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New Covers, Edits, and Trips

Hey Seedlings!

That’s right, I did just call you that.

So, July looms in the not-so-far-off distance, and you know what that means; the re-release! Yes, I’m still excited about it. Just today my agent forwarded me some sort of thingamajig Amazon had put together for promo purposes, and you know what it said on there? It said that there’s supposed to be an audio book! Now, I haven’t heard a dang thing about this, but I’m going to guess that the good folks at Amazon wouldn’t put that on any such...

YEN Article 55, 2012

Spring, Work, and Deadlines Up Ahead

I used to hate the warmer months. Granted, I'm still not much for summer. Living in New Mexico, the heat can be brutal. But as I've grown older, I've started to look forward to warmer weather. I love the night time, and there's just something magical about being able to step outside long after the sun has gone down and not need a jacket or sweater. We're getting to that point now. Soon, it'll be too warm for my taste and all I'll do is complain about how much I can't wait for the fall. But...

Read An Ebook Week: 03.04 – 03.11

It's come to my attention that this week is 'read an ebook week', and seeing as to how I've been wanting to compose a blog post about a handful of ebooks written by some folks I know, this is the perfect opportunity to do just that. I'd like to make it known that I haven't read all of the books that are on this list, so I can't vouch for whether or not they're up your alley. Do yourself a favor and download the sample before clicking the 'buy' button (personally, I never buy anything without ...

Beads, King Cake, and the Ghosts of the Bayou.

I can smell beignets in the air, hear the scream of a steel guitar. There's a guy on the corner waving me down, fully clad in his waiters uniform, a wide smile pulled across his face. That place? They've got the best food in the Quarter. You'll only know if you try it. A block away, someone's wails into a karaoke microphone. The sludge in the gutters shine with the reflection of neon lights–somehow, here, even the sludge is attractive, buzzing with strange electricity, with an unshakable...

Updates, Edits, and Musical Inspiration

This isn't much of a blog post; more of an update, I suppose. I like to fool myself into thinking that you're interested in what I've been doing. Delusions of grandeur or something. I suppose it's better that I feel this way now and have it lessen as time goes on rather than have it increase and turn into a raging egomaniac, right? Hey, it happens.

So, what have I been up to? Well, lets see…

First thing I did this month, other than whine about sales, is redecorate the home office. I was hit by ...

Readers To The Rescue: An Author’s Appeal

A lot of people see asking for help as a sign of weakness, and maybe they’re right. My father would be the first to point that finger. He’s your typical hard-headed ‘tough guy’ who doesn’t need help with anything (even if he does). I imagine that if he had a motto, it would be somewhere in the realm of ‘if you can’t do it yourself, you shouldn’t be doing it at all.’ I was raised with that mentality, and despite my best efforts to shake it off, I still catch myself getting frustrated when I ca...

Readers To The Rescue: An Author's Appeal

A lot of people see asking for help as a sign of weakness, and maybe they're right. My father would be the first to point that finger. He's your typical hard-headed 'tough guy' who doesn't need help with anything (even if he does). I imagine that if he had a motto, it would be somewhere in the realm of 'if you can't do it yourself, you shouldn't be doing it at all.' I was raised with that mentality, and despite my best efforts to shake it off, I still catch myself getting frustrated when I...

Some Opportunities Only Come Once; Seize Them. I Am.

It's difficult to know where to start this post since there's so much to say. This year has been a whirlwind. I wrote a novel. I self-published that novel. And the rest, well…

This entry may excite some, and it may anger and disappoint others. Fortunately, this year has taught me a lot of things–one of those things is to ignore negativity. It was hard at first, but I've gotten good at it. Believe it or not, but I used to be a hardcore pessimist. Optimism is my new flavor of choice. It's hard n...

Holiday Eye Candy From… The House Of Horrors?

As a horror author, most people simply assume that my favorite holiday is Halloween; and while I do love everything about Halloween (especially the endless horror on TV), October isn't the month that I pine for all year. I'm a Christmas girl through-and-through. As soon as Thanksgiving is gone, I'm pulling boxes out of the attic and decking the halls… and not with spooky decorations either. Odd as it is, I'm a traditionalist when it comes to the holidays. I don't have a black pipe-cleaner...