People, this week I have CRAZY AMOUNTS of stuff to share with you. First off, my 14 year old son, aka Dark Omen, aka Adam Quinn, aka the second author in the Quinn household, is being interviewed today over at Literary Rambles! Thanks go to Natalie Aguirre for the sweet invitation! Pop over and check out his witty self. 🙂… Read More
Just when you think the publishing industry can’t get more complicated… it does. The latest: Traditional publishers (Harper Collins, Simon&Schuster, and now Random House) are creating digital-only imprints to go after self-pub and unpublished authors without agents. How is this different than the Vanity Publishing acquisitions made recently by S&S and Random Penguin (sorry, that’s just what I call them… Read More
My first novel was published in 2010. It feels like an eon ago. But I’m still learning lessons about how to be a “career” author and not just in that frenetic state that accompanies the release of your first (or second or even third) novel. My husband and I discussed early on that having an author career is like a… Read More
When your mind is a weapon, freedom comes at a price. FREE SOULS IS ALMOST HERE! Yeah. I’m a little excited about it. COVER REVEAL: Friday, December 14th, 2012 Will you help spread the word? How To Help On/after December 14th, post the cover of Free Souls on your blog or Facebook. For your blog, I will send you HTML… Read More
My friend, fellow indie author, and the cover designer for the Mindjack series, Dale Robert Pease, has a new release out today – the second book in his middle grade science fiction series, Noah Zarc. I reviewed Mammoth Trouble (Noah Zarc #1) and critiqued Cataclysm (Noah Zarc #2). I love that Dale isn’t afraid to tackle serious social issues in his… Read More
Friend and fellow Indelible Laura Pauling has a new Middle Grade novel out! She’s stopped by to tell us about her new book and how to write eccentric characters! When Bianca and Melvin brave the jungle to rescue their grandfather, they stumble upon the ancient Maya city of Etza, where the people haven’t aged in 2,000 years. They must learn… Read More