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July 27, 2017
Sins of the Father is live!
Book two in the Wilde Love series, Sins of the Father, is now available for [image error]sale!
There’s a giveaway going on right now as well. It’s strictly for members of the mailing list, so if you want a chance to win a signed copy of Straight from the Heart, sign up for the list and follow the link in your email to get your chance to win!
Next up, Jake’s story, Strike up the Band, will be available in September!
July 21, 2017
Quote of the Week
Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.
Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.
-William Faulkner
July 18, 2017
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July 15, 2017
School’s Out Forever…
This author is finally, finally finished with her bachelor’s degree.
Yes, I’m much closer to 40 than 22. It’s late for anyone to be graduating college, and sometimes I feel incredibly self-conscious about the fact that both my AA and my bachelor’s were earned after the age of 30. But you know what? I did it.
I went back to college in my late 20s, and finally, over many years working half time and sometimes even less, I finished school. I won’t be applying to any MFA programs, and I certainly don’t want a doctorate in English, so this is it for me.
I’d say this is dedicated to the stepfather who told me I’d never make anything of myself, but it’s not. It’s dedicated to Mr. Burns, who has supported me through everything, despite his misgivings about the insane cost of college today. In the end, he knew it was something I had to do for myself. And you know what? It’s totally dedicated to me. You finally did it, nerd.
July 14, 2017
Quote of the Week
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
-Oscar Wilde
July 13, 2017
The Week Where Everything Happens
This week, everything’s coming in for Sins of the Father!
The lovely and incredibly talented Natasha Snow and I have been talking about the cover, which is going to be gorgeous. Mailing list members will get the first peek at the finished cover when I get my hot little hands on it, and I hope you love it as much as I do!
Just as importantly, my fabulous editor from Clause & Effect has returned the manuscript with edits to be done! Now I may be one of a very few authors who love doing edits, but I really, really do. I’ve found the right editor, who never makes me feel bad about my work, and who is also totally willing to tell me when something has to be changed.
I feel so lucky, to be working with two of the most talented people I know, who are helping me give Keegan the best book I possibly can.
July 7, 2017
Quote of the Week
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
-Buddha
June 30, 2017
Quote of the Week
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
-Mark Twain
June 27, 2017
My Destiny… of Dragons
I can honestly say I’ve never done this before. Not when the long-awaited finale to Robert Jordan’s ponderous Wheel of Time series finally released. Not when the last Harry Potter book came out. Not even when they released Serenity to give us Firefly fans some closure.
But here I am right now, re-listening to Michael Lesley‘s utterly perfect narration of The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune, in preparation for the release of the sequel, A Destiny of Dragons, on the 30th.
Three days. Yay!
June 23, 2017
Quote of the Week
No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
-Aesop
