On the Blog Hop front, Erika Lindsen is hosting Mina Kelly today here, in a discussion of Mina’s book Inescapable. On the art front, last week I took on an urgent free commission from Kadorienne, a long-time friend and beta reader. I owe her: for dragging me back into fan fiction 13 years ago, for…
Read More AW Blog Hop updates & assorted insanityIt’s here! Starting tomorrow May 8, 2013 and for the rest of the month, tune in for various author interviews, snippets, and other goodies. The main site is hosted by L.A. Witt here. If you offer lucid, non-spammy comments on my blog, any of the participants’ blogs, or on L.A. Witt’s main blog, you will…
Read More Live: the Absolutely Erotic Blog Hop ScheduleI’m a sucker for glowing things. Lights in the dark have always made me happy: from nightlights, tiny lanterns in pools or gardens, star-fields seen in planetariums and unspoiled wilderness, and my first glimpse of a big city at night – all the way to phosphorescent oceans, modern LED lights, photoluminescent plastics and glass, and…
Read More Glowing ThingsAnother writing-and-reading PSA. Go here to check out author Brenda Novak’s annual online charity auction. She’s been doing this for a number of years, and the prize board this year looks amazing. Forget the antique jewelry, art, and unique vacation packages you might win – check out some of the professional services available. Query-writing assistance.…
Read More Brenda Novak’s Annual Online Auction for Diabetes ResearchIn honor of Day Two of the Romantic Times conference, and for all the commercial print, e-pub, and self-pub authors in my genres, here’s a link to a great article by a friend of mine, Vera Nazarian. Your mileage may vary, but she brings a dose of reality to the promotion process that I find…
Read More Secrets of Book Promotion (link)In honor of Beltane revels everywhere and the first day of the Romantic Times conference (neither of which I’m attending, alas) here’s a new excerpt. Standard disclaimer: it may not see the light of day in published form. Non-standard disclaimer: heed the rate warning, please. I’m now at the stage of this book where there…
Read More Teaser for ‘Leopard’s Leap’ pt 3 (adult content)