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angel book update: covers, editors, and fans, oh my!

On May 18, 2012 · 5 Comments · In writing

The current iteration of the cover…

You might notice that the title has changed.  If you feel like commenting, I’d love to know what you think this book is about—I don’t mean in-depth analysis, just that sense you get when glancing at a cover, “oh, that’s historical romance,” or, “that’s kick-butt [...]

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the maya report, continuing civil war and unrest, cloudy with an excellent chance of tears

On May 15, 2012 · 1 Comment · In adventures, mayalife, writing

For Mother’s Day we went on a whirlwind tour of the Mothers of Eastern North Carolina this weekend, the kids and I, and saw my mother, my sister, who is a mother, my grandmother, and my aunt, also a mother, all motherly influences on me and my kids.  Add myself to the mix and that’s [...]

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the dark side of a lounge pants obsession

On May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In making things, mayalife, writing

It’s probably the Katwise thing (see yesterday’s post), plus Sophie doing a bunch of sewing with her great aunt (who is a master seamstress) (I covet Sophie’s adorable new bag made from too-small favorite jeans with rhinestones and rainbow lining, by the way), plus Luc just got this rocking pair of pirate pajama pants at [...]

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the surprising and convoluted history of a novel, plus some gorgeous cover art UNVEILED

On May 2, 2012 · 6 Comments · In writing

I just got the last editor letter back on the angel book and am deep in edits.  The plan is to finish this, as in done done DONE, by the end of May and send it off to the copy editor by June 1.  I’m so excited for this book to finally see the light [...]

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the antidote to the grumps

On April 25, 2012 · 2 Comments · In mayalife, writing

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I hurt my left shoulder yesterday dong straight leg jump throughs.  I kept swinging too far, sort of skidding into a landing, and trying to correct for that, which whacked soemthing in that shoulder…didn’t really feel it until this morning when I discovered that it aches to lift my arm.  Damn it.  I took [...]

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my fallacy is bigger than your fallacy

On April 12, 2012 · 2 Comments · In mayalife, writing

I’m trying to learn formal logic.  Don’t laugh!  Stop laughing!  I am.  I’m reading a stack of books now on logic, fallacies, syllogism (which I can barely spell), and, you know, stuff.  Why am I torturing myself like this?  Every writer’s ice burg: research.  Ice burg because research is the ginormous amount of time and [...]

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take two of these and call me in the morning, plus a new book is on the way

On March 22, 2012 · 4 Comments · In writing

So it turns out I’m quite good at giving away books.  Conjuring Raine was downloaded 5700 times, not record breaking by any stretch, but still, a nice number.  At one point Sophie and I were sitting here talking, and every couple of minutes she would say, “check it!” and I would hit refresh and a [...]

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Raine still free, plus a comic for inspiration

On March 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In writing

There is still time to get a free copy of Conjuring Raine! Join the throngs—Raine is the #1 download in Fantasy and Contemporary Fantasy, and is #45 at the moment in the whole Kindle free store, woo hoo!

And now for laughs….

(I don’t know who made this, if [...]

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conjuring raine is FREE today and tomorrow, get yourself a copy!

On March 20, 2012 · 3 Comments · In writing

AND it’s the first day of SPRING.  Woo hoo!

So, in honor of Raine and of spring, here is a repost (although I couldn’t help but add some things) of some behind-the-scenes of the writing of Raine and all the research I did on slavery and swamps….

….All along, my guy character was an abolitionist.  [...]

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conjuring raine going FREE next week to celebrate SPRING, plus the sleep report

On March 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife, writing

So yeah, if you haven’t read Conjuring Raine, but think you might like to, next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20 and 21—Spring Equinox! it’s freaking 80 degrees today and the daffodils are going nuts!—are the days to download a FREE copy from Amazon, and did I mention that it will be FREEEEEE?????  [...]

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