T-shirt mail

There were treats waiting for me in the mailbox today. T-shirts! Two for Michael and three for me.

And an attempt at a selfie. Some makeup might have helped …

They smell slightly of vinegar from the printing process but a quick wash should take care of that. I <3 them. Thanks to Elizabeth Mackey for her design prowess!!

Dowser Series: flash giveaway meme postcards

*CONTEST CLOSED – THE FIRST FIVE ENTRIES HAVE BEEN EMAILED*

More pretty things in the mail!! Dowser Series postcards!

Dowser meme postcard

I still have FIVE MORE stamps (and Canadian stamps that could cover international mail too, don’t worry).

Would you like to win a meme and a book cover postcard? I’ll even autograph them if you like. 😀

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below and tell me which meme you want. Cocoa, chocolate, cupcake, or book.
first FIVE respondents win!

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. The first FIVE comments win their choice of postcards (one meme and one book cover). One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

Contest closes when the five stamps have all been spoken for …

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Oracle Series: flash giveaway meme postcards

*CONTEST CLOSED – THE FIVE WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED*

Look at the pretty things that just showed up in the mail!! Oracle Series postcards!

Oracle Series postcards

I’m sending Pam and Lisa a full set of these each because I used their suggested quotes, but I appear to have FIVE MORE stamps (and Canadian stamps that could cover international mail too, don’t worry).

Would you like to win a meme and a book cover postcard? I’ll even autograph them if you like. 😀

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below and tell me which meme you want. Butterfly, pie, or eye.
first FIVE respondents win!

Contest closes when the five stamps have all been spoken for …

<3 <3 <3

Rochelle’s Tactical Pen

So I wrote up a blog post some time ago about writing lead characters who can’t actually kick ass but who must still resolve the main conflict in order for the story to function properly, but I never finished it. I figured that yammering on about my writing process was a rather boring blog post.

However, this came in the mail last Thursday. And this – I think – is interesting, because it’s part of teaching Rochelle to kick ass when she has no other choice.

Yep, that’s a Smith&Wesson Tactical Pen. I bought it on Amazon. I thought it was a great idea for Rochelle. Or rather, Beau thought it was a good thing for Rochelle to have. And I wouldn’t mind tucking it into my own satchel after I’m done working through Oracle 2.

I couldn’t just give Rochelle a knife. She’d probably just end up stabbing herself with it. Ha.

Back to talking about writing and structure and audience expectations for a second … if the Oracle series is a trilogy (as I believe it is) then book two is technically the second act, which means it’s all about confrontation – inner and exterior conflict. Rochelle is not only learning who she is, but how she functions within the Adept world.

I think the pen is going to come in handy.

Surprise gifts

I love surprise gifts … you know, when it’s not your birthday or Christmas so it’s completely unexpected. Who doesn’t? I love giving them (in case you hadn’t noticed with all the giveaways I do – ha!) but I certainly don’t mind receiving them either.

This sweet thank you note along with a tatted ring and bracelet made by Billie arrived in the mail yesterday.

Billie won the last round of paperback giveaways celebrating the release of Dowser 5. And the super cool thing? Other than the totally classy thank you note. I’ve never laid eyes on tatted jewelry before. I’d heard the term tatted, of course. But I hadn’t associated it with jewelry, etc.