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Mid July

Still hot as Hades here. It’s ‘cool’ for about an hour or so early in the morning but the humidity and heat ramp up quickly. But Dad still expects me to do those ‘projects’ he wants me to do. I suppose I’m supposed to get up early and do them before it gets hot. Who wants to do that though?

Anyway, I still haven’t finished Emergent, the Time-Lost book. My muse is messing around with two other stories instead of working on it. I’m going to try and get it finished this weekend, Monday by the latest. I need to get it done. I had a deadline and I blew past it. My muse is just so fickle.

I still haven’t figured out ‘human’ names for the ravens. What are good names for a pair of supernatural female ravens? The ravens of course have names but humans can’t pronounce them right and they are mighty particular about that. My FMC would name them something pronounceable anyway, hence the need for ‘human’ names. I could use what their names mean I guess. But Sly and Clever, don’t seem to do them justice. Not to mention those aren’t really feminine names.

I haven’t updated any of my Vellas as I’ve been trying to finish Emergent. But as I’ve said that ain’t happening. I did put up some episodes in the new Romance Vella I started. My muse has been going through it a bit. The other Vellas are suffering though. Once I finish Emergent, I definitely doing some updating. At least one episode for each Vella before I work on my next WIP Vella.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. So if you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate whichever you choose as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one. One writer gave me some names at the conference and I may use one for one of the characters but I still need some more names. There will be more than one ‘winner’.

As you can tell I’m terrible at coming up with names. I usually resort to a baby name book if I don’t get ‘inspiration’. I pick a random letter and flip through the names until one jumps out. I also have a book with common last names from around the world. Those books are life savors, let me tell you. Because my muse only likes to give me names of my MCs and sometimes the villain. The others she just refers to by a letter or description. My first book I used a phone book. As soon as the character showed up I’d flipped through and a name would jump out. From then on that would be the name my brain used. So please help me. LOL. I need names.

If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones. Book 1 of Bone Whisperer. Or one of my other fifteen books I have out. My Elemental Voice Series has 4 out of the 5 books out plus 2 novellas or the first book in my Ghostwolf series, Raven Manor.

Stay tuned for the next installment…

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April 2024

Unlike the saying March didn’t go out like a lion. It came in springy and went out springy. No windy or terrible days. Though it did seem to pass awfully fast.

I got the free Square card reader and I’m going to be trying it out this September for Hootin An Hollarin. Also I’ve been looking up new in-person venues to try. I need to do more for my books. There aren’t many venues near me but I found a few that I may try next year. This year I may go to them and scoop them out. If I can get my Dad on board with taking me there, as I do not have a car myself. The offer of gas money and a meal may sweeten that. We shall see.

My muse is still ignoring Book 3 of Ghostwolf. She much rather work on book 2 of Bone Whisperer and my vellas. I’ve got 3 vellas that will be on-going and 4 vellas that are T.L. books including book 2 of BW. But Book 3 of Ghostwolf and book 5 of Elemental Voice are the next ones up in my writer’s queue. However with my muse being fickle like she is I may not get to them til next year. But I plan to have at least another book out this year. Which is however up in limbo right now.

Speaking of Vella. I had a lot of reads this month. However with the changes I don’t know what’s happening with things. I have to wait til next month’s announcement of bonuses to see. So it’s still wait and see with Vella.

Have you read my book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

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Pubbed!

A Playground of Bones is published! Both ebook and paperback. So now it’s available in Kindle Vella and Kindle Unlimited or as a paperback book. Check it out if you haven’t already!

And I already got a rating: 4 star! Thank you whomever you are for the rating. Glad you enjoyed it.

My muse is hopping around my Vellas and ignoring Book 3 of Ghostwolf. While I’m happy she’s still flowing with words, I’d rather she settle down and work on one project more than hopping around. Especially with the changes that are going to be happening with Vella. I don’t know if I’ll be sticking with Vella. I may just do the 3 on going stories and not do any new stories on there if it changes too much. I’m reserving judgement until I see what’s going to happen after the changes go through.

Ordered a few books for the Between The Pages Writer’s Conference in June. Should be getting them soon. I’ll order some more next month as well. Restock for both the conference and for September’s Hootin an Hollarin which I signed up for this month. I don’t want to run out or actually I would like to sell out. 🙂 But I want to have enough books to sell to whomever shows up to my table.

I also did some metal bookmarks with charms to put on my table. Some people want to support me but don’t have the money to buy a book so I have a low-priced item for them. I may have to charge more for my books at in-person events than I have so I want to have something to offer that is more accessible. Costs are higher this year and I hate to raise prices but as they say needs must.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

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Fini

I finished Book 1 of Bone Whisperer!

Yes, A Playground of Bones is done and all 20 Chapters are up on Vella. Publication date is March. Book 2, A Field of Bones, is started and will be up on Vella as soon as I have the first 3 chapters done.

I have updated 3 of my Vellas. Once I finished Bone Whisperer I sat down again and worked on my Vellas. My muse actually cooperated and I wrote 3 different episodes/chapters. I did another this morning. I love it when a plan comes together.

I registered for the writer’s conference Between The Pages and reserved my room in June. Now I just got to get some books for the table. I only have a few left, less than 3 of each. I didn’t restock after my last in-person event. Actually I haven’t restocked since last June. Just got a few here and there so I would have at least 5 of every book. So restocking time.

I also got a new wheeled tote/cart to carry my books and in-person event stuff in at the end of December. That Vella bonus came in handy as it paid for the new tote/cart. Dad paid for it with his store card and I paid him a few days later when I got the bonus. I could get used to this bonus thing. 🙂

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment.

Stay tuned for the next installment

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Welcome to the New Year

Well, 2024 is here.

I really don’t do resolutions. They never seem to last long. People start out with good intentions but seem to lose their way, their determination, and their motivation. I’m the same and don’t regret or worry about it. It’s just the way things seem to go with us humans.

I make short-term goals and hope I fulfill at least a few of them.

This new year I plan to finally finish and publish Bone Whisperer, work more seriously on my Vellas, and write on the next book in my queue. 

I’ve been sitting on the last chapter of BW for over two months now. I think I don’t want to finish it because it would be like saying goodbye to my bestie again. I miss him terribly. His death was sudden and I didn’t get to see him before he went. This book has a character based on him and I’m dedicating it to him. Though I met my Travis later in life than Indy did hers, we were just as close friends, almost brother and sister. AS I said I miss him terribly.

My Vellas. I plan to update them more regularly and promo more. The more reads and likes you get the better the bonus which is where you really make the money on this platform. And if I make enough I might be able to save some and maybe go to another in-person event this year or next. That’s my dream. Being able to go to a Con somewhere as a vendor and sell some of my books. I go to my local Festival but I’d love to go to a big Con.

Writing queue. I have two books up next in my queue, Book 3 of Ghostwolf and Book 5 of Elemental Voice. I have already started on Book 3 of Ghostwolf. The prologue and chapter 1 are written and I’m working on chapter 2 now. It will probably be slower going as I’m also doing my vellas. 

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment.

So those are my plans so far for this year. I’ll probably have more plans later as time goes on but that’s what I have decided for now. They should be doable and not very stressful so I should make them.

Stay tune for the next installment

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