So. Aiden James. Love this guy! (Well, duh. If I didn’t, I don’t think I’d have him on my blog, would I?) He had a new album out a few weeks ago, and I had the privilege of getting a sneak listen to one of the songs — Best Shot. Hooray! Here’s a video of [...]

Last night, I finished my first full-length horror novel. I’ve written short horror before, but nothing that went “all the way” so to speak. It’s not a gory, horrendous, scary horror novel. I think it’s…quiet. It’s meant to be quiet. Creepy. With a twist. Anyway, it sparked a conversation about horror novels, especially from the [...]

Odd, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I’m well-aware that what I might find odd is something someone else finds totally normal, and vice versa. That’s the beauty of human perspective — how each of us views the world from our own place in it. Of course, that can lead to trouble [...]

You love romances, right? And you love grab bags, right? Well, here’s your chance to get your hands on a cram-packed box of vintage romances, circa the late 80′s – the late 90′s! What’s in the booooox? Well. Honestly, I’m not sure. I’m just cramming books in there however they’ll fit. I’ve seen some Debbie [...]

I’m totally stealing this from my friend Doug who does this so brilliantly on Facebook. Are you a writer with questions about writing? Ask! Are you a reader with questions about writing? Ask! Are you Norman Reedus, wanting to take a picture of me while we listen to The Glitch Mob? …you don’t even NEED [...]

My dear friend Jen introduced me to the Glitch Mob — she’s so good to me that way. I first heard this song: And I was totally hooked. THIS SONG, GUYS! OMG, THIS SONG!!!!! If I could have this song, a fireplace, a bearskin rug and Norman Reedus…well. But there’s also this one: And a [...]

Ohhhh, friends. Where would we be without them? One of the things I notice in books is this — who are the main character’s friends? I mean, unless it’s a character trait that they HAVE no friends, in which case, *sadface.* It’s easy in books to forget there is anyone else aside from the main [...]

Hello. Is it me you’re looking for? Hello from ant1mat3rie on Vimeo. So, it’s Friday Free For All, and today’s freebie is Pleasure and Purpose! blurb: Introducing the women of the Order of Solace The handmaidens of the Order of Solace are each named for the exquisite service that best reflects their true calling. Their [...]

Oh, dear. Well, my doves, the writing is a slow-going slog recently. I’ve been working on cleaning up my computer so I can upgrade the operating system, and you know, that’s never a quick or easy project. I love my computer…I work on a 27 inch iMac I’ve had for about three years. The only [...]

I’m totally stealing this from my friend Doug who does this so brilliantly on Facebook. Are you a writer with questions about writing? Ask! Are you a reader with questions about writing? Ask! Are you Norman Reedus, wanting to take a picture of me while we listen to The Glitch Mob? …you don’t even NEED [...]