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Let’s address the elephant in the room. It’s been two years since I’ve posted anything here. The last time I posted, the site had a different name. I had a different job. I only had three cats instead of four, and thought that was a lot. My house renovations are still half finished, but my…

Recently I took a little vacation from writing and from life in general to go see Washington DC with my family. I have to say, it was a magical experience, from seeing the monuments to watching my kid see real snow for the first time in their life. And then there was the Air and…

Piers Anthony isn’t just the next book on my shelf; he’s the next shelf by himself. I find him funny, smart, and poignant. He both leans into stereotypes and defies them. I know he won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. Not everyone enjoys puns as much as I do. But I love his humor and…

And by that, I mean the waiting is almost over. I had an epic battle with my book files this weekend, but in the end, I was victorious. They uploaded to Amazon, and my other publishing platform of choice, IngramSpark. I expect most of my sales to come through Amazon, but IngramSpark gives me the…

It’s time to introduce Cat-atonic Kitty #3, Sirius Black Harless. He was found while my step-kid was on a trip, then brought over to my house. There’s more to the story, obviously, but not a lot I can share in an open, online forum. This sweet baby got immediately tormented with a bath where he…

I have a rather large collection of books. Not as vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big as space, but I still think it’s pretty neat. At one point, I kept a spreadsheet of all of my books, and I think that I’d hit about 500. I’ve got more now. They’re all packed in boxes in alphabetical order,…

After much internal debate, proofing, and mostly unwarranted anxiety, the cover design for my book is complete! This was the last major hurdle to overcome before publication, and now I have all the files sitting there, staring at me. Whispering. No excuses left. The image included with this post is a little taste of the…

Introducing the Cat-atonic Kitties, Little Mac and Link! These sweet boys came into my life at the perfect time, when I was grieving for my first cat, Murphy, who had passed after a long battle with kidney disease. My husband and I have a friend who works at our vet, and about a week after…

I’m thrilled to announce that I did indeed find a cover artist. I’m in love with his style and the preliminary sketches were spot on to what I’d imagined for the cover. I can’t wait to see it colored and finished. In the meantime, I’ve finished my final-final edit of Yesterday’s Soldiers. Overall, I’m pretty…

I did it. I put together a job listing and posted it online, in search of the artist who will put a cover to my book. It was hard to write—hard to decide how much or how little to put into the initial listing, hard to make myself hit the post button. This is entirely…