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Writing Tips and Patreon.

Dear humans,

Princess here.

The female did not allow me to eat her cell phone last night. This is how I feel about that.

I am planning how to get my teeth on her phone. I will update you with more information later. I successfully landed one bite while she attempted to do something called ‘read a book.’ I wasn’t being pet, so this reading a book stuff is just nonsense.

For now, we of the Furred & Frond Management wanted to update you on how the female will be operating parts of t...

Outfoxed is on sale!

Current Price: $0.99. Sale is currently scheduled to end on Sunday night. You can take advantage of this sale at all major retailers, including Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Apple Books.

Death is a way of life outside of the safety of Inner Tulsa, and Jade means to keep flipping Mother Nature off until old age claims her. With one eye always on the sky, the last thing she needs is a pack of bounty hunters out for her living head. With no idea of why anyone would want her, her wits might keep her...

A Guide to my Patreon!

Hey, folks.

I went to the beach yesterday, and I took this picture out of the open window of the truck. No phones were dropped or damaged during this reckless photography session. (The husband has learned my battery recharges REALLY well at the beach, so he’s taking me to the beach once a month so I can play in the sand and hunt for seashells. I literally have the best husband. (The beach we like is 45 minutes away from our home in each direction.)

The past few days have been dedicated...

Behind the Scenes: Choosing what to write next. Plus a Patreon…

You’re getting the human today for several reasons. First, I’m tired, second, the cats are tired, and third… we’re all tired here. That’s okay. Mostly.

Over the past few days, there have been a lot of questions, especially regarding series, stuff I need to work on and haven’t yet, and how I decide what I’m working on next.

As you saw in a prior post, I’m doing a lot of ‘finishing older stuff’ work in 2022. Sequels I haven’t written, continuations of series that never sold well, etc, et...

Updated Book Order form – now including Swag Orders!

Hey, folks. So, in an effort to make my life easier, I have revamped the order form for the 20Booksto50k convention. With a twist.

If you have already filled out the old form, you don’t need to do anything. However, if you DO fill out the new form, I will disregard the old form outside of checking the notes field that was present there. So, if you already did it, you’re good. But if you want to know how much the books will cost, PLEASE check out the new form.

1: the form includes the price...

The Process of Writing a Book.

Dear humans,

This is my new hobby. I ask my furless mommy to put the cold thing on my eye because it hurts, and then we sit quietly for ten minutes until it stops hurting. My furless mommy isn’t the brightest, because the first time I asked for the cold thing, she gave me food of the treat variety. I accepted her offering before trying again.

I’m feeling better today, and I’m pleased I’m capable of training the human to properly care for me. Now that I have confirmed we are being prope...

Yes, Sandra and Jonas are the stars of the entire trilogy…

It seems, judging from some commentary, people missed the memo; the Magically Hellish series is a one character led romp. Sandra is the lead perspective for the entire trilogy.

That’s why it’s spun off as it is; it’s ONLY about Sandra and her exploits with her friends and family–and it keeps things nice and neatly contained as it goes off in a different direction from the main series. It spun off because it doesn’t neatly fit the plan for the main magical romantic comedy series, which usually...

And here comes the bad news… re: preorder date changes.

Hey, folks. Honestly, this is too important to put in the hands of the felines, who are recovering but are still a bit grumpy.

I will be moving all of my preorders out a month. So Booked for Kidnapping will be moving to October. Up in Smoke will be moving to December. Plaidypus will be moving to January, and Silent Stalker will be moving to March.

I need the breathing space. COVID has been hard, people bitching and moaning over how DARE I not write a standalone with the exact characters they w...

Client from Hell drops tonight! (Already out in Australia. Hooray!)

Step one: add some gasoline.
Step two: light a match.
Step three: watch the devil’s house burn.

As far as plans go, Sandra Moore rather likes hers. It’s simple. It gets the job done. It reduces the devil’s house to smoldering ruins. Life is good—at least for the year she has left of it, assuming the devil doesn’t kill her first.

Instead of the quick end and the retribution she deserves, Sandra gets the client from hell for the case of a lifetime, one that could forever change the war bet...

General update, upcoming schedule clarifications, etc, etc, etc

Dear interwebs,

I, Zazzle the Beguiling Tyrant, managed to scratch my eye. It should be okay, but I’m stubborn and refuse to cooperate with humans. My sister managed to somehow locate some fleas, so we’re getting combed and sprayed and yuckies. We do not appreciate this.

The humans do not appreciate it, either.

We appreciate it less. Suck that, humans.

Anyway, you now get the human, I’m going to resume being hyperactive and refusing to let my kitty mommy do more than make sure my eye...