Updates Galore and More!

Big Update: I met Mark Noce, my August Featured Follower this month, at his book event. Mark and Between Two Fires gathered a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Burlingame Library. 
Mark's so personable, and he has a lovely wife, who I also had a chance to meet. 

Congrats again to Mark on his book which already has an audio version and a sequel in the wings! 



I'm doing a Giveaway on Goodreads for Sign of the Green Dragon. It ends Sept. 14, so if you'd like a paperback copy of my book, don't delay. Enter today. (Pat Hatt and poet, Yvonne now have competition in the rhyme department. )




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Donna Galanti and I were on Secret Files of DMS Character Book Club Friday. Her main character, Joshua interviewed Sam, my guy in Dragon. Next month we'll do it again with Sam interviewing Joshua. Great idea from Jess and Steph. If you'd like to see what we were up to, HERE's the link. 


Here's my Goodreads' REVIEW.


I have a new Featured Follower in September! Great writer. Great book, so hope you'll come by and meet that writer the first Monday of next month. There will be a signed hardcopy giveaway this month! See? This writer's very cool.


I'm offering some short stories on my Email Connect as well as more things I've learned about marketing books. This month I'm into Facebook Ads+. Next month, I'm tackling ways to request reviews. Then, in October, I'm going to email about Goodreads. These are all great tools for writers, and I'm hoping my experience will help others. Also I'm always looking for feedback from those with more experience than I have. So sign up and let's talk.




Are you ready for the spooky season? No? Well then, get ready for heaven's--or that other place's sake. Sign up for the Happy Halloween Storytime Blog Hop! 



My Quote of the Week: "People are very open-minded about new things--as long as they're exactly like the old ones." Charles F. Kettering, Inventor


Beware the White Rabbit (Anthology: They Call Me Alice), Leap Books, Summer '15
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew