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A Note on Perspective

I have zero recollection of talking about race as a child. I’m sure it happened. I’m sure my mom said something to me, maybe while we were watching Law & Order, about how we shouldn’t assume things about people because of what they look like. But I have no specific memories of being really aware […]

Cover Reveal: WALKING SHADOW by Emma L. Adams (Darkworld #2)

Greetings all! I’m beyond pleased to be sharing this cover reveal with you today. Walking Shadow is the first project I worked on with Emma, the book where I became her editor, so it’ll always be one of my favorites. Soon–next month in fact–you’ll all be able to enjoy it as well! Read on for more about Walking […]

Excerpt and Review, CATCH ME WHEN I FALL

I’ve posted a few times about Vicki Leigh’s new YA paranormal romance/urban fantasy Catch Me When I Fall, and I’m very excited today to share both an excerpt and my review with you! But first, let me introduce you again to Catch Me When I Fall and Vicki:  About Catch Me When I Fall: Recruited at his death […]

Overdue General Life Update November 2014 Edition

So the last time I did a life-y update kind of thing was right before I got married, and some things have happened since then. I figured it’s about time for another one! Getting married was not really much of a life upheaval, and I can’t decide if that’s surprising or not! But, truth be […]

My Worst Nightmare Blog Hop

Today, I’m taking part in Vicki Leigh’s “My Worst Nightmare” blog hop, to celebrate the recent release of her young-adult, paranormal-romance/ urban-fantasy, CATCH ME WHEN I FALL, which centers around seventeen-year-old Daniel Graham, a Protector of the Night, who has spent two-hundred years fighting Nightmares and guarding humans from the clawed, red-eyed creatures that feed […]

2014 Monster Madness Blog Hop

First things first–have you gotten your copy of A SINGLE THREAD yet?! And did you know that I SEE THE WEB is still free? (And that I’m still matching every sale with a donation to I Have a Dream Oregon?) Cause those are things that are happening right now. To celebrate my book release and my […]

Halloween is Basically the Best

So by now it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of creepy things, AND I will take literally any opportunity to dress up in a costume. Which means it’s fairly obvious what my favorite holiday is. Halloween is basically the best because the possibilities are endless. There’s no reason to stop once you get too […]

Writing Strong Female Characters (Guest Post by Mara Valderran)

I’m very pleased to welcome fellow high fantasy author Mara Valderran to the blog today as part of the tour for her newest release. I love that HEIRS OF WAR focuses so heavily on the relationship between two sisters, and you know I love my strong female characters!  GUEST POST: WRITING STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS BY […]

A SINGLE THREAD Cover Reveal!

I am SO excited to finally share this cover with you! A Single Thread is the follow-up to I See the Web, building on the mythology and the characters (but in enough of a standalone way that you don’t need to brave ISTW’s spiders if you really can’t–I’m always thinking of you guys). Okay. We’re ready to […]

Buy a Book, Support Education

Happy almost-October, everyone! What have I been doing for the past month? Oh, a lot of reading, some book-clubbing, I See the Web touring, working at the local Renaissance Festival… I know the blog’s been a little quiet lately, but this month is shaping up to be a really action-packed one. We have the cover reveal of A […]