I’ve told you about the Frontier Girls, which is similar to the Girl Scouts. Both of my daughters participate and they love it! I can’t say enough about our leader, who takes my breath away. She’s Wonder Woman. They had a first aid day on Saturday, spending four hours learning things like CPR, etc. One of the requirements is to … Read More
Goodbye, David Bowie.
You really made the world glitter.
I'm Pleased To Announce GAMUT
I’ll admit that 2015 felt like a slow year in my career. However, 2016 is shaping up to knock my socks off! I’m excited to tell you about Gamut, a new neo-noir magazine put out by Richard Thomas. Richard wrote a wonderful blog post describing Gamut here. Meanwhile, keep your eyes open for a little bit of information… Wait, what’s that? … Read More
Voyage to the Star Kingdom by Anne Riley
In the small community of Village-Upon-Stone, a storm settles solely over the house of a beloved family. Instead of leading their normal, happy life, the family–a father, a mother, and three daughters–find themselves battling fierce winds and torrential rain. The other villagers come to the family’s aid, but it’s no use against the rapidly rising waters. The family and their … Read More
Lost Dog! Have You Seen Window?
Out dog Window went missing at about 8:00 this morning from our backyard in North Las Vegas. If you’ve seen our beloved pet, would you please email me at mercedesyardley (at) gmail (dot) com? We miss him dearly. He’s a blue-nosed pit/lab mix. There’s no white on his body, and he has dark freckles on his pink tongue. Please let … Read More
The Realistic Holiday Newsletter 2015
Last year my friends and I were joking around and wrote some realistic holiday newsletters. I think it needs to become a new tradition. Here’s the Realistic Yardley Holiday Newsletter for 2015. Hello, family and friends! It’s time to check in and update you on all of the goings-on of our household. What fun! We’re sure you’re simply holding your breath. … Read More
Awkward Conversation with Geeky Writers Holiday Edition! Tonight!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and to celebrate the Geeky Writers Crew is having the Holiday Party 2.0! I want to say that last year’s party is the episode where Eryk fell off his chair, but I can’t be sure. But one thing I’m sure of is that we want you to join us! Laugh at our … Read More
Pre-Orders Are Up! And A Reading.
Oh, my friends! I’m so excited! Pre-orders are up for Nameless: The Darkness Comes. You can pre-order it now for 99 cents, and it will automatically be delivered to your Kindle on Friday. If you share your order with me (email me or tag me on Twitter or Facebook, etc), then I’ll send you an e-copy of my novella Little Dead Red. … Read More
Miss Murder Officially Joins Crystal Lake Publishing
It’s official! I’m now an author for Crystal Lake Publishing. What a delight! I’ll let Joe Mynhardt from Crystal Lake take it from here: I’m very happy to publicly welcome Mercedes Murdock Yardley to Crystal Lake Publishing. We’ll be publishing six titles from her in the next year, starting with NAMELESS: THE DARKNESS COMES this coming Friday (Book one in the … Read More
It's a Write-Off!
In this corner, we have Miss Murder. Three kids, a laptop, and deadlines cracking a whip above her. In this corner, we have Robert J Duperre, the fastest writer I have come to know. Who will win? The Terms: First one to write 90,000 words wins. It can on any project. No time limit, just word count. The Winner Gets: … Read More