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April 14, 2014
What Not To Do At An Event
I want to thank everyone who took the time to stop by the Ankeny Authors Fair. Getting to chat with you made my day. Things not to do at an event. 1) Don’t trust Siri to find the venue the day of the event. Make sure you figure it out before you leave the house.(...)
March 6, 2014
Authors Supporting Our Troops
Florida author, Armand Rosamilia is collecting books to send to our troops stationed in Kuwait and Afghanistan in April. I’m one of the lucky authors to be included in #ASOT2014. This month, he is spotlighting all of the writers with a short interview on his blog. Mine is up along with, fellow Iowan, Rachel Aukes.(...)
March 3, 2014
Read an Ebook Week
It’s Read an Ebook Week at Smashwords. The first two books in the Fey Creations series are included in the promotion. You can get Disenchanted for free by entering RW100 and Unenchanted is half price by entering REW50 at checkout. There are tons of books in every genre, I’m sure you’ll find something to suit(...)
February 10, 2014
Opinions Are Like…
There seems to be a flood of posts on self-publishing vs. traditional publishing vs. hybrid, e-publishing vs. print, and us vs. them. First off, I do not intentionally search out these posts—I’m too busy working—friends have steered me toward them, thinking they would interest me. They are all interesting, to a point. I refuse to(...)
January 6, 2014
The Twisting Road From My Twisted Brain To The Meadows
The discussion of individual writing process came up at the Saturday Writers meeting, always an interesting subject, until it’s my turn. My process is so scattered and unorganized it’s hard for me to explain the workings of my twisted path from idea to finished product. The best way for me to describe it is to(...)
December 23, 2013
Holiday Wishes!
Yes, Christmas is a bit upside down in The Meadows, but we like it that way. No matter what you celebrate, or don’t, the Breadwinner, the King, and I wish you all the best!
December 20, 2013
Playlists & Short Stories
If you follow me on Facebook you saw I was working on playlists for upcoming short stories or novellas centering around characters–other than Keely–in the Fey Creations Series. Short stories are not my forte, so if you’re into placing bets, I’d lean toward novella length stories. The plan is to release them as separate stories(...)
November 26, 2013
Readin’, Writin’ and Reviewin’
The following ramble is my opinion, hopefully we can agree to disagree. There’s been a bit of chatter on the interwebs about writers and reviewing. There are those out there who don’t trust reviews by writers. I can understand. There’s the whole peer pressure thing, If I give so and so a bad review, will(...)
November 18, 2013
Prairieland Herbs Black Friday/Small Business Saturday Partypalooza!
You probably saw it on Facebook, but I’ll confirm it here, I’ll be at Prairieland Herbs on Nov. 29th & 30th. Come on out and do a little shopping, I’m betting you’ll find something for just about everyone on your list. Here are some of the talented people you’ll meet: Author Malynda McCarrick Willow Avenue(...)
October 9, 2013
The Fey Creations Series
The Fey Creations series revolves around hair stylist, Keely Fey, the secrets of her heritage and suppressed magical Talents. This is an adult urban/contemporary fantasy series, with adult content and situations.
