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On Xs and Ys (Chromosomes, That Is)

December 9, 2015

I’ve been reading a lot lately about writing and gender, specifically discussions about women writing genre fiction. These discussions usually center around questions like: Do readers gravitate toward male writers of fantasy/sci-fi? Why are women continually left off Best Of lists despite often winning an equal share of annual fantasy/sci-fi awards? Are female authors taken less seriously? … More On Xs and Ys (Chromosomes, That Is)

A Year in Books

December 4, 2015

In January, in the aftermath of the holidays and in the middle of another Minnesota winter, I set a reading challenge for myself for 2015 on Goodreads. At 25 books in 12 months, it was a modest challenge. For a while, I was way ahead of schedule, but I’m glad now that I gave myself … More A Year in Books

Hello. Yep, that’s me on Pinterest….

November 5, 2015

I’ve been a member of Pinterest for quite some time, actually, but I’ve always been a low-volume user. But I know quite a few authors out there who relentlessly pin images to inspiration boards for everything from WIPs to published novels to story kernels that may never see the light of day. And if they’re … More Hello. Yep, that’s me on Pinterest….

Pre-order is Live!

November 2, 2015

The Blood-Tainted Winter is out for pre-order on Amazon! Order now to get your print or ebook copy when it releases on November 20th. The ebook is a mere $2.99. How can you pass that up?

Pre-orders and signings and release dates, oh my!

November 1, 2015

This is pretty surreal. I just spent an hour signing books. The Blood-Tainted Winter is available for pre-order today. Official release is November 20th. I mean, c’mon. That’s crazy. I look at this stack of books that will soon be shipped off to my Kickstarter backers, and I honestly have to remind myself that the … More Pre-orders and signings and release dates, oh my!