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April 7, 2014
Blog Chain: Mini-Interviews
Today I’m connecting to some nifty people in a blog chain. You, dear reader, get a mini-interview with me and links to other mini-interviews with authors you might also enjoy, so it’s a fun way to maybe find some new reading matter. First, I should tell you that it was … Continue reading
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March 3, 2014
Read an Ebook Week
Because who doesn’t like discounted books? It’s Read an Ebook Week, in case you hadn’t noticed. In honor, Smashwords.com has lots of discounted and free ebooks. Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Outis 25% off with coupon code REW25. Meanwhile, Kitsune-Tsuki, Kitsune-Mochi, and Smoke and Fears are all 50% off with … Continue reading
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February 26, 2014
I Walk a Lonely Road: my new treadmill desk
So, it turns out that sitting on your butt for long periods of time, like writers do, isreally bad for you. This should be one of those no-brainer things — sedentary lifestyles are bad, this isn’t news — but it really came home to me when I realized that since … Continue reading
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February 24, 2014
Vintage Books Are Art
I respect books. I hate to see books damaged, even — especially — in the name of decor. At a decorators’ show house recently, my sister, mother, and I looked in horror at shelf art made of cut up books. “Oh, thank goodness,” my sister soon identified, “they’re just Reader’s … Continue reading
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February 19, 2014
How I Survived the Arctic Blast and Beyond
“A well known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it.” –Charles Dudley Warner,Hartford(Connecticut)Courant,August 27, 1897 (often attributed to Mark Twain but probably mistakenly) It’s said that there is no bad weather, only bad clothing. While I can’t agree wholly … Continue reading
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February 11, 2014
Coming Soon: Fae
Okay, I’m pretty excited about this. I have a story in an upcoming anthology, Fae, edited by Rhonda Parrish and published by World Weaver Press. The collection centers on, predictably enough, fairy tales — but not the kind you’d think. These are cyberpunk fairies and Civil War fairies and fairies … Continue reading
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February 10, 2014
New Story Out: The Ruins
“The Ruins” is now available to read online at Punchnel’s. Later this year, paperback sales of the Mythic Indy anthology will go to support Second Story, a program to encourage eager and reluctant kids to explore creative writing and improve their literacy and writing skills. “The Ruins,” like the rest … Continue reading
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January 30, 2014
I’m Back
Sorry for the quiet around here. It started when I was blindsided earlier this month, and I kind of lost the Muse for a while. Then I went to speak at ClickerExpo, which is really fantastically awesome but kind of required all my energy. And then, I brought someone home from ClickerExpo with me. So […]
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January 21, 2014
Tuesday Teaser: Con Job
Just for fun today, here’s a snippet from a suspect interview, from Con Job. “So you had nothing against her?” “Well, this is probably stupid to say while her murder’s being investigated, but I can’t honestly say that. She wasn’t a nice person. I’d rather stick a fork in my ear than spend another Thanksgiving […]
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January 7, 2014
Rob Paulsen and Con Job
So I’m wrapping upCon Job, a murder mystery which takes place at a fan convention which is populated by the usual assortment of fans and guests: cosplayers, actors, writers, trivia nerds, fanfic enthusiasts, photographers, collectors, executives (from a cocky corporation with the ridiculous name of MEGAN!ME) and more. It has a lot of editing yet […]
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