And by “composing” I mean making up songs and writing down the lyrics. I can’t even read music, let alone write it. I’ve been writing songs for Don Juan Triumphant which is the opera Erik is writing throughout Erik’s Tale. … Continue reading →
This week, I’m sharing a brand new story Taming the Darkness, which is a sequel of sorts to Darkness at Dawn. (Same world, different characters) “They think you won’t survive?” That wasn’t very encouraging for her own odds of survival. … Continue reading →
So it’s June, which means the year is about half over. So far I’ve: Written 61,176 words Did a first pass edit on Through the Fire and Emma and the Air Pirates and sent both to beta readers Did a … Continue reading →
Since there’s no official Six Sentence Sunday this week (they’re moving the site) I thought I’d take the opportunity to totally break the rules and post way more than six sentences. So here’s a much longer excerpt of Erik’s Tale: … Continue reading →
“Pity!” He overturned a table. “And she kisses him,” he yelled as he threw a porcelain swan at the wall. Erik flung off his hat and peeled the mask from his face. He stared at the mask for a moment, … Continue reading →
This is a bit later. After dancing with Erik, Christine meets up with Raoul. They go up to the roof of the Opera House to be alone, but Erik is watching: “And what are you thinking of now?” “How very … Continue reading →
Moira Rogers and Vivian Arend have a fantastic contest going on. Not only are there tons of great books for prizes (including mine!) but you could win an iPad! Check out the contest by clicking the banner. You can also … Continue reading →
Back in March I posted a bit of the masked ball scene. I love that part so I’m going back to it for this week. As they danced there at the ball, she had to look away from his eyes. … Continue reading →
Erik’s Tale is now 54,000 words, so a very healthy category length. I have two more chapters and an epilogue to write, and then it’s done. Edits are going well on Through the Fire. I’m reading through the whole thing … Continue reading →