By the skin of my teeth, but… Me: 1, Fear: 0 Note: Third Daughter isn’t actually finished. Probably still have another 30-40k to go. But I’m having too much fun with this story to stop.

In light of the recent Simon & Schuster news (starting a self-publishing venture with Author House), I feel the need to repost this… from the time over the summer that Penguin did the same thing. Author-friends, please BEWARE. Original post: July 20, 2012  Innocent Kitten Writers, Beware Writers have always had to be wary of people trying to scam them,… Read More

So, 5 days left in NaNoWriMo, and my chart looks like this: I like how the scale goes to an optimistic 60,000 words. Prudence: Well, that’s not looking good. Lot of white space on that graph. Me: Hey, I sent Free Souls off to the copyeditor! At least I accomplished that on time. Where’s Fear anyway? I want to gloat. Prudence: You… Read More

Vampire Diaries: One Girl, Two Vampire Boys (sounds about right) My Ambitions Today 1) Watch Vampire Diaries 2) Make Thanksgiving cupcakes with my 11 yo 2) Watch Vampire Diaries 3) Write some Steampunk Fantasy Romance 4) Just to mix it up… watch Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (don’t judge) 5) Make Thanksgiving decorations with my 9 yo 6) Watch Vampire Diaries… Read More

New Indelible Chelsea Fine has a new book coming out, and WOW that’s a gorgeous cover. Check it out… AVOW The FINAL installment in the Archers of Avalon series by Chelsea Fine SYNOPSIS Scarlet remembers. Everything. Her past lives, Tristan, Gabriel, Nate: she remembers it all–including how to get to the Fountain of Youth. But time is running out.  Heather and Gabriel have… Read More

INDIEgiving is a blog hop sponsored by the Indelibles to reflect on our blessings and share something with our visitors during the week of (American) Thanksgiving. I have way too many things to be thankful for: That INDIE publishing is an option for authors All my writer friends who have supported my journey into the wilds of INDIE publishing All… Read More