As my browser history would attest, even if you aren’t writing some big historical piece or science-heavy narrative or any other fictional work that requires extensive research, you end up looking up a fair amount of stuff. So when I was putting together my most recent short story (“A Charlie Brown Christmas”), I wasn’t surprised I ended up…
I would like to thank Celia Kennedy for tagging me in this blog hop: What’s Your Next Big Thing? I had the pleasure of working with Celia recently on the chick lit short story anthology Fools Rush In and she was just a joy to work with. I am very much indebted to her for…
So, last week I was so caught up in all the excitement promoting our short story anthology Fools Rush In, that I forgot to post a word cloud! I know, right? THE HORROR. Well, today to make up for it, I’m posting two. First up, since last Wednesday was, in fact, April Fools’ Day, I…
A peek at what I’ve been working on this week. I’ve also been plotting [insert maniacal laughter here] a short story prequel to this work-in-progress, which I’m hoping to release as part of a summer anthology with some other lovely writers. Stay tuned.
1 I’ve timed my exit perfectly to avoid being questioned by Private Investigator Keith Mars, a.k.a. my dad. As former sheriff, he’s a formidable adversary, and I did get home well after midnight. I shoulder my school bag and ease my bedroom door silently shut. I, too, am formidable. I tiptoe past his bedroom and…
Here’s a little something I thought I’d play around with. This is a word cloud of what I’ve been working on this week. Finally getting going on my next project. 😉
So, my debut fiction project is a little unconventional. It’s a Kindle Worlds Veronica Mars novella. Veronica Mars is, as you may know, a TV show that went off the air over a decade ago. Kindle Worlds is a publishing platform where authors can choose from a collection of licensed properties (TV shows, book series,…
Can I just say I love the internet? For all its BS (and there’s a lot of it), I love it. I would not be here without it. I mean, obviously I wouldn’t. This is the internet and without it I couldn’t be on it. But in the more abstract sense of “here,” as well.…
