Knowing When You Have a Good Editor (and What Bad Editors Do)
I get asked from time to time how I know an editor is good. This question came up again in one of my Yahoo groups, and I figured I would share my answer here:This is a toughie to answer because knowing...
View ArticleWhew! "Bones," Booth and Acceptance
This blog post is basically so I can get something off my chest about the TV show "Bones." A few years ago, I started watching it and had to stop at the end of season one. Why? Simply put, because...
View ArticleThe Good and Bad of 2012
I'm not so good at coming up with ideas for blog posts, so I tend to kind of crib off others' ideas/themes. (If you want story ideas, though, I'm your gal! That's where my idea brainpower goes.) So,...
View ArticleHave a Terrible New Year!
If you're tired of the incessant "Have a great, joyful New Year" chirping, then this post is for you! Have a terrible, moldy, mossy fungus-filled New Year. May you trip lots (and I don't mean trips to...
View ArticleJealousy
I think jealousy has something to do (to what exent, I don't know) about some (some, not all) authors' and publishers' attitudes toward some indies. And it absolutely goes the other way around too;...
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The Joys (cough, cough) of Having a Young Cat
Okay then! It's been about a month since my wife and I adopted a cat a smidge above a year old. Her tail hooks when she walks (see picture at right), so we named her Hooker. We're evil and funny like...
View ArticleJoining the Ranks of Kindle Owners
I just gave in and ordered a Kindle (the $69 kind). My Nook Simple Touch has been having crazy issues (for example, it won't read library books anymore, and my computers usually don't recognize it)....
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Announcing "Strange Bedfellows" Book 2 and Excerpt!
If you're a Facebook friend of mine, you probably know that I'm releasing Book 2 in the Strange Bedfellows series soon (I am aiming for by the end of this month at the latest). I haven't spread this...
View ArticleDetermining Book Length--Word Count vs. Page Count
I'll just jump into this blog post without a witty, long-winded introduction: page count isn't an accurate determinant for calculating how long a book is. You want to know a book's length, look at...
View ArticleLife As a Kindle Owner
OK then! I've been the proud owner of a $69 Kindle for about a week now (here's a link to the post explaining why I bought a Kindle). This blog post is to update y'all on my Kindle--because, ya know,...
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"Strange Bedfellows" Book 2 Is Out!
Today I release "Three's a Crowd," my first novel in nearly a year. Wow! Hard to believe, but true. In the past year, I released two novellas, but no novels. This link will take you to the first four...
View ArticleCrunching Sales Numbers
Hey y'all! This blog post is sort of me thinkin' out loud about something that may not interest you. If that's the case, skip right on! ;-) This post, however, may be of interest to authors (and...
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"Switch" Lowered to $2.99 for "Read an Ebook Week"
March 3-9 is "Read an Ebook Week" in which authors and publishers lower prices on some of their e-works. As usual, I am late to the party. You know the saying, though: better late than never. (And I...
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Lammys and Awards and Anne Boleyn in "Third"
Ahhh, what a difference a year makes. About this time last year, I was glued to my computer (or constantly checking my phone) to see if I was a Lammy finalist. I had especially high hopes for "Strange...
View ArticleToilet--A Very Important Sign
This is a post about...well, about nothing, really. I was mulling over possible blog posts, and this came to mind. Okay then. For those of you who don't know, I've been deaf since birth. Obviously,...
View ArticleA Few Good Beta Readers
Howdy doo. A quickie post (booty call? ;-) ) to solict a few good beta readers for Strange Bedfellows Book 3. A few of my regular beta readers are sitting this one out because of other obligations or...
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Strange Bedfellows Book 3 -- Victoria's Very Awkward Love Story
"Victoria's Very Awkward Love Story" (in other words, Strange Bedfellows Book 3) is done with the beta process for the most part. Reception has been great! I'm thrilled, and even better, the betas who...
View ArticleThe Banana Phone
I started on a short story earlier today. It's along the lines of some of the wackier shorts in my collections, and I thought I'd share the first 580ish words. Unedited, etc. so forgive the lack of...
View ArticleMore Sales Info
I did a post last month detailing my top five sellers for the month on Kindle U.S. and Kindle UK. Figured I'd do the same this month. Why not?*****Amazon U.S. -- March1. THREE'S A CROWD -- Strange...
View ArticleRelationship (Self-Esteem?) Advice
Today, I am donning my therapist stethoscope. What's that, you say? Shrinks don't get to scope? Well, shoot. I'm gonna keep it on anyway because it makes me look all sexy and smart and professional....
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