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Halloween ebook Sale – $0.99

After The Virus is reduced from $3.99 to $0.99 from October 28, 2013 to November 2, 2013 on  Amazon, Kobo, and the iBookstore. Happy Halloween! Wait! There’s more! I thought it might be fun to collect some more $0.99 (or reduced) halloween ebooks and make this a real party. So, check these out!! The Well Collector […]

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Love Lies Bleeding possible memes

Further to my post about ATV below, here are the quotes I am testing out for my crazy novella, Love Lies Bleeding.   Michael thinks the last one is too long, but a lot of the (interestingly, all female) writers in my writer’s group really liked it.

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After The Virus memes

So some authors are trying to create memes for their books for marketing purposes, and I thought I would give it a go as well. I’m focusing on ATV and LLB because I have a sale and a giveaway going on next week for those titles. Here are the quotes I’ve tried so far: Suggestions? […]

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personal reflection photography vancouver

The sun attempts to break through …

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spider web on an olive branch

It is foggy in Vancouver this morning, and the olive trees just outside my kitchen window are covered in spider webs that look like crystal lace. There is some metaphor in this that I probably should be exploring, but I simply found it beautiful to behold. FYI, you can see the web more clearly if […]

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And the winners are …

Thank you to everyone who participated in my birthday giveaway and book sale! Your comments, tweets, and shares helped make my birthday a super fun day! The winners are: The Cupcakes (Etc) paperbacks are being mailed off to: Patricia from Saskatchewan (yay, fellow Canadian!!) and Sandy from New Jersey. Amy from Ohio also won via Goodreads. […]

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Massive Birthday Book Sale & Giveaway

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!  So guess who is turning forty tomorrow? Me! Yes, I’m celebrating with a liberal amount of chocolate and a visit to the spa, but I also thought it might be fun to have a giveaway and $0.99 book sale!  MASSIVE BOOK SALE I will be reducing all my ebooks to $0.99 […]

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Happy October 1, 2013

I found this in the garden this morning and instantly wanted to share it with the blog-a-sphere. Sunshine & Lollipops!

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The conversation right before I got my ass cardio kicked yesterday

Martial Arts Instructor: “What is the most important step in self defense?” Me:”Running away.” Him: “Close. Confidence.” Me: “That is the exact opposite of running away.” Then he told me I had to do push-ups on my knuckles. Yeah, that didn’t happen.

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A Difficult Funeral, aka scene from Dowser 1.5

And the WINNER via random number generator is #3 = DALENE from CLEVELAND!! Congrats, Dalene! Mailing the paperback to you ASAP. This 1300 word flash fiction — inspired by the Spin the Wheel of Conflict challenge issued by Chunk Wendig — is set three weeks after the events in my urban fantasy novel, Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other […]