Memorial Day is dangerous. It’s the first taste of summer. Sunny and warm, and full of lazy hours. Neither the kids nor myself really wanted to get up and get ready for school. . But it’s just a few more weeks until we can relax. It can not get here fast enough for me. I […]
This weekend was devoted to me figuring out if I had story. Everybody agrees that the secret to making a living self publishing is volume. This means that I constantly need to be writing. I know how the story ends. I figured that out when I decided to write more Pittsburgh stories. I rarely start […]
June 1st is the right around the corner, and with it it, the end of the Uncommon Animals series. Luckily, I’m ready. Been reading Hunter’s Moon out loud to the husband. I’ll be all set for June 1st. But so will you! Because I’m running a sale! Yup, with minimal work on your part, on […]
Yesterday was one of those days where I found myself unable to do much of anything. I flitted from project to project never really finishing most of them. I did rework the beginning of Sheepsquatch, and I started my cover for the omnibus edition of Uncommon Animals. I played with the basic cover template for […]
So last night, my newest proofreader finished Hunter’s Moon. All that’s left to do is read it out loud to the husband. Yes, I even wrote the blurb! The end is in sight. Yes, I need to make the cover for the anthology, but I picked an easy one. And there’s minimal formatting and NO […]
No, I won’t be gushing over my proofreaders, though I should, and far more often than I do. No, today I need to ask for a favor, as I indulge myself in a little shameless self promotion. See, if you click on this link you’ll go to Barnes and Noble, and BOOM! there are my […]
Publishing Day is looming. I’ve proofread four out the six previously published stories. My cover is done. My blurb is not written (I hate them). My finale is mostly proofread. My promo is prepped. I’m feeling a touch overwhelmed, I admit. But part of that is the end of the school year too. Picnics, field […]
I got everything done. Got my stories edited and up on Smashwords. Messed with all the margins and page breaks until it fit their criteria. And now it’s back to work. I need to get the second series cleaned up. The more I get done now, the easier the publishing run. I worked on my […]
I woke up Saturday ready to get all my new stuff up on the critique site. This is involves me critiquing other people’s work. And to my utter delight two of my favorite fellow writers had posted new stuff. But when I fired up my email, I saw that the KDP select time on Amazon […]
So finishing the finale of Monsters of Pittsburgh starts the next phase. Polishing it and adding more foreshadowing in the other stories. I am a firm believer that you cannot adequately foreshadow until you know for a fact what the ending is. And just because I know what I think the ending is, doesn’t mean […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 