An Ocular Migraine in Four Panels
Until 2011, I had no idea that ocular migraines had a name. I thought everyone had them. But one day while I was working in a cube farm, my neighbor sent me a file and asked me to look at it. "I will as soon as my eyes clear up," I said. "I have that thing going on...
Danbury Public Library Event
This is what I'll be up to on Sunday. I hope you'll stop by if you're in the area! This news is from the Hamlet Hub.
Regional Conferences Rule
Back when I was writing cozy mysteries, my favorite conferences were Sleuthfest and Crimebake. Since I became part of the romance community, however, I've attended chapter meetings (very local) and national conferences, with nothing in between. National conferences...
New Look…
I am trying to get a new look for the blog, so I apologize to anyone who shows up here and finds it mildly (or even majorly) confusing as I sort through the various options. Things will go back to some version of normalcy shortly, I promise. It will be, as they say,...
Why Self-Published Authors Should Care About Amazon, Hachette & Ellora’s Cave
Several things came together this week—the continuing uproar over the Authors United letters and/or the Amazon-Hachette issues along with Ellora's Cave suing Dear Author—to create this post. I have many, many things to say about this, so the post is apt to be rambling...
Midnight Ramblings
I may have mentioned here a time or two that I am an insomniac. Most of the time, I lie awake and toss and turn and worry and freak out about stuff I can't handle. Occasionally, my brain turns to more productive matters. Of course, it's never provides me with useful...
New Books and a Discount!
So now that I've gotten my contract back and it's all official and everything, I can announce that I have two more books coming from Penguin in April and November of 2015. They're as yet untitled, but they will be romantic suspense, loosely related to each other and...
Are You Keeping Yourself and Your Work Safe Online?
PERSONAL SAFETY: Artists, authors, musicians, crafters...if you're in a creative business you need to get the word out about yourself and your work. People need to associate you with your product. As a marketing and "branding" professional, I spend a lot of time...
Fall Calls For a (Skull) Shawl
It's no secret that I love crochet. I'll try my hand at almost anything, but my two favorite things are amigurumi and shawls. Recently, I made a skull shawl for a friend and decided I wanted one myself. But once I'd made it, I realized the colors I'd selected didn't...
What’s Wrong With Insta-Love? (Another TICA Post)
This topic arose today on Twitter, particularly in the cases of "fated/cursed" lovers. In my first TICA—tropes I cannot abide—post I talked about alpha-holes. My dislike of insta-love isn't as strong, but it's still there. I'm going to deal with the reason I dislike...