For the last few weeks, I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for recurring bladder cancer. I was first diagnosed with it early last year, after I had been passing blood in my urine. I had surgery to remove a small tumor, followed by exams every three months, because the type I have—though Continue reading “the show must go on”
“There is no way on Earth that I would ever live on Kent Island.” That’s what I once said to my mother. But 25 years ago this week, I finished loading the rental truck, told my dog Daisy to hop in, and drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to meet Continue reading 25 years and counting on kent island
Each January, it’s always good, as an author, to reflect on what and how one did in the year that just ended, as well as anticipate and plan for the year to come. Because some of that might interest my readers (and other authors), I’ll share my experiences and expectations Continue reading looking back, looking ahead: 2022 in review, and what’s next in 2023
…is what I’m going to share with you from Philip K. Dick’s disturbing short story, “The Father-Thing,” first published in 1954, and adapted into an episode of a TV show in 2017. If the name Philip K. Dick sounds familiar, it’s because he was a prolific sci-fi writer whose works Continue reading the most messed-up thing you’ll read today…
I was so busy at the beginning of the summer finishing up and releasing Stray Cats, my latest book, that I overlooked the ten-year anniversary of issuing Dragontamer’s Daughters, my first published novel. That’s nothing new: of my four works, it’s the one that has always attracted the least attention. Continue reading “dragontamer’s” turns 10
I may write “killer sci-fi and fantasy,” but that’s not all I do. In between publishing novels, I like to put out smaller books of different types as a break. After Lost Dogs, I released a children’s picture book, Our Wild Place. Following This Wasted Land came Hand-Selling Books, a Continue reading “pimmi makes a friend”–and so will you!
I often tell people that I write books for young adults, and for adults who are still young. Sometimes, parents ask me if a particular book of mine, including the latest one, Stray Cats, is appropriate for their child. Understandably, most of them don’t want their kids exposed to certain Continue reading “is ‘stray cats’ ok for my kid?”
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, specifically at a very large event. Everyone else, go outside and play: it’s a nice day! I’ve written before about the success I’ve had in hand-selling books, mostly at small craft fairs Continue reading for authors: awesome con after-action report
It was the story I didn’t intend to write, but I’m glad I did. Stray Cats, my latest novel, comes out this week. A follow-up to my 2014 post-apocalypse novel Lost Dogs, its premise is that cats really do have nine lives, but instead of living them one after the Continue reading all about “stray cats”
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, at book signings or other events. Everyone else is excused—take the rest of the day off! In 2019, I wrote Hand-Selling Books: Making Money and Winning Fans, a guide to help writers Continue reading for authors: 2021 holiday hand-selling report– what worked, and why
