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July 9, 2018
Toy & Geek Fest Wrap-Up
Two weeks ago, we (Books & Chains) had a booth at the Washington State Toy & Geek Fest in Puyallup. This was our third most successful event thus far and quite fun! It was held on the fairgrounds, complete with state fair food, and well attended. Here’s a picture of our booth Friday after setup.
Closer pic of part of our booth. 
Saturday morning dawned way too early since we had to drive down from Bothell to Puyallup, over an hour away. The event began at 9 AM, so for us to be there at 8:15, w...
June 27, 2018
WA State Toy & Geek Fest
This weekend (June 30-July 1) I’ll be at the Washington State Toy & Geek Fest in Puyallup, WA at the State Fair Grounds with Books & Chains! We’ll have guest author Jennifer Brozek with us, along with new chainmaille and books, so come stop by and say hello! We’ll be at Booth E-15!
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June 13, 2018
Hilton Honors Horror
The first weekend of June, I had the displeasure of staying at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Spokane, WA. I was vending at the Lilac City Comicon at the Spokane Convention Center and chose to stay at the convention hotel–a mistake I won’t make again.
Back in 2017, our first LCCC, we stayed at the same Doubletree Hotel (also as a Hilton Honors member). Our first night there, we chose to eat at the Spencer’s restaurant inside the hotel. When you’ve spent several hours unloading two cars wor...
June 5, 2018
Lilac City Comicon Wrap-Up!
This past weekend was the Lilac City Comicon in Spokane, WA, where we (Books & Chains) vended. Prior to the long drive from Seattle to Spokane, I had to pack up my vending crates and my suitcase, both of which are tasks that cue the cats off that I’m leaving town.
Riley protested harder than usual. He curled up on my suitcase and refused to move. When I touched him, he snarled lightly at me, then dug his claws in. I decided to leave him there for a few...
May 31, 2018
LCCC 2018!
I’ll be there in Spokane, WA at Books & Chains‘ booth! We’re BOOTH 503 near the Star Wars booth in the rear left corner of the dealer’s hall. (Click map to see it larger)
I’ll have several new things with me!
Okay, before you get too excited–these are ADVANCED READER COPIES. Book II’s release date is currently AUGUST 1, 2018 (though pre-orders will be SOON). But you can come get a sneak peak at Lilac City and pick up some freebie swag to remind yourself...
May 23, 2018
GDPR Compliance
You’ve probably heard a lot about this or have at least been receiving tons of emails from everyone about it. Since we are now required to give you a much longer and precise explanation of what we do and don’t do with your data to comply with GDPR.
In order to comply, I’ve updated my PRIVACY POLICY, where I’ve outlined what data is collected from you, how it is used and NOT used, and so on. All mailing lists have been updated as well to ensure double-opt-in is being used.
Thank you!
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May 2, 2018
Slow with the Updates
Greetings and salutations!
I realize I’ve been a bit slow with the updates here lately. Rest assured that’s because I’m at the tail end of edits/revisions on Amaskan’s War, and I don’t want to be distracted by anything else. I do have a few EVENTS coming up, so be sure to check out the EVENT CALENDAR. I’ve got a ton to tell you once I’m on the other side and these edits are with the editor!
In the meantime, here’s a picture of Riley, who is always reminding me that it is pet-me-o’clock!
Hope...
April 3, 2018
Norwescon 41 Wrap-Up
I can’t believe it’s already time for Norwescon! Or at least, I couldn’t believe that last week when I was scrambling to get ready for it. For the first time in 5 years, I wasn’t a panelist or vending. For once, I was attending as an attendee, a fact that my husband very much appreciated as it meant that we got to actually see each other for longer than 30 minutes at a time.
This was also the first time we were leaving the kitties with a cat sitter since DiN...
March 8, 2018
Review from Chanticleer
A quite lengthy review of Amaskan’s Blood was posted recently from Chanticleer, who gives it 5 stars. Some snippets from the review:
“Just when you think you know where the novel is headed, the author will surprise you, frighten you, charm you, and, ultimately, move you profoundly.”
“…very precise and inviting prose…enormous talent for elaborate plot twists imbued with emotional drama.”
“As accomplished as the situations and settings are, the real feat of this novel is the depth of characteri...
Emerald City Comicon Wrap-Up
For the first time in years, I was not a panelist at Emerald City Comicon–this time by choice as I wanted to cut back on my convention schedule after last year’s event calendar. In fact, I wasn’t even going to fight the crowds and attend ECCC until they announced David Tennant as a guest.
David Tennant was my first Doctor and is my favorite Doctor, not to mention how much I enjoyed him in Broadchurch, the DuckTales reboot, Jessica Jones, and Ha...
