I’m a Goodreads fan of several authors–real ones, who have book releases. Back in May I read a post by Neil Gaiman announcing he had several upcoming book tours, and there were still 100 tickets left for the Washington DC one! Thrilled, I jumped in and got a spot. I journeyed downtown to take my […]
Congratulations to Eliza Knight Romance Writers of America’s 2013 PRO Mentor of the Year! Fabulous writer Eliza Knight is a sister chapter member of mine at Maryland Romance Writers. She regularly offers online workshops with us, and through her website, and in-person workshops at local and national conferences, which garnered her this national award for […]
I have a shout out on the Spacefreighters Lounge blog! Thank you to my fellow science fiction romance writer Laurie A Green for the congrats on being newly agented. I met Laurie several years ago through RWA’s fantasy chapter. She is the founder of Science Fiction Romance Brigade, a community of SFR writers. Check out […]
I ran out of steam before finishing my tale of my author viewings on Saturday. Eventually I had to leave my primo seat in the fourth row and couldn’t get it back. For R. L. Stine I sat over to the side, which turned out to be a bonus. All day the American Sign Language […]
Well, I’ve forgotten my Six Sentence Sunday again this week, but attending the National Book Festival was an exciting alternative. If you hadn’t seen the advertising, the beautiful poster by Rafael Lopez is terrific. Wildlife reading! Yes! The theme graced the banners and backdrops and gazing at them was definitely a highlight of my day. […]
I had a fun evening attending the signing of Darkbeast, a middle grade book penned by a fellow Washington Romance Writer. One of the neat things about belonging to local writing chapters in RWA is watching and learning from the other writers. The writing process is so unique for each person and each story. For […]
I’m pleased to be included in the cover reveal for Conjure, the first novel in the soon-to-be-released Hoodoo Apprentice series penned by my friend and fellow Maryland Romance Writer Lea Nolan. Ta da: Beautiful, isn’t it? Ah, this dark and dreamy scene perfectly depicts the southern mystery Lea’s fourteen-year-old heroine stumbles into–one that forces her […]
Last night at Maryland Romance Writers, I sat on a YA panel with a great group of ladies, fellow YA writers Toni Picker, Stephanie Thomas and Lea Nolan. When I joined the chapter five years ago, I was the only member writing YA, now some 6-8 of us read and write the genre, so it […]
I had a fan girl moment this morning – at breakfast. A Goodreads message in my inbox said ‘Tony likes your review’. Huh, this hardly happens. I write reviews of most of my reads and this is maybe my third like. Tony liked The Search for WondLa, a recent MG that I’ve been all over. […]
I never met the author, but his books made an impact on my teen years. Back in the 70’s I devoured his science fiction, particularly the short stories. One that stuck with me is about an agency offering dinosaur hunting via time travel. The hunters were not allowed off the levitating path, but one man […]