I’ve been kind of quiet over the last three weeks or so. One because I wanted to finish the second draft of Aileen 7. It’s done, by the way. It came in at a whopping 144,000 words. People, it’s Firebird long. And there’s one or two things I need to add that didn’t make it…
I have been keeping a small secret from everyone. Well not that small considering the upheaval my life has and will continue to go through. Earlier this year, the husband and I found out that I was pregnant. With twins, no less. This was very much a planned event. The pregnancy that is. Not so…
Phew. It’s been quite a few months since my last post. Since January it looks like. Time really flies when you are focusing to the exclusion of all else on getting your first draft done. I can’t believe we’re already closing in on June. I’m just now starting draft 2 of Aileen 7. I’m about…
The book is pushing back hard today. I should have known bragging on Facebook about hitting word count every day last week in Aileen 7 would jinx me eventually. The morning wasn’t so bad. Just under my goal of 1000. However, coming back after lunch was a different story. For some reason, the words aren’t…
This last week has been a roller coaster. I think this will be the last time I schedule a release around Christmas. It’s just too hard. Pre-orders are fine. That’s not the issue. It’s everything else that happens around this time of year. I haven’t done any of those things. All of the gifts have…
When I was completing my final read through of Nightfall’s Prophet, I pulled out all these tiny excerpts to share with you. The original plan was to do the photos with powerful quotes like I’ve done in the past. Well, that didn’t happen because I ran out of time. I don’t know if it’s because…
It looks like a lot of people enjoy the full chapter sneak peeks so here you go. Nightfall’s Prophet Available May 16 Chapter One I felt ridiculous. The problem was that I was pretty sure I looked it too. My arms pumping, my chin lifted as if it could make me even a tiny bit…
How long can a vampire hold a grudge? The answer, it turns out, is an eternity. Aileen Travers is about to get a lesson in the nature of vendettas and how far some will go to avenge any slight. When a representative of the vampire council sweeps into town, he brings with him a deadly…
With Aileen 6 off to the beta readers, the cover commissioned, and as of this morning the blurb written, I’m at loose ends for my afternoon. I’ve tried to summon the motivation to do something. Anything. But so far I haven’t been successful. Here are the tasks I’ve started–and abandoned–in the past few hours. Grocery…
There were a lot of fun scenes to choose from this mornings editing session. I’m on the last draft before I send to betas and then the editor. Enjoy! Snippet The sound of puking came as Nathan started the car. I looked into the backseat to find Connor bent over and heaving. “What happened to…
