Category Archives: The Writing Life

Navigating the Seas of Submissions…

Sometimes, being a writer feels like you are riding out a storm in the middle of a turbulent sea. Waves are crashing over the bow, and you are sure you are going under any moment. This week has been something … Continue reading

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Still Slammed…But Loving It

No apparently salacious bar graph this time, just the hard numbers. A bit crooked, but what can I say? These are my stats as of yesterday for the year, and you can see I have been submitting like a hummingbird … Continue reading

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Quarterly Update (Why I Haven’t Been Around Much…)

I always make these huge, sweeping goals. Like do a blog post every week on each of the four blogs… Yeah, that didn’t happen. But another goal for the year I am DETERMINED to achieve, and that is at least … Continue reading

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Time For the Yearly Wrap Up Post…

And that just about sums things up. It wasn’t that nothing got done last year. I did get Strangers released for 13 O’Clock, and Forest of Bones (paid link) edited for Mocha Memoirs. Aside from that, pretty much nothing for … Continue reading

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Missed Yesterday…

…but that was because I was doing a lot of things at once. I have the Strangers anthology off to the publisher for formatting. I have started the edit of X 6 which is the next Horrified anthology. I have … Continue reading

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2020 Has Been…Interesting…From a Business Perspective

Despite what my husband says, most of my income is from hand-selling at conventions. He thinks internet sales are the way to go. My KDP reports say I am not as good at that as I am at sending people … Continue reading

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I Promised You Something New This Week

Today we are going to begin an in-depth look at the adventures of two of my favorite characters, “Bruce Vincent and Roxanne Rogers, a restauranteur and his waitress who save the world from supernatural creatures every other week.” That’s been … Continue reading

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Home By Sunset

“Home By Sunset” is the next RieTales story. It is a science fantasy story about a young girl with a mechanical horse living in a colony with a strict curfew. The title refers to trying to rush home to meet … Continue reading

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The Head Above the Gate

  The next RieTales story from Mocha Memoirs, The Head Above the Gate, is another of my fairy tale re-tellings. This time, with a Steampunk twist. The base story is The Goose-Girl. It was a lot of fun to update … Continue reading

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Gremlins in the Workplace

Gremlins in the Workplace, our next entry in RieTales, from Mocha Memoirs Press, is a story of misconceptions, hasty conclusions, and workplace romance. It was one of several stories I originally started while I was working on the test floor … Continue reading

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