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June 11, 2014
Writers in the Wild
A strange thing happens when the world at large discovers there is an author in their midst. Suddenly they all become experts on EVERYTHING.
Need a second opinion about that gun you used in chapter two? The dude in line at Chipotle totally knows handguns backward, forward, and blindfolded. (Which he learned from numerous hours sitting on his couch playing Call of Duty, no doubt)
Stuck on a medical problem? Your second cousin, thrice removed (who you’ve never met) took two weeks of medical class...
March 25, 2014
Podcast-Thingie: The Buzz About Hannibal
After last week’s episode of NBC’s “Hannibal” I realized I hadn’t really discussed the show anywhere. Honestly, if I had the extra time, it’d be on my review shortlist. But seeing as I hardly have time to shower lately, taking a few minutes to talk about it on the podcast will suffice.
Podcast-Thingie: The Buzz About Hannibal
(No, I still can’t embed the code for the podcast player. Apologies. That’s a WordPress issue.)
March 22, 2014
Podcast-Thingie: Reality Television
Stupid me clicked on a clip for “Hoarders” earlier this week. After I stopped gagging, I recorded a podcast episode. Yes, a second one this week.
Warning: Adult Language
Podcast-Thingie: Reality Television Ain’t for Me
March 18, 2014
Podcast-Thingie: Bullying
Things have been quiet. I apologize. To make up for it, here’s some of my personal experiences with bullying. There’s some adult language.
March 13, 2014
Reach for the Stars
Usually when one thinks of a convention with celebrity guests in California, their mind heads south to San Diego Comic-Con. For 2014, there’s a new kid on the California block that’s drawing a lot of attention–positive attention for an awesome concept that’ll morph the way people see conventions for years.
Evolution Expo caught my eye a few months ago. Why? They’re keen to erase the line between science fact and science fiction, by bringing planetary scientists, astronauts, a neuroscientist–w...
February 14, 2014
Bah Humbug!
It’s Valentine’s Day. Again.
Typically I’m not an overly-bitter person when it comes to the day. I’m all for showing your loved ones a little extra attention. It shouldn’t be a once-a-year thing, though. And for someone like me, who has been single for going on four years, it sticks in my craw to see anyone slighted by their loves at any point in the year. More so on Valentine’s. It doesn’t take a friggen rocket scientist to purchase something unique for your heart’s keeper, guys. The date for...
December 10, 2013
No Damn Rum Here
Blanket warning: If you are a friend–or even someone I just know well–and I hear you brag about pirating ebooks, we’re done. No second chances. No fucks given. There are numerous ways to legally get free books from authors.
Here’s a helpful list:
Promo days – Amazon give Kindle-exclusive books five days over the span of three months in which to give away ebooks for free. Tons of small-press, independent, and self publishers use this tool to gain exposure. Does it work? A little. If a reader lik...
November 29, 2013
Booooook!
Anytime I talk about my books, I say is Winifred-style in my head. No judging.
Okay, that should actually be books, plural. Then again, it is Black Friday and I’m pretty sure I’m still suffering the effects of too much food and surviving the Toys R Us doorbuster deal madness from last night.
Anyway, that’s not why I’m here. Though I do hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving surrounded by people you love.
This weekend, my publisher Just Ink Press decided to have a sale. Today, Black Friday, the e...
November 21, 2013
Bullseye
“You have to accept that an artist also has a relationship with his or her art and his or her fans: you are in an open relationship whether you like it or not. Give the artist room to go into the place they create (literally or metaphorically). And love them when they can’t remember where they put their keys.” - Neil Gaiman
This. This is the very truth I’ve been trying to convey to people for the last six years. It is also the very hurdle that began the avalanche ending my last serious relatio...
November 15, 2013
The Happy-Sads
Being bipolar is no picnic. You guys know this much from my random bursts of “The sky is falling on my poor misfiring brain!” posts on Twitter, and occasionally this blog. On most days, “normal” days for me, I sense the mood shifts and change course accordingly with music and other positive triggers. Bad days, I wake up and nothing fixes my broken brain except isolation and heavy duty distraction. Usually in the form of favorite movies and cuddling my stuffed cow collection. (Yes, I have a st...
