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All that and a side of fries
My poor, neglected blog. My apologies to anyone who might visit here thinking I'm a regular updater with lots of interesting news. My schedule is so tight with things to do, that I have a choice of either stroking the blog or writing books. So I pick the second most of the time ( Read more... ) -
I like "free". How about you?
If you're like me, celebrate X-mas and end up dead broke after the holidays, then the following might be of some interest.
Kristen Painter, author of the House of Comarre series and Dark Kiss of the Reaper, currently has her story THE PERFECT DISH up for free at Amazon ( Read more... ) -
Happy Holidays and short sale
A packed schedule hasn't left me any time to post on LJ the past couple of months. So while my house is quiet and I haven't yet girded my loins to tackle the crowds at the grocery store today, I thought I'd do a quick entry here ( Read more... ) -
Long time between drinks and a re-release
I was unpleasantly surprised by the length of time that passed between my last post and this one. I should have updated sooner. However, I'm of two minds when it comes to author blogs. They're useful vehicles for introducing yourself to readers and give those who are interested updates on books. On the flip side, they can be minefields of TMI ( Read more... ) -
The Power of Print
This may seem like sacrilege to say this as most of my work is in e-book format, but there is something about the printed word that holds a spark of magic I don't think digital formatting can capture.
Let me 'splain. I just received a nice box in the mail from friend and fellow author Mel Sterling. The book, a fantasy anthology called Under the ( Read more... ) -
Branding the genre, torturing the author, repulsing the reader
Anyone who's read this blog knows I'm a bit twitchy when it comes to book cover art. I hear and read a lot of arguments from various publishers about why particular cover art, even if it's crap, is used on books of a certain genre. A lot of it has to do with branding. Most of the arguments are full of holes ( Read more... ) -
Artist Interview with Nathie Block
Happy Monday, kids. Over the next few weeks, I'm hoping to post interviews with some of the fantasy artists whose work I've either commissioned or am just wowed over on this blog. First up, as promised, I'm posting an interview today with the awesomely talented Nathie BlockRead more... ) -
Bad Guys Calendar - and it is sa-mokin'!
Okay, I'll just reiterate once more...I'm bad at updating. The interview I mentioned I'd post with Nathie Block - the artist from whom I licensed work for Master of Crows and who also illustrated this for the book ( Read more... ) -
Pausing for this commercial break
I suck at updating my blog. I always mean to keep up with it, but Real Life keeps me running so hard, it's hard to stop for that breather and update ( Read more... ) -
More lovely artwork for MoC - this time by the talented Louisa Gallie
The lovely phuriedae tackled a piece for me from Master of Crows, and it is breathtaking. Take a look-see behind the cut:
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