I read Keith Melton’s Blood Vice, and it is awesome. Vampires and mafia wars make for a lovely combination, and lots of violence. Fighting, shooting, explosions, fire … yeah, it was great. And Keith’s vampires take it back to the … Continue reading →
The blurb for Darkness at Dawn is finally up on the Samhain website. It’s about 70% different from the one I sent them. I’m not complaining, though. I worked hard on my version, but blurbs are definitely not my strong … Continue reading →
I got my ARC yesterday and need to check it over for mistakes. I’m glad I like this story, otherwise I would be so sick of it by now! (You’d think I’d like it because I wrote it, but that … Continue reading →
I got news this week that a coworker (I only know her in passing) got the Cancer Death Sentence. She’s around my age. It made me step back for a moment and remember how short life is. Depressing stuff. But … Continue reading →
I’ve gone through two rounds of edits on Darkness at Dawn. The process was a lot less difficult than I feared it would be. If any aspiring writers are reading this, please remember that the editor is not your enemy. … Continue reading →
(excuse me while I fanboy all over this show) This all started with a free preview of Showtime. Over the course of four days, I watched 10 episodes of Dexter season 4. The damn preview ended a day earlier than … Continue reading →
Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s even prettier than the draft I saw! I love this cover. Love, love, love! Here’s the book’s page, which should be updated with a blurb soon: Darkness at Dawn
Continue reading →Sometimes I start seeing a pattern in blog posts, articles, things people say to me, and so on. A theme, a subject that keeps coming up, and eventually I realize the universe is sending me a message. Recently, the message … Continue reading →
I get this question all the time from family, friends, coworkers and acquaintances. My response is: “Which book?” Often I can’t remember what book I mentioned the last time I talked to them. Some people are talking about the due-to-be-published … Continue reading →
Writing is hard enough, so why do I keep trying to make things harder on myself? My main characters tend to be of a similar type, and I worry that people are going to read this stuff and eventually go … Continue reading →