Tag Archives: The Marvelous Mechanical Man

Writing the Dime Novels

I wanted to take a minute to talk about the reason that I use the Dime Novels at the beginning of each chapter in the Conn-Mann books. It is an interesting challenge to me–and I hope that the readers find … Continue reading

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Now We Get On to Book Three!

First there was One: The Marvelous Mechanical Man Then there were Two: The Nearly Notorious Nun   So excited that the second book is done! Can’t wait to get started polishing Book Three: The Incredibly Irritating Irishman! The first draft … Continue reading

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What a Fabulous Convention It Was!

Catching up on everything after a fabulous weekend in Oklahoma City at SoonerCon. Learned a lot, had fun, made sales. 🙂 One of the things I learned from my new friend, Patricia Loofbourrow. She shares pictures of the people who bought … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for SoonerCon

Didn’t get the second book finished by the end of May. Probably won’t before SoonerCon June 24–26, 2016, but I might. But I will be taking the first book to SoonerCon, and I will be bringing some surprises of the Steampunk variety. … Continue reading

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New Book Trailer for The Marvelous Mechanical Man

I had commissioned a book trailer for The Marvelous Mechanical Man that I really loved, but it had some information that was now outdated. I just got the link for the revised version. Isn’t it beautiful? So proud of it, … Continue reading

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Care to Join Me?

Yesterday, I told you about one of the challenges I was working on.  Well, today’s to-do item is to post a Call to Action. As many of you may know, it’s almost that time again…one of my favorite and most … Continue reading

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It's a PARTY!

The anticipation is mounting. Tomorrow night is the launch party for Terra Mechanica: A Steampunk Anthology. It will be a rousing good time. I will be in the spotlight from 7:30 to 8:00 CDT, giving away some prizes. Since my … Continue reading

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The Writing Process Blog Hop Wrap-up

It falls to me to wrap up the blog hop on writing process that has been happening this month. I sit in the car with my laptop on battery power, which is not how I intended to be doing this … Continue reading

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