Alternate Cover for THE QUEEN OF CROWS
Hi everyone, I went ahead and published a new cover for Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Thought you might want to check it out. Gotten some positive feedback so far. Be interesting to see if sales pick up.
New Formats Available for The Queen of Crows
Hi everyone, Wanted to drop by and let you know that a black-and-white, low-res version is now available for your Kindle or Nook. The file format is primarily text-based, so we went ahead and dropped the price to $2.99 on both formats. We also decided to offer the full color version on Lulu.com in its [...]
The Queen of Crows Gets a Plug on an Author’s Site
Just wanted to drop by and mention that author Paul Jessup, who is celebrating the release of an illustrated journal called WEREWOLVES!, interviewed me for his website. He’s been very supportive of my e-book THE QUEEN OF CROWS and has had nice things to say about it. Here’s one of the questions he asked me: [...]
Interested in Learning More about Me? Subscribe for My Website’s Monthly Newsletter
As many of you know, I am working on revisions for ARGENTUM and waiting to hear back to see if there’s any interest in a game. I wanted to let you know that I started a monthly newsletter for mlvwrites.com, which is my author website. The content on my website is more pragmatic and business-focused [...]
Dear VioletWar.com Readers: A Public Service Announcement
Hey everyone, As many of you know, it is very important for me as an author to offer a little bit more about me and my life. Mind you, I’m pretty selective about what I share online, so I decided the best way to share these details would be to import my LiveJournal. Which I [...]
It’s Caturday! Without my cats.
Spent a lovely day on State Street in a sea of red. (HINT: Badger Game). Picked up a few treats for matt_m_mcelroy at the Farmer’s Market and a new cactus for yours truly. Here’s hoping Archimedes V will NOT be eaten by my cats. So far, I have not had the best of luck with [...]
The Time Has Come…
…for me to talk openly about my views on feminism. I have finally figured out a way to express my views, which will be necessary in the coming months. (HINT: Especially before WisCon.) The short of it, is that I do not like the word “feminist.” My relationship with words is semantic and contextual, just [...]
I have thoughts…
…which means I’m writing and researching like crazy. Have been sharing some things here and there, but still trying to find that balance between “Hey, do you read books? Wouldn’t you like to read my stories? YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.” sorts of promotions versus “Yes, I do play games. Yes, I read a lot. [...]
The Queen of Crows Featured on Suvudu.com!
Dear readers, Just wanted to drop by and let you know that a new interview with yours truly went up on Suvudu.com. I’m pretty happy with the way the interview turned out. One of the questions was about my process for collaboration. Here’s my answer: You know it’s funny but five, even ten years ago, [...]
2010.09.21 A Modern Alchemist’s View on Food
Over the last couple of days, I’ve been obsessing about the idea that a modern alchemist would be appalled by the food that we eat. Potassium Benzoate. Calcium Disodium Edta. Brominated Vegetable Oil. (And that’s just a few of the ingredients in the pop I’m drinking!) The question is: Why? Well, first — I probably [...]
