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November 23, 2022
Thanksgiving Plan
Due to ever-shifting family schedules, we don’t always have the big Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. This year we’ll be having our meal on Saturday.
What’s planned?
Turkey, ham, plant-based roast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams. We’ll have canned cranberry sauce, orange cranberry relish, roasted brussel sprouts, and bread with homemade jams. Dessert type things will include cranberry cream cheese jello, lemon jello with whipped cream, pumpkin pie, chocolate cream cheese brownies, and a frui...
November 15, 2022
GIVEAWAY – Mystery Boxes
If you missed out owning DIRTY DEEDS (I have a story in that collection!) now’s your chance to get your hands on a rare print edition. Did I mention the authors of DIRTY DEEDS 2 (including me) pitched in some loot to create amazing mystery box prizes? Consider it mentioned!
To enter, click on THIS LINK and it will take you to a Facebook page where the contest is going down. Comment there, and you’re in the running for cool stuff.
NOTE: DIRTY DEEDS 2 will be taken out of print and ebook (unpublish...
November 11, 2022
Answering Questions
I’ve gotten some questions about my books lately, and it’s time to get my answering hat on. Ready? Let’s dig in!
Will Ordinary Magic 9 (Brute of All Evil) be available in Graphic Audio?
Yes. I don’t have a release date yet, but Graphic Audio is all in for the series. Graphic Audio makes great radio play audio books with lots of voices, sound effects, etc. I love working with them.
Are there going to be more Ordinary Magic books?
Probably. BRUTE OF ALL EVIL is a soft ending for the n...
November 9, 2022
The Un-Hermit
Autumn is in full swing here at my house. We’ve had a good show of snow, rain, hail, wind, thunder, and skies so crisp and blue, I want to bite off a corner to see if it melts in my mouth. I don’t know why, but this weather, this season, has nudged me out of the hermit mode I’ve been in for so long.
Not that I’m going to go around actually seeing a lot of people or doing a lot of things, but I have signed up for a few zoom writing sessions with fellow authors (thank you, Eric Witchey, and Nina ...
November 5, 2022
Changes changes
I will be posting less on Twitter. I’m making this change for several reasons–one being I am unsure of the stability of the platform. If you don’t use Twitter, then, well, all is as it should be and nothing much will change.
Okay, I lied. A little will change. I plan to blog regularly, starting weekly, and maybe ramping up from there. So if you follow me here, heck, we’ll be seeing more of each other!
Here are some quick updates:
Writing: I am closing in on the end of WAYWARD SKY. I’m hopin...
October 11, 2022
Groovin’ into Spooky Season
Can you believe it’s October already? I feel like I blinked, and summer snuck right past me! I hope you had a fabulous summer and autumn. Our autumn has been mild and beautiful, which is nice, but I’m ready for the rain, crisp mornings, and spooky times!
Last weekend I got a bee in my bonnet and harvested 16-17 pounds of grapes from our ancient concord grape vine. My goal is to make grape jelly like my grandmother used to. If you’re curious, you can check out my YouTube channel to see if I su...
July 28, 2022
Sale! And Updates
Death and Relaxation is on sale for $1.99 until August 1st! If you haven’t had a chance to try this series starter, now might be the perfect time to snag up a copy.
Writing: I spent July working on a side project novel, which was both the most fun ever, and super frustrating. I probably re-worked the world-building, characters, plot, and beginning of the book a dozen times. And, no, I still don’t have it nailed down, nor do I feel like I got into the groove with the story. *weeps ungroovily*...
June 27, 2022
Brute of All Evil is Out Now!
It’s here! Today’s the day! If you’ve been waiting to find out what happens next with Delaney Reed and her husband-to-be Ryder Bailey, as they try to tie the matrimonial knot in a town full of meddling gods and other supernatural folk, well, then, today’s the day to pick up Brute of All Evil, book #9 in the Ordinary Magic series.
This book was so fun to write! It has fights, and betrayals, weird magic, and deadly monstrosities. It’s funny, friendly, ridiculous, and made me tear up not once, but t...
June 17, 2022
Pre-order Link is Live
In two weeks, Delaney Reed will marry the man of her dreams. Everything is perfect. So why are the gods following her around like she suddenly needs a bodyguard?
It might be because her fiancé is forced to serve an outsider god who hates Delaney and the town she protects. It might be because the local Valkyrie hired a social media star who is determined to expose Ordinary’s secrets. Or maybe it’s because the king of hell wants to take over the world and Ordinary is standing in his way.
Which...
June 13, 2022
Diana Pharaoh Francis – Two Snippets
Dirty Deeds 2 is out and I’m STILL celebrating!
Today, I’ve got TWO delectable snippets from Diana Pharaoh Francis’s novel: PUTTING THE CHIC IN PSYCHIC
I couldn’t deny I was having a damned good start to the day. My fake mother—aka Aunty Mommy—remained dead and had thus far been unable to rise from the grave and haunt me; my savagely vandalized business was under reconstruction; nobody had tried to kill me recently; my dog loved me unc...
