Today is one of the happiest kinds of days in my writing life. The pleasure of it is a little different from a sale day—fabulous because those days mean I continue to be employed—and not quite the same as a brainstorm day, which is always fun because it means I get to talk on […]

For today’s AR Fun, we have some questions for you!
Leave a comment to be entered in the drawing. One lucky winner will receive a surprise book from one of our authors plus some fun goodies! The winner will be picked tomorrow night. Good luck!
1. Do you know what a podcast is? If you could just […]

This might seem a little controversial. I don’t mean it to be. The thing is, I’m wondering if there is a point at which you all think author self-promotion crosses the line from jokingly “shameless” to actually shameful and annoying.
Let me start with this premise: I love hearing about news […]

Vacation Time is Officially Here!
Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. Yippeeeeeeee! With the winter we had in Cincy I wondered if we’d make it to summer. So now that we are here, are you going on vacation? Getting a chance to see something new, visit old friends, escape from work?
This year I’ll be […]

The other day I received a great book called Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand. Not only was it a fun book to read, I realized its potential to assist me with writing. I wondered how much creative inspiration could I discover within the pages of this gem. It’s interesting to contemplate the […]

Travel broadens the mind …and shrinks the wallet!
One of the best things about researching a book is going look-see to all sorts of fascinating places from the wilds of the Yorkshire moors, where I had to take a long look down at a stately home…

To the desert

Or even Venice

What’s your dream destination, and why?
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Over the past few days, I’ve spent a lot of time staring off into space. I grin foolishly at inappropriate moments, babble to bored friends, and make stranges faces when nobody is looking or sometimes even when they are. In short, I have all the classic symptoms. I admit it. I […]