After much cursing and a few glasses of Moscato, I was able to create a storefront on Zazzle. If you are interested, you can buy shirts, necklaces and about anything else you might want with the Going Down In Flames Logo. I’ll be adding more products in the future. If there is something you want, but don’t see, please leave a … Read More
My Crazy Summer
This was an exciting, crazy summer. I got on a plane by myself and flew to Nashville for the #UtopYA2014 conference. It was awesome and inspiring and exhausting. Then I took a plane to Las Vegas for the Entangled publishing conference. It was also awesome and inspiring and exhausting. I wish the two events hadn’t happened back to back because … Read More
Creative Process Blog Hop
Amanda Troyer wrote a post about her creative process and tagged me in it. http://goo.gl/aE01ss 1) What am I working on? The second book in my shape-shifting dragon series, Bridges Burned, is on my editor’s desk, so I’m working on book three of Bryn’s adventures. I’m also working on a New Adult book which is kind of like The Matrix … Read More
Make Me Laugh Winchesters Wednesday
It’s make me laugh Wednesday. Today I’m going to vary from my normal format of posting funny quotes and pictures because I wanted to share an article from the amazing Jennifer Armentrout. She uses the Winchesters from Supernatural (duh) to explain an author convention. The link to the article is at the bottom. Happy Hump Day. AUTHOR AT A CONVENTION… … Read More
Social Media Madness
My first book, Going Down In Flames, came out June 30th. Since then I have been tweeting and sharing and tumbling and pinning my brains out in an effort to increase my social media presence. I’ve done my best to keep the posts about my actual book to 25% of my content because no one likes a spammer. The rest … Read More
Supernatural
Whenever I meet someone who doesn’t watch Supernatural, I am confused. What’s not to love about two hot guys/tortured heroes fighting evil? Exhibit A: Dean Winchester: handsome, brooding, smartass Exhibit B: Sam Winchester: handsome, optimistic, smartass I love how the writers for Supernatural take myths and recreate them, … Read More
Book Release Author Mania: Going Down In Flames
Going Down In Flames came out June 30th. Here’s a summary of my book release: author mania day. -Wake up and make coffee. -Check Amazon to see if anyone besides your mom bought the book. -Do a small happy dance when you see that your Amazon rank has grown smaller. It moved from 100,000 to 60,000. Consider that a win. … Read More
Release Day Excerpt and Rafflecopter
To celebrate the release of my Young Adult Paranormal Novel, Going Down In Flames, I am sharing an excerpt and raffling off something I hold dear to my heart. Coffee. Like my main character Bryn, I believe the day doesn’t start until I am properly caffeinated. I hope you enjoy the excerpt and good luck in the rafflecopter. Excerpt from … Read More
What Happens in Vegas
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but I’m hoping they’re wrong. What did I do in Vegas? I met Liz Pelletier, the head of Entangled Publishing and several other key players in the company. I met a ton of authors, shared a lot of laughs, and drank a boatload of coffee. In between the coffee and the … Read More
I Can’t Believe #UtopYA2014 Is Over
I can’t believe #UtopYA2014 is over. It was busy and crazy and exhausting and exhilarating. I met some great new people and reconnected with old friends. I was able to meet my online friends in the flesh. The funny part was most of the time, I had to read their name badges before I realized they were someone I’d been … Read More
Winners: Going Down In Flames Rafflecopter
Congratulations, Lauren Hamilton. You won an ecopy of Going Down In Flames. Congratulations, Ashley Bodette. You won a $20 Starbucks gift card Congratulations, Amy Garnet. You won a $20 gift card to Amazon. Thank you to everyone who entered. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Fun Food Fantasies
What’s your food fantasy? Before your imagination veers into R rated territory, I’m not talking about a weekend rendezvous with Channing Tatum and a case of chocolate syrup. I’m talking about the food you would eat if there were no repercussions. I would eat an entire bag of double stuffed Oreo’s every day, because Oreo’s are like sunshine for my … Read More
Why I Listen to the Voices in My Head: My Writing Process Blog Tour
The voices in my head make it difficult to concentrate on everyday life. As Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory would say, Ideas for interesting characters and random plot bunnies pop into my head all the time. Should I be worried about this? Probably not. I’ve met enough authors to understand why E L Doctorow referred to writing as, “a … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
It’s Make Me Laugh Wednesday. Enjoy.
Check out UtopYA 2014
Have you signed up for any writing or reading conferences this year? If you haven’t, you should check out UtopYA. What is UtopYA? It’s a convention for women writers of supernatural YA and NA fiction and their fans which takes place June 20-22, 2014 at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Or as my husband put it, a conference for … Read More