And my week begins

I gave myself a tiny break to celebrate my fifth wedding anniversary, but that’s over now. Today’s checklist includes finishing the copy editing on the short that’s getting released on May 1st and getting the latest novella ready for beta reader consumption. Then I need to get to work on the cover. Since switching to amazon’s […]

Second verse, same as the first

Publishing day came and went, and I sold one copy. Feeling grisham, baby, feeling grisham. And with the new month comes the new story, and the great circle of publishing starts anew.   I have a bit of a jump start on this one. I’ve already read it out loud to the husband, and it’s been picked […]

Publishing Day

And, of course, I just didn’t want to get out of bed this morning.  It’s nearly warm and very sunny out. Laying there, listening to birds and the fan was too nice. But eventually the real world calls, especially on publishing day. This month’s offering is Hunted Down. The fifth of seven stories set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. […]

Publishing Day Eve!

Yes, tomorrow Hunted Down is being published. I woke up to a hour and half delay of school, and was thrilled. A no-rush morning to get all my social media out of the way and proofread one last time. But then I saw a critique of a rough draft and that obviously  takes precedent. Once I […]

The stupid stuff that keeps me up at night

I talked about long term planning earlier this week.  Well, last night I may have blown my plans. I have a series of shorts and novellas. They are all individually complete, but they also tell a larger story. Since they are best read all together, I gave the titles and covers themes. For Uncommon Animals, […]