Grand Rapids, MI, Halloween 1998. My first Halloween ever (and the last as well, because I’m Italian! ;-)). The dress I bought in Amsterdam – a little too gothic for my tastes, but that was the closest to a medieval dress I could find at the time. The hair is a 6$ witch wig – I had just cut my … Read More
Hey, I’m A QueryTracker Success Story!
Look, Mom! 😀 Most of you know that I signed with Jason Yarn from Paradigm. Did you know that I found him through a QueryTracker contest? I did. I’ll twirl and give you the starry eyed “How we met” story later. But guess what? QueryTracker interviewed me and filed me away under their “Success Story” section. How does that make … Read More
The Rainy Day Blogfest
Hey all! Today I participated in my very first blogfest, and it’s fun! I’m enjoying reading the other entries, so thanks to Christina for hosting! I took the characters from my very first novel and threw them into a rainy day. It was fun to visit them again. Yes, this is the same Ray (now an adult) from my short story Ray the … Read More
A Stranger Sniffed My Hair In A Bar, or, Suffering For Your Art
Hey! Last night I met my writer’s group in a bar like real, live adults. I don’t drink so I usually skip the bar scene, but we were there for a marathon critique and brainstorming session. Not to mention the delicious, delicious bar food. Well, me boyos were late. 45 minutes late, to be exact. When a stranger walked by, … Read More
“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” Features Prue Batten
I’ve always been attracted by the idea of painting a persona, be it via cosmetics in the morning, dressing for the day, creating a fantasy world and characters. Or even a masquerade. And this last year has been the year of the masque for me. My first novel, The Stumpwork Robe, was published by peer review site You WriteOn.com … Read More
Jamie and Ann Eyberg
Today I mourn. You’ve been nothing but wonderful to me. Farewell. You can see their memorial page here.
Wanna See My Writing Space?
The lovely Regan Leigh is running a special feature about yours truly on her blog. Regan is gracious, talented, and extremely friendly. I’ve spent a lot of late night writing sessions with this girlie. She’s an absolute gem. You can see the feature here. And what is that we see within easy reach while I’m writing? Yep. I thought so. … Read More
A Little Bloggy Housecleaning
I’m doing a little spit polish on the good ole blog. I combined a few of my tabs together (Ultra Shorts has been combined with Fiction, which is a shame because Ultra Shorts got an awful lot of hits. Sorry to disappoint you with my utter lack of porn, my fine readers!) and I added an Interviews tab. So you can, um, read … Read More
Interviews
Mercedes M. Yardley at Zombiepalooza Radio Live My Space: Mercedes M. Yardley in Desert Companion Women in Horror Month- An Interview with Mercedes M. Yardley by the HWA. Reading: TIH: Luna e Volk by Mercedes M. Yardley on This is Horror TIH 120: Mercedes M Yardley on Gamut, Rejections, and Fairy Tales by This is Horror TIH 119: Mercedes M. … Read More
I Went on Vacation and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt. And Freckles.
Actually, it wasn’t so much a “vacation” as it was a desperate attempt to flee for our lives. My husband works crazy hours during the summer, and the heat triggers Tiny Daughter’s seizures. I packed up the kidlets and went to my hometown for two weeks, which was amazing. Know how much writing I did? Not a word, except for … Read More