I wanted to check in with all of you to let you know I haven’t been abducted by aliens or fallen into a pit of rabid groundhogs. I’m still here, tucked away in my writing cave and only allowed to come out for chocolate breaks and the occasional book signing event. Between an international…
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Interview With Lisa M. Basso: Author of A Shimmer of Angels
I am thrilled to interview fellow Month9Books debut author Lisa M Basso today. Her book, A Shimmer Of Angels is available now from Barns and Noble and Amazon. Thanks for stopping by. Sixteen-year-old Rayna sees angels, and has the medication and weekly therapy sessions to prove it. Now, in remission, Rayna starts fresh at a…
This Week’s Best and Worst
It’s Friday and time to share the Best and Worst of the week. Hope you’ll share your best and worst with me too. It’s been a pretty good week all around. USA Took the Gold for Woman’s Gymnastics I completed my revisions for Pretty Dark Nothing and…
Squee!
I’ve hit the publishing jackpot. After 26 years of dreaming about being a published author, I’ve sold my debut novel, Pretty Dark Nothing, to Month 9 Books in a 2 book deal. Come read all about my journey at Hugs and Chocolate, and find out why you should never give up on your dream.
Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties
Fill your plates with haggis, neeps and tatties. Don your kilt and toast The Bard for his birthday supper. A stanza of his poetry. A dram of fine Scotch whiskey . Now raise your glass to Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son, Robert Burns, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and…
Enter the Dragon
Happy Chinese New Year. Gung Hay Fat Choy! May prosperity be with you. Today we leave the Year of the Rabbit enter the Year of the Dragon. The Western traditional New Year is past. The champagne is gone, the ball has dropped, and resolutions have been made and broken. I didn’t make resolutions this year….
How I Beat the Post Manuscript Blues
Ten days ago I typed ‘The End’ on the last page of Touched by Darkness. I had finished the fourth and (hopefully) final rewrite of my labour of love. The beta readers were waiting and my baby was all dressed up and ready for her debut. Giddiness consumed me. I jumped around the room, did…
Reflections
I’m pensive, restless, my thoughts a jumble of past mistakes and future hopes. I woke up sad and confused but now I feel lonely and at peace. Seems strange that peace and loneliness would go together, but today, for me, they do. Perhaps we are all lonely, even in a crowd. I think all humans…
And Now For Something Completely Different
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful and productive week.I’m sure it’s been a long week. Here’s an Otterly Cute video to cheer you up. Nothing to do with writing, but perfect for a feel good Friday pick me up. 🙂 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETEY DIFFERENT! I want to say a…
Never Interrupt Me While I’m Reading A Book
I hate being interrupted in the middle of reading a good book. How about you? Julian Smith’s youtube video is the perfect expression of how it makes me feel. I hope it makes you smile even if you’ve seen it before. I’m knee-deep in re-writes today but will be back on Monday to discuss finding…