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March 20, 2014
Quick and Dirty: The Crusades
I guest posted over at Corsets, Cutlasses & Candlesticks yesterday. You guys should go check it out. I’m like a 13-year-old boy talking about history. It’s totally cray-cray. YOLO. Styll. (Thank God for the Urban Dictionary.)
March 18, 2014
Rapping, Rapping At My Chamber Door
This story harks back to 1978, the year I was born. My father was a doctor in the U.S. Army, and my mother was recently emigrated from Syria, having married my father her first two years in the United States. When my father was assigned to a position in San Antonio, Texas, he, his young...
March 17, 2014
Just Read!
Below I’ve featured some of my artwork that promotes reading. I love when schools or libraries ask if they can use my art on their websites. I hope my work touches a child who ordinarily wouldn’t read. I hope it inspires him to pick up a book and get swept away in the magic. *You...
March 16, 2014
Macabre Love
So according to my publicist (I have a publicist? *Bursts out laughing*), I’m supposed to have an “author presence” and “develop relationships with people through social media.” Effed if I know what that means, but if it means posting random, mindless babble and making fun of bad romance book covers on my blog, then DAMN,...
March 14, 2014
Hilarious Romance Covers III
Dedicated to my fellow Entangled authors, Rachel Harris, Mary Lindsey, and Alison Kemper. Happy Friday, ladies. NEKKID DUDE + CLOTHED LADY + GREAT OUTDOORS = NOT SEXY. Again, I wasn’t reading romance in the Seventies, but how is it that anyone looked at this and kept a straight face? Dude is completely naked and apparently...
March 11, 2014
Dream Cast of KNIGHT ASSASSIN
I don’t know if you guys saw the amazing review Regina over at mereadalot.net gave KA, but it’s worth a read. Regina clearly dug the story, and that makes the review that much more special. Moreover, she made some fantastic suggestions for who could play Zayn and Earic in the KA “movie.” So come and...
March 10, 2014
Naked Dreams and Book Releases
It just occurred to me that “Naked Dreams” would make an awesome title for an erotica or something. Not that I’m writing one. Anyways, the past three nights I’ve had variations of the same dream: I’m in a crowded public place, like a mall or a busy street, when I suddenly realize I’m naked. So...
March 9, 2014
People and Language in KNIGHT ASSASSIN
I’m about to expose myself as a giant nerd in this post, so brace yourself. I did a lot of historical research while writing KA. Fine, I admit it — I enjoy doing historical research. I want to know how people lived in past eras, how they spoke, what they wore, ate, drank, etc. I...
March 7, 2014
KNIGHT ASSASSIN Playlist
This was my go-to playlist while writing KA. It helped motivate me to write and kept those creative juices flowing! Break My Soul – Hybrid Who Are You, Really? – Mikky Ekko Elastic Heart – Sia If I Survive – Hybrid Demons – Imagine Dragons Burn – Ellie Goulding Feel Again – One Republic Salt...
Reviews of KNIGHT ASSASSIN
It’s been three days since its release, and KA has garnered some gorgeous reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. A couple of my favorites weren’t five stars. You know, sometimes a book isn’t for you. It’s not that the book is bad, it’s just that it didn’t work for certain people. And yet, even the readers...
