What a fun blog hop! Thanks a bunch for all of the comments, from old friends and new alike! My blog gained three new followers during the hop — welcome! Out of a total of 72 comments, I had to choose one winner. Thank goodness for random number generators. 🙂 The winner of a $10 […]
Round of Words Goals Post: Happy New Year!
When I think about all I can anticipate in 2013, I get really excited! One of the major advantages to taking part in something like A Round of Words in 80 Days — the writing challenge that knows you have a life — is the quarterly re-assessing of goals. It’s a bright and shiny new year…but […]
New Year’s Blog Hop!!
Crack that bottle of Champagne; 2013 is on!! It’s sure to be an exciting year, and I’m celebrating the season with another of Carrie Ann Ryan’s blog hops — the New Year’s Blog Hop. There are more than 200 authors and bloggers participating, mostly of the romance variety. So check out the list and drop […]
Final ROW80 Update of 2012! Eek!
Alright guys. I don’t have long for this post. Life has blown up around my ears and I barely have a clear view of the door, which I fear I’ll never reach through all this muck. Yes, I’m being dramatic. But there’s also lots going on, and that mental space I need to finalize the […]
For Writers: Snapshot of Publication Day
All of us go about things differently, but I thought it might be useful for a writer just branching out into ebook publishing to know just what I do as a self-published author on a publication day. Honestly, it’s been long enough since I published a new book that I needed a refresher myself. Here’s […]
Author Tracy Falbe’s Feel Real Fantasy Blog Tour!
Fantasy author Tracy Falbe has completed her Rys Rising series, and she’s doing a blog tour to celebrate. Today, I’m happy to join the fun. Tracy’s post today is a character profile of Tempet, one of the characters in her Rys Rising series. Take it away, Tracy! Today’s stop on the Feel Real Fantasy blog […]
Mid-Week Update: It’s Been Crazy
There is more crazy to come. But I don’t have to tell you that. 🙂 I’m hearing lots of chatter from writers finishing up their NaNo 50,000 — if that’s you, way to go!! What a major accomplishment! My own writing has been progressing VERY slowly the past two weeks. I am about one-third of […]
Interview with Fantasy Author Andrew Leon
Andrew Leon was one of the first bloggers I met when I set out on this crazy adventure. Andrew blogs at StrangePegs. Andrew’s been on one wild ride himself during the fifteen months since he released his first book, The House on the Corner. Today he’s going to fill us in on the story he’s […]
Mid-Week Update: Time to Prioritize
There are some stretches of life that burst at the seams with to-do lists, calendar items, and event after event after event. For me, this is one of those stretches. The next six weeks are bound to be incredibly hectic. I knew this was coming. The timing of several fairly major things was uncertain until […]
Autumn’s Harvest Blog Hop Giveaway Winner!
The Autumn’s Harvest Blog Hop, brought to us by Carrie Ann Ryan through Carrie Ann’s Blog Hops, was a lot of fun!! It ran for four days over the long weekend, and ended yesterday. More than 200 authors participated, and Carrie Ann made it very simple to do so. My post for the blog hop had […]