My short story is free, to begin with. Listening now?? Okay, so what had happened was, approximately 3 trillion hours ago, I set up a sign up for my site. You see it every time you come here, unless you've signed up. The intent was that I would annoy you for three seconds, and … Continue reading First One’s Really Free Now
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For the Love of Sanity, Create
You likely have a hotdog in one hand, and a beer in the other. To you I say "please hand me a hotdog, and also a sip of your beer but I'll take a lemonade instead if you've got some." Perhaps your family honors our fallen and is visiting them or their memories. To you, … Continue reading For the Love of Sanity, Create
Don’t Let Writer’s Block Destroy the Guggenheim
Guess who has two thumbs, an unfortunate amount of eye liner smudge, and a cure to this bout of writer's block? This chick, right here! For me, writer's block means something that came before isn't right--the foundation is unstable. It's a simple matter of going back to the thing I did incorrectly and either fixing … Continue reading Don’t Let Writer’s Block Destroy the Guggenheim
Urban Fantasy is the Jeans of the Book World, and Also You Shouldn’t Yell At People.
You can't go around yelling CONSISTENCY at people, I've been informed, but I'm going to keep doing it anyway because I am nothing if not consistent. CONSTANT VIGILANCE is also good, and if that's what you want to yell at people when they least expect it, by all means. Live your best life. But I … Continue reading Urban Fantasy is the Jeans of the Book World, and Also You Shouldn’t Yell At People.
Gender Reveal For Books
IT'S AN URBAN FANTASY MYSTERY!!! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, we're very proud. We thought we'd be writing another urban fantasy mystery, but you never know if your brain has other plans. We intend, of course, to dress it as a traditional urban fantasy mystery--you know, subdued colors, bold, supernatural or gruesome images. Because heaven … Continue reading Gender Reveal For Books
Writing Through It: The Everywoman’s Guide to Getting ‘Im Done
A guide to finishing that book. Now with more otters, sports metaphors and petty pot shots at the prolific authors of our time.
Google Thinks I’m Insane
This is a common refrain of authors. Humans, generally, I think, but chances are you don't idly wonder how you'd butcher a human or which part of a human is best to eat, and then Google it. (Until now!) So, here is a list of a few of the things that have really changed the … Continue reading Google Thinks I’m Insane