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Where Giants Fall

Dreanna isn’t running away. She’s getting help. Really. If she just wakes the Stone Dragon, she can save her beloved city, Lith. Now if only she could convince her dead sister that she really, really isn’t running away. You can preorder Where Giants Fall now. It includes my short story, “A Dance of Stones”!

Every Day… or Else!

Seven months. Seven novel rough drafts. Several revisions. I have been working my butt off. It was my goal to finish another novel revision before February arrived so I could tackle the next novel in the new month. And then this week my brain said, “NOPE!” I opened up the file. I looked at allContinue reading “Every Day… or Else!”

Zero to Full-Time Writer in 17 Days

…or maybe a few more days. “Sorry. I can’t come to work today. I need to write.” Yeah, um, that doesn’t work. Well, I suppose it could work, as long as I didn’t need little things like food or a heater in the winter. Also as long as my family didn’t need those things, either.Continue reading “Zero to Full-Time Writer in 17 Days”

Writing is like laundry.

Ah, laundry! The never ending cycle! You throw the clothes in the wash… and then the dryer… and then you wear them. (Sometimes you fold them, if you’re civilized.) And then… back in the wash! Yes, the circle of life! And it’s a lot like writing. Well, kind of. See, when you’re preparing a bookContinue reading “Writing is like laundry.”

Something’s Coming…

When do you tell everyone? The first time a publisher signed one of my short stories, I was so excited. I’m pretty sure I told everyone as soon as I had the contract. I probably told legions of people as soon as I had an acceptance, much less a contract. It’s exciting! They were excitedContinue reading “Something’s Coming…”