GenCon and the Crunchy Stuff
Over the next few weeks I’ll be obsessing about game mechanics and vampires: the good, the bad and the ugly. Matt picked up a new game for me called FORTUNE’S FOOL, which has a mechanic based on tarot cards. Of special interest to me is the chapter on magic “spells,” which ranges from fey magic [...]
My Shoe Family, the DS and a Weekend
Like many red-blooded females (or cold-blooded if you prefer) I love shoes. Decided to throw caution out the window and invested in two pairs of wedges and non-soccer mom rain boots. (Keywords being: non-soccer mom). One pair of practical shoes, as well, but when you’ve got a big sign that says “Clearance” and a coupon [...]
Hey You! Don’t Give Up!
The following message is dedicatedto any writer who has ever felt discouraged and depressed. Hey, you! Listen up. Yeah, you. Why the long face? Oh, I get it. You’re depressed because either: a) you don’t have any readers b) your book isn’t selling c) you haven’t been published d) your peers are surpassing you e) [...]
And Behold, the Last Installment of Flavor Fiction Friday
Today marks the seventh and final installment of my Flavor Fiction Friday series on VioletWar.com. This piece is entitled The First Piece, and provides clues about what (or who) Serafina’s grandmother is. If you’re interested in the other installments, check out the free fiction category at VioletWar.com. While this series has been fun to help [...]
Yeah, Simple is Better
Been going through a de-cluttering phase the last couple of weeks. Getting rid of the all the “how to” crap and focusing on what’s important. The constant stream of publication announcements, how to get published (and/or write/market/etc.), “buy my book” and people trying to be edgy by revealing the inside of their stomach contents has [...]
Life at the Front Lines
This past year has been full of ups-and-downs that have made it difficult to get a sense for where I’m headed as an author. “Yes, you’re writing for this amazing tie-in property.” “Sorry, wait a minute…” Or my favorite line: “Yes, a contract will be coming for this awesome game.” “Oh wait just a minute, [...]
New Day, New Routine
After a lovely yet busy week, I was finally able to sit down this morning with my manuscript for ARGENTUM and focus on the rewrite. I hit today’s goal with no trouble whatsoever; the re-plotting I did to ensure the story had a much narrower focus is working beautifully. I feel that that need to [...]
FF XIII and the Weekend Line-Up
After engaging in sushi therapy earlier this week, finally decided to pop in Final Fantasy XIII. For those of you who know me, you know that I take great pleasure in titles from Square Enix. I wasn’t extremely happy with XII, partially because I just couldn’t get into the story. The aliens working their will [...]
Sleepy Kit-Kat
Took a much needed vacation and went down to a convention called C2E2 for the weekend in Chicago. I’ll do a recap of the show on FlamesRising.com hopefully by tomorrow in case you’re interested. Was able to get caught up on emails rather quickly, so looks like I’m in good shape for some of the [...]
…and while we’re on the subject…
The past couple of weeks have been an exercise in humility. Yes, part of it is due to the usual trials and tribulations of scheduling and projects. But then there’s the other part… Many of you know I’ve been living and breathing on the internet for the past, few years. In that time, I’ve seen [...]
