Aug
28

Blog Tour!

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Okay guys – I’ve been getting emails like crazy about review copies and interviews, etc. for A Trace of Moonlight, so I’m happy to announce the sign-up for the blog tour is now live. Head over to Betwitching Book Tours to sign up. 🙂   (The actual blog tour will be from October 16th – November 14th.) Please note, I’m going to be doing less guest posts this time around – between NYCC and WFC within a two-week time span of each other (and heading to WFC the day after  A Trace of Moonlight releases) I’m going to be crazy busy. 🙂 Incidentally, if you want to help spread the word about A Trace of Moonlight’s release date, feel free to grab the countdown widget on the right sidebar and put it on your own sites. Here’s the code: <script type=”text/javascript” src=””></script><script type=”text/javascript”>if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(‘f4027892-24d9-43b5-810e-f15ddab1b1b0’);</script> <noscript>Get the <a href=”https://www.widgetbox.com/i/f4027892-24d9-43b5-810e-f15ddab1b1b0″>Countdown Creator… Read more
Aug
24

And Then What Happens?

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I was doing a little hard drive clean up last night and ran across the beginnings of some sort of ficlet. It’s clearly not finished and I can’t remember why I wrote it. (Probably for one of those 500 word blog contests or something, but  who knows.) But I got to the end of it and was like…that’s it? Where’s the rest of it??? I don’t even have a title for it, but here goes: OOO The Holly King found her eating berries beneath the Hawthorn, her chin stained crimson. The snow princess hunched miserably in the shelter of the skeletal branches, her naked skin as pale as the frost upon the rushes. The juice dripped from her lips as she shoveled another handful into her mouth, her dark eyes glaring at him in rebellion. “I won’t go back,” she snapped as he squatted down beside her, his dark boots… Read more
Aug
23

Word Whore ~ Fox and Willow Thursday

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Well, clearly I’ve been a bit lax in my blogging the last few days. I have my excuses – yesterday was my birthday (which is why I’m sharing this beautiful drawing by Aimo – I’m so floored by its level of epic win. I really am.) My birthday celebration was pretty low-key. My coworker’s daughter baked me a cake and last night just involved pizza and a watching of The Hunger Games. (Hadn’t seen it before and haven’t read the books, though I will now. Though I debate the wisdom of letting the six-year old watch it. Probably going to regret that – she really had a tough time with Rue’s death.) I realize that it probably sounds like a lame sort of birthday, but I just wanted a night with the family and some mindless fun.  My back pain has increased dramatically the last week or so and I… Read more
Aug
20

Monday, Monday

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I’m working from home today, awaiting a vanity. Back in March and April the DH attempted to redo our bathroom himself…and actually did a fabulous job. We were all set to start working on the other bathrooms over the summer. Until the great shower debacle set things back. No, my shower still isn’t fixed. Yes, we’re going to hire a professional to do it. No, we’re not afraid of tackling a larger project…but time is becoming a bit of a factor, and essentially we’re going to have to rebuild the entire thing from scratch (walls, shower pan, new door, etc.), so we’re just going to toss some money at a professional. We’re still going to at least redo the kids bathroom ourselves though, hence me waiting for the vanity today. (“We’ll deliver it sometime between midnight and fuck up your whole day, ha ha!”) In the meantime, I’m trying to… Read more
Aug
17

School Days

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Okay – I’m probably going to get a little ranty here. I’m trying to be the good mom and get the school supplies a few weeks early. Last year I sort of forgot and let me tell you – there is nothing more pathetic than watching parents scavenge over the last few packages of loose leaf at the local Target. No one looks at each other, because to make eye contact means admitting you suck as a parent. (Or indicating that you’re perfectly willing to shiv someone for that last package of 24 count crayons. Gotta be Crayola though. Not that Rose Hill bullshit.) Anyway, I swear it must be some sort of conspiracy between the teachers and the supply packagers, because without a doubt, the teacher will want X amount of something…which is always packaged as X + 1 amount, or X-1. Which means I always end up with… Read more