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fiction friday writing

I’ll give you three guesses …

… but you’ll only need one. I just finished something. My right hand is aching so fiercely I can barely type this, and my fingers are covered in green ink. My brain feels like mush. I really need a heavy dose of chocolate and to bake something, stat. I’m also off-the-wall pleased with myself. Can […]

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Chocolate Tasting research writing

A trifecta of chocolate bars

Or, as Jade will undoubtedly refer to them in Dowser 5, ‘the holy trinity of chocolate bars,’ which will be terribly sacrilegious. However, we will probably excuse her because she’s had a really bad day. I know this because I’ve written the bad day part, but not the chocolate bar part. I teased my Facebook page […]

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On My Desk Today publishing writing

Dowser 4 – the paperback

This seriously pretty proof for Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4) showed up last Thursday, but I thought I would wait until it was available for purchase before mentioning it. As with all the Dowser paperbacks, the cover and the page break knife image were designed by the lovely and talented Elizabeth Mackey. […]

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chickens personal reflection writing

Too much story…

There is too much story running around my head this morning … and last night all I could dream about was Jade and Warner and all the conversations they need to have or will have but there isn’t ever enough time for any or all of that because life is always happening … or the […]

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ebook excerpts self-publishing writing

Reintroducing Spirit Binder

Last December I decided to give my novel, Spirit Binder, which was originally published in June 2012, a freshening up. I had it reproofed, beta’d, and did some light editing myself. I’d received some consistent feedback that there were typos in the original (there were, damn it!) and that the opening chapter was a little difficult […]

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ebook excerpts writing

Spirit Binder – An Excerpt

Fractured. Unbound. Pieces splintered, seemingly irretrievable. An overwhelmingly dreadful, insanely painful energy crushed her together. Again. Then pulled her apart. She was undone. It was too much. She wasn’t going to make it through. How she had ever thought she was tough enough, focused enough, to even be here, she didn’t know. In fact, now […]

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ebook marketing publishing self-publishing writing

Dowser 4 – Happy Release Day!

Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4) is now officially available as an ebook on AMAZON,  KOBO, iBOOKS, NOOK, and SMASHWORDS. ETA: The nook version was delayed by formatting issues, but it is now available! I’m terribly sorry about the delay, but it was out of my hands 🙁 The paperback is currently being formatted, and if all continues smoothly […]

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excerpts fiction friday writing

Dowser 4 – excerpt

FIVE DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS START TOMORROW HERE AT 8 AM PST!!!! How about an excerpt to tide us over until then? *SPOILER ALERT for Dowser 1 – 3* SHADOWS, MAPS, AND OTHER ANCIENT MAGIC CHAPTER ONE The blade was inches from my neck before I felt it. Thankfully, I had my blond curls clipped back […]

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marketing writing

Dowser 1 – BookBub promo

I have a BookBub promo running on Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1) today. A BB ad is always super fun (though a bit nerve wracking as well). I’ll check in a few times during the day to see how many books I’ve given away or sold, then some time in the afternoon […]

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publishing self-publishing writing

Dowser Series – trilogy structure

Okay, I’m just dashing off this post because I’m supposed to be editing. 😀 So, if you have any questions, please comment below and I’ll add the answer to the post. A few eagle-eyed readers have noted that the title of Dowser 4 does not follow the structure set up by the titles of Dowser 1, […]