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Over the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to lessen the presence of anger in my life.  Yes, it sounds hokey when I say it like that, but I really don’t have any other language other than that to describe what I’m trying to do.  I think it has more to do with our

All, I’m giving away three signed copies of Tales Told Under the Covers: Zombie Girl Invasion & Other Stories. Three paper copies, via Goodreads–sign up from now to December 31st.  I may toss in an ebook copy of Exotics 1, if it’s ready. If you would like to buy a signed copy for delivery before Christmas, contact me

All, I’m giving away three signed copies of Tales Told Under the Covers: Zombie Girl Invasion & Other Stories. Three paper copies, via Goodreads–sign up from now to December 31st.  I may toss in an ebook copy of Exotics 1, if it’s ready. If you would like to buy a signed copy for delivery before

I’m not the world’s most prolific guest poster, but someone asked me about it, so I’ll ramble about what I know… As an author, if you’re writing a guest post, there are some unspoken rules of etiquette that I will speak of, because I’m all about speaking about the generally unspeakable:  TMI! In brief: Write

Starting the 9th, leave a comment over at Avery Olive’s website to be entered into a drawing for many, many different books, ebooks, journals, gift cards–lots of STUFF.  My book, Tales Told Under the Covers, is part of the drawing for December 14, so leave a comment then 🙂

Thank you for the excellent comments.  Updates…still need to get the non-swirly version; I may be getting a new wolf silhouette from my friend Asia’s Dark Moon Farm & Kennels…she has a husky who likes to sing, she says 🙂  

I’ve been thinking about fantasy novels, having written a lot about mirrors lately during NaNoWriMo (via Through the Looking-Glass).  What is fantasy?  A reflection, either internal or external, of something real.  But I was noticing that different types of fantasy have different, I don’t know, lengths (and complexity) of reflection. How far away is Urban Fantasy

Today will be a brilliant day in which I squint at my muse a lot. # The last day of NaNoWriMo. Didn't sleep last night due to (I think) the SoBe I drank at the mall. Stupid inadvertent allergic energy drinks. # I made it yesterday! I still have the epilogue to finish, but I

All, I’m working on a cover for the next De Kenyon book, the first in a middle-grade series.  Please give me comments!  The genre is an adventure/spy story with lots of magic and animals, modern day.  (I may add a tagline later.) The last version, everybody had a problem with the font. Here’s the deal:

Now that I’ve finished NaNoWriMo2011, I’m going to switch gears: to editing. I find that my enjoyment of editing swings back and forth; usually what happens is that I hate it until I’m in the middle of it, and then I enjoy it until I get sick of it, and then I hate it again.