I’ve had a rough week. Something nasty escalated within a group I was highly invested in while I was happy working away on the second draft of Dowser 6. And when I discovered it, I was seriously blindsided. So much so that – I’m almost ashamed to admit – I spent a couple days in tears and NOT […]
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I stared at Warner, mouth agape. “You knocked on the door of the big bad of London because I was concerned?” Warner shrugged. “It’s good to keep them a little shaken up.” “How shaken?” Warner grinned wickedly. “Well, he’s going to have to rebuild a tower that was probably seismically substandard anyway.” “You … destroyed […]
GIVEAWAY CLOSED WINNER TBA This box of goodies from Tantor Media was waiting in my mailbox this afternoon: Yep! That is the Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1) audiobook on … wait for it … ACTUAL CD. SIX CDs to be exact. Weird, huh? Michael is currently scrambling around trying to figure out what […]
Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2)
Walking under mossy boughs, mud and tree roots tangle our feet along the edge of Duck Creek. Despite the roar of the run off, a breath of peace captivates our ever-teeming brains. Then it’s back to work …
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic
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Creepy text message
So I’m writing away this afternoon, walking on my treadmill with my headphones on … Jade is kicking ass … bodies are falling – the wrong bodies, BTW. So. Intense. Then this popped up on my phone screen. I whipped around as quickly as one can whip around while walking on a treadmill. No one was […]
GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER: Lucky #12 – Megan from Chicago, Illinois! YAY! This is slightly belated news, but I See You, Oracle 2 is now available in paperback! Yay! Here are some beauty shots: I thought I’d celebrate with a giveaway! Good idea, yes? And if one paperback is good, then two must be fantastic! Do you […]
So this was waiting in my inbox for me this morning. How freaking cool is that? Here is part of the scene from Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). The single-storey buildings and homes of Hope Town were all painted in bright colors, dominated by seashell pink. Kandy cut up between buildings toward the […]
Yes, that moment. The breath that can turn into hours or days or weeks if I’m not careful. The pause before I seriously lay my pen to the page or my fingers to the keyboard. The whispers that weave through my mind. What if I can’t do it again? What if I mess it all up? What if I can’t get what is in […]