A not-so-long-ago time past, I wrote a handful of paranormal romances for Harlequin. And what I – and readers – discovered is that while I chafe at the limits of traditional category romance…. I am very good at creating realistic romantic entanglements, with conflicts that rely on emotion rather than contrivances (aka “my characters actually […]
Something Different, Something Perfect Read More »
A while back, an editor said to me, “I’m putting together an October anthology of darklit-fantastic. Send me something.” Oh sure, no pressure. Ack. But I’d written a flash fic for my Patreon a while back that had lingered with me, the tone and setting ripe for expansion. So I went back and stared at
Come meet “Lucinda’s Johnny” Read More »
Last night, while I was starting to write this blogpost, there was a massive flash of bright white light outside, then, a few second later, a low rumble that cumulated in a mighty BANG that set off car alarms in the lot. I decided to take that as a good sign for the launch of
Lightning Strikes! Read More »
I’d very much like to pretend that it’s still June, but the fireworks going off in my neighborhood last night suggest that nope, we’re into July. After a few false starts and emotional walk-throughs, I’ve sent off the latest “Mom Files” essay to beta-readers, this one on the storytelling brain, liminal spaces, and filling in
I am in denial that it’s July already…. Read More »
Back in 2004, my very first original novel, Staying Dead, came out from the then-brand-new imprint Luna at Harlequin. I was among the first of their authors – and one of their last. My final book for them came out only a little while before Harlequin — including all of its backlist — was sold
A Good Run, and a New Run, for the Cosa Nostradamus Read More »
For those who prefer their stories in paper format, I am pleased to say that the print edition of GABRIEL’S ROAD is now* available at Amazon, and also via all your favorite indie or chain bookstores (via Ingram)! Amazon hasn’t linked it to the ebook edition yet (it takes them a while to sort their
The “Road” to Print for Gabriel! Read More »
As some of you know, I’d been thinking about doing a collection of Devil’s West stories for a while – there was a novella percolating in my head, and short stories waiting on my hard drive, and hey, easier for readers to find rather than hunting through magazines and anthologies! But I hadn’t done more
Cover Reveal for WEST WINDS’ FOOL! Read More »
So…. earlier this week Amazon decided to take a year of my life by yanking the trade/hardcover edition of RED WATERS RISING off their site, leaving only the ebook available. I discovered this, not via an alert from my publisher or agent, but by readers emailing and DMing me to say “um…WTF?” Cue a less-than-pleasant
Publishing Games I Don’t Enjoy Read More »
Here’s a recipe: Take a bunch of writers. Throw them, some tents, a bunch of laptops, and a couple of coolers of food and booze into a campsite, and put them to work for the weekend. You get a lot of words written, a lot of stories told around the campfire, and, with a little
Pulling Up Stakes: An Anthology! Read More »
So, looks like S&S has set up a page for RED WATERS RISING (even though it’s not linked to the other books on Amazon yet) so here’s a taunt from the cover copy…..  In the last novel of The Devil’s West trilogy, Isobel, the Devil’s Left Hand, and Gabriel ride through the magical land
In which Our Publisher has a Page Up for RED WATERS RISING…. Read More »