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Bus Driving . . . and why it requires insanity.
Posted on September 25, 2013 4 Comments
So I have come to the realization that I am stupid. No, no – seriously. I mean, my current M-F job (plus some weekends, when my mouth turns mutinous and blurts out, “Yeah – I’ll drive the team!”) is as a school bus driver. No, not the small suckers that had the butt bitten off […]
My best Tip for Writers Block
Posted on September 13, 2013 3 Comments
WHY INDEX CARDS ARE A WRITER’S BFF So, recently I finished the first novel in a new series I am working on, known as UNDERTOW. You’re like, “No kidding? I would have never known except it is ALL OVER YOUR BLOG!” Well . . . let me tell ya a secret: I didn’t write UNDERTOW […]
VLOG – Writer tips for Newbies
Posted on September 5, 2013 Leave a Comment
Tips for the new writer ;)
Behind the UNDERTOW novel – CERBERUS
Posted on August 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Behind the Story: The making of the CERBERUS yacht. If you have managed to get your hands on one of the ARC copies of UNDERTOW, you know two things for certain: 1. Raef and Kian are loaded. 2. Their home isn’t on land. When I was working through the technicalities of UNDERTOW I knew that the […]
Writer Tips and Links
Posted on July 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Because this blog is sizable at this point, I thought I should highlight a few things with quick links. Call it a MUPPET NEWS FLASH type of thing :) This blog is currently taking indie books for review: Click here for details: BOOK REVIEWS I am also looking for reviewers for my ARC (advanced reader […]
Book Cover Torture
Posted on July 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
I must applaud those fabulous artists on DeviantArt and those insane individuals who actually brave the tortuous world known as PHOTOSHOP. I am majorly intimidated. Which is why I am using a Superhero skilled Photoshop guru for the final copy of UNDERTOW (and live models . . . which is a whole different post for a different day). Anyway, I wanted printed […]
BOOK REVIEW: SIEGE AND STORM (Dark YA Fantasy)
Posted on July 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
OH YEAH! As much as I loved SHADOW AND BONE, Leigh Bardugo surpasses her first novel with SIEGE AND STORM. SIEGE picks up with Mal and Alina on the run from the Darkling after a throw down / massacre in a dark swath of land known as The Fold (see review of first book HERE). Bardugo […]
The Critical Self-Published Cover
Posted on May 30, 2013 1 Comment
I’m just gonna say it: I DO judge a book by it’s cover. Well, okay – at FIRST. Then you have the book blurb to continue to lure me in. After that, I give you just the sample pages. Wait – I’ve wandered off topic for a second. Back to covers! So . . . […]
Self-Publishing?
Posted on February 19, 2013 2 Comments
TO HAVE AN AGENT OR NOT? That is . . . sooooo not the question! Of course I want an agent! I’d love that one person that sees the money in the story and knows I bring more than my pen to the table. That I bring an understanding of marketing and a deep love […]
Writers Conference on Cape Cod
Posted on February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
So, I have obviously been a tad AWOL over the past few weeks. A family loss, work and a blizzards have kicked my butt (I would like to note that I PREDICTED the snow in SEPTEMBER . . . SEE HERE!) HOWEVER, I never stop writing or reading AND I have read some insanely awesome […]






