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Vote For My MC’s Roommate’s Name

By RRZEicons via Wikimedia Commons   Yes, I know many of you voted in last week’s election, but I’m asking you to vote just one more time! See the poll to the right? Below the search feature? I’d like to …

Make Nice With Your Muse

    No no NaNoWriMo. I won’t participate in you this year or next year or never but I will cheer for participants from the sidelines.   Why? I’m a slow writer, like 1000 words in three hours slow. I … Continue reading →

Dead of Eve

Halloween is almost here, and I have the perfect book for you to read to scare yourself senseless. It’s called Dead of Eve, and it’s written by Pam Godwin, who is one of my critique partners. Believe me when I … Continue reading →

The Stars Fell Sideways Giveaway!

People! This is the last stop for The Stars Fell Sideways blog tour! It’s a YA steampunkish fantasy written by author and freelance editor, Cassandra Marshall.   First of all, check out that cover! Cassandra has granted permission to pet it. Go … Continue reading →

Testing, Testing… 1, 2, 3!

Don’t mind me! Trying to connect my new blog to Triberr has been challenging, so I’m seeing if this new plugin works. *crosses fingers*

The LOOK Challenge

My poor, neglected blog. Between work, the nonsense that is my immune system, and my overall laziness, I’ve been away far too long. *wags finger and give self a stern look* Anyway, back in August, my Crescent Moon sister, Jennifer … Continue reading →

A Subscribe Button!

If you look to the right, you’ll see a brand new subscribe by email feature. Do you see it? I double dare you to type in your email address. You know you want to! That way you’ll hear all the … Continue reading →

My Editing Cave Has Chocolate

photo by FotoosVanRobin on Flickr
If it seems like I've vanished, I haven't. I'm still here, hunkered over my keyboard editing The Grave Winner until it's all sparkly. Actually, I'm done editing. Now I'm just reading through it for the millionth time to see if everything flows and makes some kind of sense. This might be the last time it's in my hands before it grows up to be a real book. *sniff, sniff*

I've read this story so many times now that it's hard to know if the setting is described perfectly, if character actions and reactions are realistic, or if the plot stemmed from the brain of a crazy person. Oh, wait - it did come from a crazy person! So yeah, that writer self-doubt is creeping in big time.

My solution? Chocolate. That stuff can cure anything. Do you have a papercut? Smear some chocolate sauce on it. Headache? Take two doses of chocolate chip cookies and chase it with chocolate-flavored coffee.

I did crawl out of my editing cave long enough to pitch a novella to three editors from three different publishing companies. Two requested to read it. I'll let you know how everything pans out with that.

Okie-doke. I'm heading back now. Peace out.

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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop!

Mysti Parker has tagged me in the Next Big Thing Blog Hop. Thank you, Mysti! I will answer ten questions about my book, and then tag five other authors for next week.

Here are the ten questions and answers:

1. What is the title of your book?
The Grave Winner

2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
The title came to me when I was writing another book. I thought it sounded strange, since why would anyone win a grave? My mind started whirring, I started writing, and I eventually found out the answer. Hint - it's not a good thing to win a grave.

3. What genre does your book fall under?
YA paranormal fantasy romance

4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

5. What is a one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Leigh Baxton is terrified her mom will come back from the dead -- just like the prom queen did.

6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It will be published by a boutique publisher called Crescent Moon Press.

7. How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About four months. Then I rewrote a few parts, polished, and scrubbed for another nineteen months. It was so messy!

8. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake.

9. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Lots of people, but mostly my critique partners. Their enthusiasm kept me motivated!

10. What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
A strong heroine, twists and turns, and enough chills to keep you awake at night!

Tag! The following five people are IT!
1. Liz Grace Davis
2. Trish
3. Tania F. Walsh
4. Rachel McClellan
5. Jamie Ayres