Souls & Shadows box set snippets – Julie Kramer
Here is the second of the snippets from the upcoming box set, Souls & Shadows, which will be released on July 16th, that includes my full-length novel The Mormo’s Protection. This is by the talented Julie Kramer. Excerpt from Julie Kramer’s of Curses and Scandals, featured exclusively in Souls & Shadows. Being a teenage…
Read MoreSouls & Shadows box set snippets – Adrienne Blake
Hi, all! As we lead up to the release of the box set Souls & Shadows, which features a brand new story by me called The Mormo’s Protection, I am going to be posting the author and character information as we put it up online. Here is the first one, by the talented Adrienne Blake. Enjoy! Excerpt…
Read MoreThe different faces of people
I read something the other day that everyone sees a version of you—and none of them are reality. It got me to thinking about people’s perceptions against your own. I am the only one who knows everything there is to know about me: the way I think, why I act the way I do, what…
Read MoreSouls & Shadows pre-order now live on Amazon!
Hi, all: The Souls & Shadows box set, which is scheduled for release on July 16th, is now live for pre-order on Amazon. Just follow the link below and reserve your copy today! It’s twenty-five paranormal novels and novellas in all, for only 99 cents! https://www.amazon.com/Souls-Shadows-Limited-Paranormal-Collection-ebook/dp/B07QSC7DNR But of course if you wanted to go Nook/iTunes/Kobo,…
Read MoreLos Angeles Times Festival of Books
Every year in mid to late April the University of Southern California campus is transformed from a regular campus into a sea of book enthusiasts. From sellers to publishers and all manner of ancillary crafts, the nearly thousand booths are testament to the enduring power of words. For the past five years my local RWA…
Read MorePlagiarism – why why why?
Recently a scandal has erupted in the romance world when Courtney Milan discovered that a woman had been plagiarizing her books. What started out as Courtney calling her out quickly erupted into a scandal of epic proportions. People have been investigating this woman’s books and what they found was astonishing. I choose not to name…
Read MoreBranding (and I don't mean cattle)
Hi, all: This was in the last LARA Confidential, and I thought you might enjoy reading it. For those who aren’t part of my writer’s group, LARA stands for Los Angeles Romance Authors, and is the writer’s group that I am not only in but have the honor of being president this year. Hope you…
Read MoreAnother year, new stories
Happy 2019, all! I hope that as we head toward the end of the first month of 2019 (already-it really is shocking how fast the time goes) that you are doing well in this new year. I don’t yet know the date of publication, but Flash Fiction Magazine has picked up one of my horror…
Read MoreEnd of year wrap-up for 2018
Every year it seems that January comes in and we all are marveling at a fresh new year and then I blink and the year has shot past. This year is no different. Where did the year go? For the last several years I have been participating in a gratitude list with some of my…
Read MoreUgly sweaters, Christmas and publishing news
It seems as though the ugly sweater phenomenon has gained steam in recent years. Every time I turn around there is an ugly sweater contest. Within my company itself I can think of at least three, including one within our smaller team. It’s actually great fun. I found an ugly sweater, or what I thought…
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