I’m getting my wisdom teeth out today. They tell me that the process will take about an hour, and that I’ll be able to drive home afterward with some simple pain meds …. which, to be honest, is kind of disappointing. I was hoping for some really great drugs, especially after the experiences that my […]
This post inspired by Sharon, who commented after one of my blog posts that “dorkery is the new cool!” — to which I replied, “I wish that had been true during high school. I would have been awesome!” Very, very awesome. And although I haven’t exactly been in a high school lately, it seems to […]
I’m in the middle of a Steampunk Romance Week over at my blog, which includes interviewing some great visiting authors. The first question that I’ve been asking the guest authors is, “What is your definition of steampunk?” For every author, there is a different answer — and so, after a while, I do start wondering: […]
I do love Oregon. Even on days like yesterday, when my husband unexpectedly had a day off of work, and we packed up some sandwiches and headed to the coast — which was, according to The Weather Channel, having 71° sunny weather. (After living in Oregon long enough, we knew that was going to be […]
First, I have to thank everyone SO MUCH. I’m absolutely blown away by the number of entries in the contest — I just wish I had more books to give away. Here are the list of winners, chosen by random.org (and sorted by MS Word): 6 – Mireyah Wolfe 20 – Melissa P 43 – […]
(I am working on compiling the names for the winners in the Demon Blood contest — I’ll have those up by mid-day.) This week, I’ve seen two of my favorite fictional characters undergo changes. One, as you may have heard about, is Wonder Woman. I’m not sure if I’ve ever gone about it at length […]
CONTEST CLOSED AT (OMG!) 343 ENTRIES! Winners’ names will be posted Friday, July 2nd *** You guys probably remember my post a few months ago about the show Hoarders, and my fear of becoming one. Well, here’s the thing — a few days ago, I woke up to a knock at the door, and a […]
My grandpa used to have a police scanner. I don’t know why he kept it, but it’s tied as closely to my memories of him as his racy forearm tattoo, his cigarettes, and his mashed-potato pancakes. The scanner would sit beside his recliner (and horse-head ashtray) and was always on, a little red light running […]
Sorry, everyone. I promise I’ll be back next Friday with real content. Until then, a(n oddly relevant to my idiocy and absence) comic that made me laugh hysterically, from K. Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant. Also, a huge giveaway, including a chance to win ARCs for two Odd Shots authors’ July releases (Nalini and me!) is […]
I don’t know what it is about cooked celery, but there’s pretty much nothing in the world that will send me running faster the other way than the putrid stuff. Which doesn’t make a lot of sense, I know, because I lurve me some raw celery. Plain, with ranch (but I grew up in Dallas, […]
CONTEST IS CLOSED AT 100 ENTRIES! Thanks to the power of random.org, we have our three winners: Xid Trebor Robin K. Jeanette Juan Congratulations! I’m sending you an e-mail now. Thank you so much to everyone who entered! *** Ack! Sorry for the late post! I didn’t even realize today was Friday, but I’ll try […]
So, after Jill talked about her ebook reader, I thought I should have a review of mine. Except I don’t really have a dedicated ebook reader, because I’ve been waiting until every ebook distributor and publisher decides to use one ebook format (epub w/no DRM? kthxbai). Meljean hateses proprietary formats, she does. Until then, I’m […]
So I’ve hit panic mode writing the latest book. It’s not as bad as it sounds — I’ve been working like crazy the past few months, and panic mode just means that a lot (more) anxiety is riding along with it now. But it’s also really, really focused, so that the writing is a lot […]
This morning I was at Target buying mailing supplies, and as usual, I headed past the printed t-shirts on my way to the checkout.* That was when I saw these (you can click to enlarge): …and I couldn’t decide which one to get. I’m not really on one team or another, but the shirts make […]
First, I need to announce the winner of last week’s contest: Mikaela! Thanks to the power of random.org, you’ve won an autographed copy of Patricia Briggs’s SILVER BORNE! Congratulations! Please contact me here with your address, and I’ll mail that out to you ASAP. In other news, last night I grabbed some dinner and sat […]
It used to be, I never went to book signings. That’s changed in recent years, for some obvious reasons — like, I have to sign books — and some not-so-obvious ones, like not just meeting up with an author, but with the fantastic community of readers that always show up at local signings. There’s the […]