Here I am, once again, talking about my insecurities. And ironically, it’s when I have them on display. See, I didn’t start out writing novellas. I started with novels. And my baby, The Haven, was that story. The one people tell you to write. “Write the books you want to read!” And I did. I […]
This is supposed to be a daily blog. As in I write about writing every day. That’s kind of the damn point. But every now and then, I cheat and write one ahead of time. See, I started working on my novels again, and they are a different animal from my novellas. They are complex […]
I usually don’t. But right now, I’m having a Dean Stanton thought. When did 33 degrees become relative warmth? Because after the last few weeks, today feels downright balmy. I am actually thankful for this weather. *shakes my head* But on the writing front. I’m plugging away on half a dozen projects as usual. I […]
Been working on my novel this week, so I thought I’d share the opening to that: Sunlight crept over the trees and through her window. Audra rolled over, exposing her sweaty face to the fan, and fought to find sleep again. Summer vacation had started two weeks ago, and she was going to enjoy sleeping […]
When I was acting, I spent a lot of time watching people. You want to see how people shop and how they walk. What they do when they think other people aren’t looking. As a writer, I find myself wondering ‘why’ people do what they do. And damn do I end up with a lot […]
So my next task on my maintenance checklist was creating social media banners for Hedge Doctor. It’s a stupid thing, made harder by the fact that all social media has different sized banners, cover photos, whatever. I sat down, opened my Powerpoint (which, yes, is where I put together my book covers, though I use different […]
Yes,I’m still cleaning house. I gave myself one task a day for the next ten days. Today, I finally created templates for my newsletter. But after I did that, I got bored. So I went to work on my sequel to Hedge Doctor… and nope nothing. Don’t wanna. I opened up the lastest Chelsea Childling story… […]
With Werewolves mere days away, it’s time for me to start cleaning the joint. Today was wordpress day. As you can see, I have the new header, and if you press the widgets button… TADA! I send you to buy my books! Because there can never be too many links to help you support my […]
Werewolves is turned in and as clean as I can get it. And because I was feeling ambitious I also turned in the Omnibus Edition of Monsters of Pittsburgh And so starts Maintenance Week. Every three or four months, I have work to do for the publishing side of the business, whether it’s making banners […]
Working on one of my shorts: Missy Chambers kicked at the red and orange leaves as she waited for the bus back to her dorm. Soon enough they’d be raked and burned, but right now they smelled of autumn, and crunched under her sneakers. She loved Hyde Park in the fall. I can’t believe this […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 