A creative brain can be a tough beast to deal with when it’s constantly spewing out book ideas when my backlog is in double digits. Everything on my website is either completed or a work in progress. Here’s the full breakdown: Melusine’s Endgame: Ruby Memory, …
Read MoreMuses and Musings
What drives creative types like me? Greek mythology gave credit for the inspiration of mortals to the nine Muses. Of all of them, I would say the closest match to me and my writings would be Calliope, muse of eloquence and epic poetry. With Melusine’s …
Read MoreLyrics And Relationships
Before I met my partner, I never would have pictured myself going to a nightclub. There were no shortage of those types of places where I went to college, but at the time, I had neither the patience nor inclination (and bluntly put, with the …
Read MoreThoughts On Reviews And Review Bombing
With my book coming out this fall, of course my brain turned to the concept of reviews. If you publish a book, traditionally or otherwise, you are going to get reviews. Some may be awesome, some…not so much. And you know what? That’s okay. Nobody’s …
Read MoreScammers-The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Authors tend to be inundated with scammers. My biggest ones at the moment are fake book club emails and book marketers. All fake, most coming from Nigeria according to their IP addresses. Most of them are obviously AI written, though that illusion falls away the …
Read MoreHeart Dogs
Many times, if you speak to a dog owner, they will tell you of one particular animal that they had a powerful bond with. There is, or was, something about that dog that made the connection instant, and lasting. The common name for these pets …
Read MoreTo Karaoke, Or Not To Karaoke? That Was The Question
If a certain someone has any say in things, it will be the former. For those who know me personally, they will tell you that karaoke is about the last thing they can imagine me doing. Being put on the spot freaks me out something …
Read MoreKeep Those Receipts!
It really helps one to keep documentation. I’ve found this out the hard way professionally, but man, it becomes so much easier when one can back up a claim with screenshots, pictures, recordings, the whole deal. I’m not saying take someone to court with your …
Read MoreParanormal Romance Author Musing
Because of course I’m still up at one in the morning. Why wouldn’t I be? Paranormal romance authors don’t need sleep, right? Love is…weird. I guess that’s the best way I can put it. When I was younger and volunteering at library book sales, I …
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