An independent publishing co-op
Once upon a time, I spent an entire afternoon researching the railroad lines in Nebraska in 1894. I’d written a story that largely took place in a cave system, but I placed it in Nebraska before giving it any real thought. Nebraska is known for its flat plains, so cave systems aren’t as prevalent as…
party down. Or not. It’s up to you. I’m doing a little bit of partying because I have an audio book coming out later this summer for my newest cozy mystery Flashed to Death. I’m very excited about that. It’s the first audio book I’ve had. But onto the slightly weird. On this day in…
Long ago in the Dark Ages when I was a kid, you didn’t see the writers of your favorite books. They were mysterious people who lived far away in castles on high mountains and they sent in their stories in silken packages on the backs of dragons. Okay, maybe I had a particularly vivid imagination,…
Those were the words my editor said to me one time several months before Christmas. Mind you, this editor and I were good friends. I had worked with her for over ten years and three different publishers. A few months before Christmas with the last publisher I worked with her on, my editor told me…
During the SAGA Writing Conference a few weeks ago, I was chatting with an attendee about his WIP. He told me the title, and I felt a familiar tingle. There are certain words in a book title that are guaranteed to attract my notice, and he’d used one of them. Those words don’t necessarily mean…
So while I embrace my weirdness, I often wonder why does anyone want to read about my regular life. I mean, I find it pretty boring. Sure, I find it a privilege to live in my own fantasy world and get to share all of that with the world, but the outside is kinda just…meh….
When you submit a story to a market, a publisher, an editor or an agent, there will be guidelines to follow. They won’t be the same across the board. FlipFlop Books will want documents in rich text format while Mr Fancy Agent won’t look at anything but doc.x. Stacy McEditor only wants romantasy, but Magical…
Hello my fellow weirdos. It’s Wednesday…again. Happy Hump day. Two weeks ago my fellow Shenanigator, Susan Roddey, traveled up to Williamsburg, VA for Authorcon 6 We had a blast, met some great authors, and sold some books. I’ve been out of commission so just now getting to post this. I highly recommend attending the event…
I spent the past weekend working at the SAGA Writing Conference. For those who haven’t heard, it’s a genre-based writing conference that takes place in the Carolinas every other year. We’ve hosted stellar guests of honor like Richard Kadrey, Faith Hunter, Maurice Broaddus, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and this year L Marie Wood and Jeffrey Deaver. Students…
This week I’m headed up to the SAGA writing conference in Charlotte NC. Writers of all levels of experience will gather to learn from our extraordinary faculty. We’ll have pitch opportunities and peer mingling, and even a few chances to buy books. SAGA was created in response to professionals who wanted a genre based conference…