I like winter. I like winter rather a lot. You know that annoying person in February who is still thrilled that things are cold and the snow is here? Yeah, I’m that person. I tend to be more productive in the cold weather, and I also tend to move better. But every now and again, […]
Writer's Life
2021 Plans: The Million Word Challenge
Well, we made it! The year 2020 is over and now we are in to 2021. Granted, I know that things aren’t going to be a whole lot different, since the end of a calendar year doesn’t automatically change things. However, despite the arbitrary nature of time, I am going to be optimistic and talk […]
Oh, Kindle…
As you may know, I am rather fond of books. Not just fond of books, but perhaps overly fond of books. I read a lot and, as such, I acquire a lot of ebooks. Most of these are for review, but some are through Bookfunnel promotions and such. I would download the books, open them […]
Marketing and my Tailfeathers
This year has been a doozy, not only for the whole world, but for me personally. In the midst of my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, I’ve been in pain and exhausted. I’ve had to cut back on things like author interviews (switching from video-based to text-based) and have cut waaaay back on marketing efforts. Namely, advertising. […]
How to say: Writer
I’m very ready for political season to be done here. I’m tired of the news articles only talking about politics, the signs in people’s yards, and most definitely tired of the telephone calls from pollsters. They always seem to ask personal questions (how much do you make, what do you do, how old are you) […]
Spilled Coffee
Yesterday was release day for The Forsaking of the Blind, the final book in The Wing Cycle trilogy! (Insert shouts of joy.) I’m still super excited about this and am basically riding that book release energy all the way to the weekend. (Quick note: the paperback and hardback books are not available yet. They’re stuck […]
All the Stories
Okay, so here’s the thing about having rheumatoid arthritis. Things hurt. Yes, I’m managing the pain, but i’ve only just recently been diagnosed and am still working with my doctor to figure out the best drug combination. But all the treatment stuff aside, I am still experiencing joint pain. I will probably always have some […]
Book Planning
This week has been a strange week. Though, I feel as though I say that about most weeks. I suppose that’s better than falling into routine, but alas. This week has been a strange week. Mostly, because I started writing the fourth book in my upcoming On Behalf of Death series. This follows Cal Thorpe, […]
Too Early the Sun
Yesterday, we had a massive silver maple taken out at the house. The tree was six feet wide at the base, had three main trunks, was probably 80-100ft tall (hard to tell) and, unfortunately, was rotting. The limbs that hung over the house and power lines were the worrying bits, so it had to come […]
Multi-book Weekend
Okay, here’s the thing about rheumatoid arthritis that I didn’t know. (To be honest, there’s a whole bunch I don’t know, as this is still fairly new to me.) Fatigue sucks. A lot. Yes, I’ve had fatigue before in my life–read coeliacs, allergies, all those lovely autoimmune things–but this feels a lot more…intense. For the […]
The Dog Days of Summer
Summer and I do not get along. At all. There are about two weeks in the middle of spring where I think, “Hmm, maybe it would be nice to sit out in the sun and be warm.” And then the heat hits and I realise that those thoughts were Not A Good Idea. Basically, I […]
Almost Done with The Wing Cycle
If you’ve been following any of the newsletters/slightly rambling posts on my various social media pages, then you probably know I have been working on finishing up The Forsaking of the Blind, the third book in The Wing Cycle. At this point, I have about a week’s worth of work left to do on this […]