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January 9, 2016
Cover Reveal – It Came From The Great Salt Lake: A Collection of Utah Horror
My publisher revealed this glorious cover yesterday and I am even more excited now for the upcoming release. It is gorgeous and haunting and mysterious. But best of all is seeing my name on the cover. (Call me narcissistic but it’s a first so I’m going to celebrate it!) The cover artist is Carter Reid, […]
January 3, 2016
2015 In the Rear View
I am not one who makes resolutions with the changing of the calendar. Instead, I’m continually analyzing, taking stock of where I am and where I want to be, making course corrections as I go. As the year rolls over to a new one, I do like to look back at the last year and […]
January 2, 2016
Book List Archive 2015
Time for the yearly round up and archive of my efforts to remain a well-read person. This year I did not reach my goal but I did read a lot of really great books. Here they are, all summed up, for your reading pleasure. And in reverse chronological order because my OCD did not win […]
December 27, 2015
The Next Step on the Publishing Path
My latest contract pays royalties. Pays. Royalties. My first publication had all proceeds being donated so I didn’t have to worry about accounting for money coming in, or all the other intimidating things I’ve been ignoring. Like paying taxes. But now the game has changed again. It’s time to get legitimate beyond a website address […]
December 18, 2015
Coming Soon: My next horror publication
Remember a few months ago when I’d just submitted a story and was struggling with the fear of rejection? You win some and you lose some in this business and this time resulted in an acceptance. It isn’t the first horror story I’ve had accepted but my first publisher has yet to publish my creepy […]
December 11, 2015
Learning to Say No: The Aftermath
It isn’t often I do a follow-up post but this one is much warranted. Back in August, I decided it was time to start saying No to things. If you didn’t catch the original post, you can find it HERE. (Go ahead, go read it. You’ll want the background so you’re caught up with my […]
November 30, 2015
What I Learned This November
As November comes to a close and with it another NaNoWriMo, I look back at the insanity that is always there but always different. Three years I’ve written a full novel in November. Last year I was editing a completed novel – some call that mid-project. This year, I had a half-baked idea that I […]
November 6, 2015
When Life Ups the Ante
It’s the first week of November – a time synonymous in my life for writing a novel in a month for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I do this every year, without fail. Some years I succeed at fifty thousand words by the end of the month, sometimes I don’t. It isn’t about winning, it’s about consistency. […]
October 24, 2015
Writing tips from Julie Coulter Bellon
I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the presenters at UAACon15. Check it out HERE. Julie presented an amazing class on self-editing and revision today. Sometimes saying ‘yes’ when I really am too busy comes with great returns!Filed under: Author Interviews, Writing, Writing Conferences Tagged: author interviews, Julie Coulter Bellon, writing tips
October 14, 2015
Beyond the Wail Blog Tour
I’m a little obsessed with anthologies of late. What’s not to love about a short story – the perfect nightcap before bed without the threat of getting sucked into chapter after chapter and before you know it you have to get up in an hour for work. I’ve discovered writers I never might have read […]
