The second installment of my interview series at Calico in Conversation is up! This week, I talk about writing, reading, gaming, and a little bit of everything in between. I hope you're paying attention, because there will be a quiz later. No, seriously, there will be a quiz later. But also prizes.
Interview on Geekshow Podcast
I have had a delightfully nerdy day! Finished out my 10k steps today by making my way around a local lake and achieving my slowest time ever! Usually I can do a 15-minute mile, but I didn't even bother tracking it this time. Not because I'm sick or injured, but because I am absolutely one … Continue reading Interview on Geekshow Podcast
STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 5: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
For the final stop on the Steel Magic blog tour, I swung by the online home of YA Dark Fantasy author Andi Adams! She asked me to talk a little bit about the origin of the Steel Empires series. Read my post, "Evolution of an Urban Fantasy Series" to learn how Highlander inspired my love of … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 5: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
STEEL MAGIC Release Day and Blog Tour, Stop 4: After “The End”
It's finally book release day! The Steel Empires series now has two books, making it officially a series! I know I've been spamming it a lot, but here's the link to purchase your print or ebook copy of Steel Magic, just in case you're new to my little corner of the internet. If you are, … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC Release Day and Blog Tour, Stop 4: After “The End”
STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 3: My turn!
It's my turn on the grill today for the Steel Magic blog tour! First up: I answer some questions about the writing life on contemporary romance author Jennifer Loring's blog! An excerpt: Do you have a special writing place? What’s in it? What can’t be in it? I have an amazing home office that I … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 3: My turn!
STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 2: Let’s Get Meta!
Happy Independence Day to everyone else to who lives in the United States! (Please don't blow yourself up.) Or, if you live in the old country: Today, I'm still enjoying my beach-side view for a final day in the company of my awesome husband. I think there are brunch plans in my immediate future. If … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 2: Let’s Get Meta!
STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 1: Werecreatures Galore!
YA humor and paranormal author A.J. Culey hosted me on her blog today for the first stop on the Steel Magic blog tour. To tie in with her newest release, The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack), I introduced some of the werecreatures in my Steel Empires series as new students at Shifter High. This includes … Continue reading STEEL MAGIC Blog Tour, Stop 1: Werecreatures Galore!
Spotlight and Author Interview at U.S.-Brazil Book Review!
I'm pleased to announce that today I was featured over at the awesome blog U.S.-Brazil Book Review! Click here for a short excerpt from Steel Victory and an interview with me about the history of my debut novel and how my day job as a professional medical editor influenced my writing. It was especially cool … Continue reading Spotlight and Author Interview at U.S.-Brazil Book Review!
Guest Post on Outlining at Jester Harley’s Manuscript Page!
I met author Anne E. Johnson at Cleveland ConConction last March, and we struck up some delightful conversations in Authors Alley on such topics as indie publishing and being a female speculative fiction writer. She invited me to write a guest post for her blog, which was published this morning. You can find the direct … Continue reading Guest Post on Outlining at Jester Harley’s Manuscript Page!
SF Signal hosts my blog post about vampires in popular fiction!
I took a film genre course in college, and wrote an entire research paper on the evolution of vampires in film. No knowledge is ever wasted, so with a little more work, I was able to write a (much shorter) essay on the evolution of vampires in popular fiction. SF Signal was lovely enough to … Continue reading SF Signal hosts my blog post about vampires in popular fiction!
Guest post at Divas of Desire
Today I had the chance to stop by and hang out with the lovely Divas of Desire! There you can find a review of STEEL VICTORY by one of the Divas, Rachell Nichole, author the excellent erotica novel TO SIR, along with a note from me. They invited me to write about why my vampire … Continue reading Guest post at Divas of Desire
Guest Post: STEEL VICTORY + Stargate?
Diana Dru Botsford, author of the Stargate SG-1 novels FOUR DRAGONS and THE DRIFT, was awesome enough to both provide a fantastic back-cover blurb for my book and host me on her blog yesterday! Go here to find out how my love of Stargate influenced aspects of STEEL VICTORY.