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Refreshing With a New Book Cover or Not?

A Pocket-Sized Jumble of 500+ Writing Prompts used to be my standby seller; out of all of my books, it was guaranteed to sell at least a few copies every single month, ever since its publication date. It was never a bestseller, but it was a steady one. As a hybrid writer, most of myContinue reading “Refreshing With a New Book Cover or Not?”

Redemption, Australia 1990s, and Historical Fiction in L. Diane Wolfe’s New Book Release

Redemption, Australia 1990’s, and Historical Fiction Please welcome guest L. Diane Wolfe with her guest post today in celebration of her latest book! Tyrean offered me several topics that tied in with my release today, In Darkness: The Shark. And I’ve decided to tackle all three. Redemption is the theme of my In Darkness series.Continue reading “Redemption, Australia 1990s, and Historical Fiction in L. Diane Wolfe’s New Book Release”

A Personal Poetry Challenge for National Poetry Month

I decided, late in March, to take on a personal poetry challenge for National Poetry Month: to write one poem a day, and no matter how good or bad it was, I would share it on my IG poetry page. Ten days into the month, and I feel pretty good. True, not every poem hasContinue reading “A Personal Poetry Challenge for National Poetry Month”

Poems for Easter Weekend

Cancelled by a Cold

Hello to all. I regret to say that I can’t attend Norwescon due to having a sinus cold/flu bug. I tried to hurry along my healing with plenty of fluids, supplements, and rest, but it’s still keeping me down and I don’t want to share it with anyone. I have been looking forward to NorwesconContinue reading “Cancelled by a Cold”

IWSG April 2023

Many thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh for starting this hop and this community. And many thanks to those helping co-host this month: Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre! If you would like to sign up for IWSG, go HERE. April 5 Optional Question (s): Do you remember writing your first book? What were your thoughts about a career path on writing?Continue reading “IWSG April 2023”

Interview at The Mighty Books Podcast Live Today!

Ryan M. Oliver interviewed me for The Mighty Books Podcast and it went live today. If you would like to give it a listen, it’s here: Mighty Books Podcast

Friday Fandom and a Few Musings

Ongoing Reading Challenge I have a huge stack of library books which I am working my way through, but I haven’t finished many of them, and realized today that a few of them I probably won’t finish at all. This makes me sad, but also glad I found those books at the library. What IContinue reading “Friday Fandom and a Few Musings”

Cover Reveal for Katherine Briggs!

I’m excited to join in the #coverreveal for The Eternity Gate by @katherinebriggs_author releasing from @enclavepublishing in September 2023! This first book in The Threshold Duology, a YA fantasy series, is available to preorder in hardcover today. When I went to Realm Makers last summer, I was in an odd spot as an author. IContinue reading “Cover Reveal for Katherine Briggs!”

Writerly Book Review: bird by bird by Anne Lamott

bird by bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott, Author of Operating Instructions, is a book on the writing life that doesn’t pull any punches about the journey to publication and the journey after it as a writer. And yes, the title is really in lowercase, which seems like a strange juxtapositionContinue reading “Writerly Book Review: bird by bird by Anne Lamott”