I thought I should loop my readers in on a possible new scam variant that might be on the horizon (because we writers don’t have to deal with enough of these, apparently). Here’s what went down today. Make of it what you will. I got …
Read MoreNew Version Of Scam Targeting Authors
Fellow authors/writers out there, just a little heads-up. There’s a new scam going around targeting authors. I’ve gotten about a dozen of these, and they all follow roughly the same format. You will get an email from someone saying they represent some book club or …
Read MoreHow This Paranormal Romance Author Almost Got The Cops Called On Her
Took the kids for ice cream, and the younger one loved the vanilla-caramel-fudge-chocolate chip-cookie dough monstrosity I purchased. My older one stayed sane and got strawberry with sprinkles. Things were fine, and then almost went to hell. Some twit came in wearing a shirt that …
Read MoreMy Box Of Plant Fossils Grew Legs And Walked
Cataloging my museum is going to nuke my summer. And my wallet. And my sanity. I guess one perk of having the floors redone in my house is that it has forced me to actually photograph and catalog my fossils. I originally had a hard …
Read MoreTchotchkes, Or, How To Lose A Sale In Thirty Seconds
And here’s your moment of irrational annoyance, courtesy of someone who didn’t mean ill by it, but aggravated me anyway. I’m always on the hunt for curio cabinets for my museum. Yes, I already have a bunch, but I particularly need ones that have doors …
Read MoreI Can’t Afford To Take the Sarah Winchester Approach To Writing.
Migraines suck, for a variety of reasons. Unlike the main character of Amber’s Lure, my migraines are painful. As in, I’d best be locking myself in a dark room for a couple hours and God help you if you disturb me/turn on a light/make noise …
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