Everybody! I spent the weekend at Killercon and it was an absolute blast. There was another con simultaneously, so it was a smaller, more intimate group this year. By the time we left, it really felt like family. I’ll tell you all about ukelele jams and a 2:30 am candy-making session later. Right now you can enter to win one … Read More
Slow Death By Glass
I love glass. Beautiful, beautiful glass. I’m very nearly obsessed with it. But right now it’s out to get me. Within the last two weeks, two glasses of ours shattered. I cut my foot on a piece of glass. My middlest cut HER foot on a piece of glass, which required Surgery By Daddy and my very best pair of … Read More
Apocalyptic Montessa Goes Live!
Her mama always said she was special. His daddy called him a demon. But even monsters can fall in love. Everybody! My friends! I am so excited! The digital version of Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love has just gone live! Print copies should be available in a few weeks. If the guys from Ragnarok … Read More
Maple Chocolate Bacon Cupcake Recipe
Seriously. Bacon. Maple. Chocolate. Cupcakes. TOGETHER. They’re a tasty salty/sweet snack, and really easy to make! I found the recipe in the October 2013’s Family Journal Magazine. And man, are they worth a shot! Maple Bacon Cupcakes Cook a package of bacon until crispy. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. Stir 1 ¾ cups flour, … Read More
Meet Starlight and Moonlight
Starlight is a fat, sweet, Russian Dwarf Hamster. Moonlight is her sleeker, meaner, bitier sister. We bought the hamsters after Moon Bunny was taken. They look like chubby little mice, and we’re all pretty charmed. Except for maybe about 2:00 am, when they go nuts on their hamster wheel. Starlight likes to play and sit in your hand. Moonlight wants … Read More
The Apocalyptic Montessa Cover Reveal!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am absolutely thrilled to reveal the cover to my very first novella. May I introduce you to Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love. Her mama always said she was special. His daddy called him a demon. But even monsters can fall in love. Montessa Tovar is walking home alone when she is … Read More
Something Big Is Coming Out Tomorrow!
I can’t wait to tell you! Hooray! 😀
Writing With Stolen Moments
I wrote a blog post for the SFWA about writing with stolen time. Won’t you please stop by and read it? It’s for all of us, but especially those of us who don’t have hours to spend at a keyboard. I hope it’s helpful! You can read the post HERE.
Miss Murder Learns to Knit
I tried once before, in Seattle. My very dear friend Rachel took me to Third Place Books, and we browsed and shopped and then sat in comfy chairs so I could Learn To Knit. It was a grand thing! I was going to make so many darling projects! I couldn’t wait! Oh, how I hated it. I hated stabbing the … Read More
Announcing the Exquisite Death Audiobook
Oh, I’m excited about this! My stories “Ray the Vampire” and “The Exquisite Beauty of Death” will be released in audiobook format on August 13, 2013 by In Ear Entertainment. Ray is one of my favorite characters, and is a MC in my very first novel, which I plan to revise soon. And the woman in “The Exquisite Beauty of … Read More