Amazon | Publisher | Goodreads Author Facebook | Author Twitter | Author Instagram Welcome to fellow author Megan Rutter, who has just released the romantic suspense novel Dangerous Grounds (which I’ve read and liked and recommend). She kindly agreed to answer some questions for me. 1. First, you have to tell me about you and Minnesota. What’s […]
Interview with Megan Rutter, author of Dangerous Grounds Read More »
This one is currently available only on Wattpad; I entered it in the #TNTHorrorContest. The next phase of the contest happens on December 2, with the top 100 stories posted to the contest webpage. There appear to be a TON of entries. It’s currently free to read; if nothing else happens with it, I’ll put
New fiction live – “Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” contemporary horror on Wattpad Read More »
A Victorian Orphan makes good. How Smoke Got Out of the Chimneys (Smoke #1) Kindle | Nook | Kobo | iBooks | Goodreads (reviews) (still some links going up) London, England. 1840.Gangs of four- and five-year-old orphans are being used as “apprentice” chimney sweeps–they’re the only ones who can fit down the narrow chimneys, taking brushes and baskets down with them into upper-class Victorian
New fiction live – “How Smoke Got Out of the Chimneys” – Historical Crime/Caper Read More »
Can men write romances? OF COURSE THEY CAN, AND THEY DO. However, a lot of male romance writers feel they have to write under female pen names and/or initials to hide their gender–and that’s just wrong. Here are some of the male writers (or partners including a male writer) of romance I’ve been able to
Male Writers of Romance Read More »
I have a mental checklist for emotional distress. Because I am THAT kind of nerd. But also because I often have a hard time staying in contact with my emotions and feelings (like, literally I can make physical pain go away if I’m focused on something). In order to keep myself from having some kind
Over the last year (I fudged it – I finished A Dark Matter on October 24, 2015), I’ve read a number of excellent dark-minded books. Here are the ones that stuck best with me–horror, noir, suspense, and one non-fiction. No books in the middle or end of a series; some short stories; one novella. One
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I have nothing deep and meaningful to talk about with writing at the moment but I want the feeling of having blogged, so I’m going to repost some of the links that I put up last week. Or is that too honest? A-hem. Let me try again. I have run into a number of wonderful
Links: The week in review Read More »
Kobo has a 30% off sale on selected ebook titles – the promo code is 30OCT. A Murder of Crows: Seventeen Tales of Monster and the Macabre is there to be had if you want it 🙂
Kobo 30% Off Promo Sale Read More »
Note: this is not the tightest blog post ever. In trying to write about handling information so I can clear up confusion, I keep stumbling over how to explain how to handle information about handling information…etc. Things got confusing. So my apologies in advance; this is tricky stuff to catch, and I’m fighting myself.
Information Flow: An initial blather Read More »
The over image for this bundle was so much fun I that I’m adding it full-size. The Witches’ Brew Bundle is up, and contains my short fantasy story, “The Ballad of Molly McGee.” Never trust a witch; she might not be telling you everything. This is the story of how Molly McGee’s grandmother saved Molly’s newborn
Witches’ Brew Bundle: For Halloween Read More »
