It’s been a hectic spring for me so far. ELVEN BLOOD was released April 1st, and I’ve been working my substantial rear end off with book promotion. I’ve got a few ads running, and a giveaway at Goodreads. (Click HERE and enter to win one of five signed paperback copies of ELVEN BLOOD – don’t forget to put […]
I’ve been following Jennifer Crusie’s Argh Ink blog posts for some time now, living vicariously as she remodels a breezeway between her kitchen and garage into an office – a writing haven. I, on the other hand, have a parlor. You read that right. I sit on a loveseat in the parlor of our 1820’s […]
I read a book recently where a major plot twist came out of nowhere and smacked me in the face. Three quarters of the way through the novel a major character died – a love interest in what I thought was a romance, but turned out to be more of a psychological paranormal thriller. In […]
Gather round, ye young and old, as Mama Debra tells a tale of two authors. A parable as old as the internet, handed down via viral media. Ancient and revered. One author we’ll call Snow White, and the other Rose Red. Both are mid-list authors with several publications, although Snow White has had the fortune […]
My critique group and I a few weeks back were discussing technology and references that date novels, such as public pay phones versus common cell phone usage, or gas station attendants who pump customers’ gas. Should a writer leave the novel alone, as a snapshot in time, or should they issue a revised edition that […]