Is this… Morning?
I think I overdid it yesterday. Between spring rising, and house guests at the end of the week, I’d decided it was time to do a big cleaning. So today I’m sore and stiff and just a wee bit cranky. Did...
View ArticleJade Star: Snippet 2
The second snippet from my WIP. You can find the first one here, from earlier this week. Slow progress, I guess I’m still in vacation mode. Need to get my head straight. Jade Star As I said, though,...
View ArticleJade Star: Snippet 3
I will snippet for another couple of weeks and then release the collection. I’m not done writing this story, but I do know what the plot arc is, and all I have to do is follow my character through her...
View ArticleJade Star Snippet 4
The end draws nigh, and I am hoping to have this off to either beta readers or my editor by the end of the week. Not sure about the betas, since I hope to publish this collection – tentatively titled...
View ArticleDesign and a Promo
Free book, and an educational article on design. I’m up at Mad Genius Club today with an article on facets of design that can be useful to those who are creating or purchasing book covers, ads, and...
View ArticleTanager’s Fledglings: Snippet 1
I may have snipped this before – actually, I think I have. Sorry for the repeat, but this is the official run-up to the novel. It has been edited and altered from the original opening scenes since I...
View ArticleTanager’s Fledglings: Snippet 3
As always, this is a work in progress. All rights remain with me, and the finished product may vary from these samples. I will be taking most if not all the snippets down once the novel is published....
View ArticleSnippet 4: Tanager’s Fledglings
I’m really late with this. I’ve been up to my elbows in housework and I still have a ways to go until it’s all done. The next few days will be a little shaky around the blog as I’ll be focused on...
View ArticleTanager’s Fledgling: Snippet 5
As always, this is a snippet. All rights remain with me, you may freely share the post, but the content is mine. This is a rough draft. There will be errors, typos, and other issues. There may be...
View ArticleTanager’s Fledglings: Snippet 6
As always, this is a snippet. All rights remain with me, you may freely share the post, but the content is mine. This is a rough draft. There will be errors, typos, and other issues. There may be...
View ArticleGreyDawn
The writing brain is back online, with a vengeance. Forty minutes, 1300+ words, and I have no freaking idea what this is, only that I had to write it. Also, if you’re curious, it’s in the same universe...
View ArticlePossum Creek Massacre: Snippet 2
It’s been a while. I did mention I hate editing? Well, I also hate rewriting, and this story needed some at the end before it was ready for primetime. I’m not sure I’ll have it ready in time for...
View ArticleWonderland: Part 2
Following up with last week’s prompt response, I have another part of that story, which now has a title. This one is going to …
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Dragon Infestation
This is actually a snippet of a much longer WIP, and roughly from the middle. So if it seems like you’re missing context, I’m …
View ArticleGood Monday
And a good Monday to you, my friend. May it be a productive one, and over quickly. I have a couple of things this …
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Bring Home The Dead Snippet
A snip of the ongoing Chloe story, where a simple research trip is going sideways. *** “Back to the hotel.” Chloe stared at Satya with narrowed eyes. “Where you ran in with scissors.” “Yes?” He...
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Leggy Blonde
This week’s prompt sees the Hatrack ambling casually back into my life… *** When the leggy blonde walked into my office, I looked up with appreciation. Started counting legs. Quit after six, because I...
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Gothic Penguins
This is a snippet from a work in progress. *** We both looked at her. She blushed, a faint bloom of rose that ebbed after a moment. “I’m sorry to be so mysterious, but I really don’t know. I just know...
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Spy Chat
This is a snip from the longer piece I started with ‘It’s Never Espionage’ *** I stowed the gear, and as my wife had not yet rejoined me, stuck my head into the corridor. Branch and Amelie’s...
View ArticleOdd Prompts: Frame of Reference
More of the longer work, First part was here, second here... *** “Do tell,” I murmured back politely, looking everywhere but at him. None of the other occupants were paying us the least bit of...
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