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May 16, 2016
Seven Questions : May 2016 : Sydney Scrogham
My Seven Questions author feature has been on hiatus, but it is not forgotten! Gettingit back into full throttle with a May edition, I welcome the lovely Sydney Scrogham, whose new contemporary fantasy about overcoming a difficult past–and flying unicorns!–is coming out in June. Her book is Ariel: The First Guardian.When she’s not writing, Sydney is at the barn with her horse, Snowdy, or she’s catching up on reruns of the best TV show ever–Castle. She lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia with an a...
May 9, 2016
Sterling Pre-Order & Cover Reveal
Last night I sneakily changed my backgroundpicture on Facebook to the official cover for Tales of Blood & Light Book Three, Sterling, so some lucky people got an early preview. Here it is, officially revealed. And you can click on the picture to pre-order the book!
You may be interested to know this tidbit about all the T0B&L covers: each one has a dominant color, which is the color of the narrator’s aetherlight. Readers of the series will know that aetherlight is sort of like one’s aura, th...
May 6, 2016
Slug Magazine Interview
About a month ago I spoke with Davey Davis, who–among other myriad projects– writesfor the Utah-based SLUG magazine. The magazine features music, bikes, extreme sports, and other underground badassery. This particular issue is the BIKE ISSUE, so if you have an interest in the wheeling life, check out the many interesting articles there.
I originally connected with Davey through a program called The CloversProject, which is a support/mentoring project for writers at different stages of their c...
April 30, 2016
May 2016 Goals
I think I’ve been posting my monthly goals for at least a year, possibly longer. It helps me stay on track with what I aim to do–especially because I have a tendency to drop everything every so often to chase a plot bunny.
Last month I aimed to:
Finish MAGE & SOURCErevision.CHECK–although I still haven’t figured out how to untangle some major problems with how to tell this particular story, and the thought of having anyone read it still makes me cringe. I shall persevere and trust that solut...April 12, 2016
Velocipede Races Out Today!
Today, April 12 is the official publication date of The Velocipede Races,my story of an intrepid young woman who defies the odds to do what she loves.
Race to your local bookstore to request a copy! You can also find the paperback and ebook versions on the websites of major booksellers.
However, if you are ordering on the web, the best way to purchase it is straight from the publisher, Microcosm Publishing. Get it from Microcosm here.
The Goodreads Giveaway is in its final hours but you can...
April 1, 2016
April Goals
The first of the month flew by me and I almost forgot to make a goals post. Here it is later, but better than never.
In March my goals were:
Read and Polish Sterling ebook file and send to final readers. Check! It’s currently out being read at this moment. After this read, I’ll edit and send to Beth for it’s final proof. Line Edit and Global Edit. Check, though I finished the line edit by the skin of my teeth today. Mage & Source Revision.In progress, and going swimmingly but I’m swimming in...March 18, 2016
The Velocipede Races Giveaway
I’m hosting a Goodreads giveaway for signed/doodled copies of The Velocipede Racesfrom today through the official publication date, April 12th, 2016.
Enter for your chance to win one here.
March 15, 2016
The Made-Up Words of The Velocipede Races
This morning I got a question on my blog about one of the made up words in The Velocipede Races,which made me think about made-up words in general. I admit I have a tendency to make up words; it’s part of the tendency to make up worlds. When you design an alternate world, naturally (it seems to me) you need new words to describe parts of that new society that are different from ours.
In the case of the The Velocipede Races, one of the reasons I made up words was so that I didn’t end up basing...
March 1, 2016
March Goals
Last month my goals were:
New Writing. Check!I finished the rough draft of my Glitter manuscript. Revise Sterling: Check!I madly formatted a new ebook file yesterday and I have it loaded on my Kindle for a read through as one of March’s goals. Publish Tales of Blood & Light 1-2 boxed set. Check!The boxed set will be available through the end of March. Promote and sell The Velocipede Races. I feel like I earned about half a check on this one. I did manage to unload about 10 of my author copies...February 20, 2016
Tales of Blood & Light Boxed Set
A boxed set for the first two books in Tales of Blood & Light is available now. You can now get both books in one file for your kindle here. I’m not sure how long I will keep this one up for sale so if you preferboxed sets, get it in the next few weeks. I had fun making a cover mash-up for this project.
