Tending Your Writer Garden: the Old & the New

Tending Your Writer Garden: the Old & the New

Spring is a time of growth, and this spring has seemed especially so. It may be that I’ve been settled in this home, and in some new life roles (namely, motherhood), for just about six years now. Long enough for roots to deepen and thrive. Here’s one of my gardens now. Mostly strawberries and hostas; […]

Indie Life: Be Flexible

Indie Life: Be Flexible

Hello to all of my indie author friends! The time has come around for another Indie Life post — a chance for independent authors to exchange tips, offer encouragement and chat about all the crazy components of indie author life. I missed Indie Life last month because I was in Kona, Hawaii, having a wonderful […]

Indie Life: Long Summer Days

Indie Life: Long Summer Days

Welcome to another month of Indie Life, a chance for indie authors to meet, exchange news and tips, and commiserate on what it means to be an independent author. If you’d like to join us, go here. So…those summer days. They are long. I’m not sure where they’re going. 🙂 I’ve noticed a fair number […]

Indie Life: Into the Wilderness!!

Indie Life: Into the Wilderness!!

Welcome to Indie Life! This is a chance for indie authors to post about being an independent author, find each other, offer support, encouragement, news, helpful hints. We’re posting the second Wednesday of every month. To join us, go here. I have an admission to make. I’m not the most social of people. I know many other writers […]

Cherie Reich’s Foxwick Chronicles for INDIEpendence Day!

Cherie Reich’s Foxwick Chronicles for INDIEpendence Day!

Thanks can be delivered to the Indelibles for organizing this blog hop celebrating independent and small-press authors. Visit INDIEpendence Day to see more posts on indie authors. I’m eager to share an author I’ve been consuming voraciously in recent days. Cherie Reich is a speculative fiction author I met through the monthly Indie Life blog […]

Flight Teaser — Yes, There’s a Bird on It

Flight Teaser — Yes, There’s a Bird on It

Okay, so there are actually several birds on this teaser for Flight, the novella that will be out June 26th. That’s because there are several birds IN Flight. Of course. I bet you guessed that, but figured I’d spell it out as sometimes book titles are about as related to the content of the book […]

Flight Cover Reveal! (And a Bonus — Free Books!!)

Flight Cover Reveal! (And a Bonus — Free Books!!)

Flight, the third novella in my Children of the Sidhe paranormal romance series, will be out June 26th! Here’s the cover!! Whee!! I love it sooooo much! Thanks to Tishia at Paragraphic Designs for designing all of my covers. 🙂   The BONUS!! A description and excerpt from Flight appear below, but first — I […]

Indie Life: I’m Still A New Author…In Two Genres

Indie Life: I’m Still A New Author…In Two Genres

Welcome to Indie Life! This is a chance for indie authors to post about being an independent author, find each other, offer support, encouragement, news, helpful hints. We’re posting the second Wednesday of every month. To join us, go here. This month I’d like to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of publishing in multiple genres, as […]

What Is Your Passion? A Central Question of Our Time

Have you ever considered these questions: What is my passion? Should I follow my passion in a career choice? What if I don’t have a passion? Check out this article from NPR about tackling this question from an economic perspective. The comments are especially awesome. Credit goes to hubby for sending it to me. Thanks, honey! 🙂 […]