The good folks at Long and Short Reviews (LASR) are solid supporters of authors and readers, so I'm especially pleased to participate in their anniversary party. Coming up on August 25, they'll be giving away all kinds of fun stuff, including grand prizes of $100 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift cards. Add in gift … Continue reading Long and Short Reviews Anniversary Bash – Teaser
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Live Reading: Index Arts Festival
This Saturday, August 2, I'll join the poets, musicians, and artists celebrating all things creative at the Index Arts Festival in the tiny town of Index, Washington. There will be live music, readings, an open mic, and art, art, art, art, art. I'll be one of the featured participants in the spoken word program, which runs … Continue reading Live Reading: Index Arts Festival
Join Us in Seattle!
Every year, the terrific folks who put on the Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference host a Friday night autograph party. Open to the public, readers (and fellow writers) can meet their favorite authors, talk about books, buy a book, bring a book to get signed, and hob nob with others who love writing and reading. … Continue reading Join Us in Seattle!
Savvy Authors: Small Press, Big Rewards
Here's an excerpt from my recent contribution to the Savvy Authors blog, a little bit of a thing about working with a small press. (Last week, when it came out, I was puppy-sitting a small dog. Small puppy, big distraction!) I remember the moment I opened the email that held within its deceptively simple pixellated … Continue reading Savvy Authors: Small Press, Big Rewards
Of promos and hippos
I am dipping my toes into the vast swirling eddies of video promo. My first attempt stars the hippo painted on the wall of my home office, where I do a lot of my writing. If this looks homemade to you, well, I prefer the term "handcrafted." In Hippo Promo 1, my hippo shows off … Continue reading Of promos and hippos
Jane speaks for herself
Jane (the main character in You, Jane) appears on fellow author Olga Godim's blog to answer a few questions about herself. I hope Olga didn't have to bleep her... Jane has a tendency to go a little, well, off-script. (Olga's a pretty talented writer herself - check out her work while you're on her site.)
Second Book, Five Random Lessons
My contribution to The Writer's Vineyard this month shares a few lessons learned from bringing my second book into the world. And yes, it includes the recommendation to take your book out on a date night, just the two of you. Read it all here.
Luck or Fate? June’s Lucky 13 Musings
There's a scene in You, Jane in which Our Heroine meets someone who will play a critical role in Jane's story. Their meeting seems accidental, taking place when Jane visits a new-age neo-hippy ashram in Taos, as she searches for a place to call home. It's even described as a stroke of luck: Sam’s description … Continue reading Luck or Fate? June’s Lucky 13 Musings
The ‘Wild West’ of digital publishing
Here's a nice addition to release week for You, Jane: Our local paper covers the "Wild West" of digital publishing, using my own (terrific, fortunately) experience with Champagne Books as an example. ~*~ Digital publishing may be a relatively new format, but the path to publication still requires commitment and determination from authors, wheth… via … Continue reading The ‘Wild West’ of digital publishing
You, Jane: Release Day!
When new books release, there's a bit of pressure to describe the Big Themes of the novel. As You, Jane hits the e-shelves today, I thought I'd share the Big Theme that I think inspired this story - in hindsight. I started writing You, Jane during my first wonderful, terrifying, dizzyingly satisfying experience with National … Continue reading You, Jane: Release Day!
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