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I’ve said before that I remember a lot of my dreams, and they’ve sometimes been inspirational in my writing. The concept for the Night Huntress series came from a dream, as did the idea for the Broken Destiny series, and I’ve come up with more than a couple subplots from dreams. While I admit to … [Read more...] about What Dreams May Come

Today is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, also known as Giving Tuesday. Unlike Black Friday and Cyber Monday, where you shop for friends, family, co-workers (and maybe a little something for yourself, too!) today is where you're encouraged to "shop" for people you will likely never meet by donating … [Read more...] about Giving Tuesday

This week, I've been working on galley pages for Into The Fire, the final Night Prince novel. If you're like me before I was published, you'll have no idea what "galley pages" are, so I'll explain: they're the formatted, loose-leaf pages of a manuscript. See below. They're also the last … [Read more...] about Bragging on a friend

Hi everyone. The weekend before Halloween, I announced that readers could get a sneak peek at the first four chapters of Into The Fire, the final Night Prince novel, courtesy of a Halloween promotion my publisher was running with InstaFreebie. What I didn't know was that the promotion was only for … [Read more...] about Into The Fire first SIX chapters!

NOLA StoryCon 2016 only ended a month ago, but the other Host authors and I have been busy making things bigger and better for next year. Check out all the new guest authors, plus special guests, preliminary event schedule, and more! Dates: Friday, September 15th through Sunday, September 17th, … [Read more...] about News for NOLA StoryCon

Note: This post has nothing to do with my books, appearances, or professional updates. Skip if you’re only looking for business news. The first week of November is always a time of reflection for me. If you're a long-time follower of my blog, you might remember that five years ago, I went to the … [Read more...] about Backward and forward

Sorry for the delay posting the first four chapters of Into The Fire. We sold our NC house, which means we must find a new house to live in, so house hunting is what had me busy last week. I'll post the chapters next week. This week... well, I'm still reeling from the election results. I … [Read more...] about Borrowed words