Oct
17

Rennovating the Marketing Machine

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It’s only a few more months until A Sliver of Shadow finally hits the shelves, which is awesome. In theory, some of the upcoming hoopla should be old hat for me. After all, I’m already getting emails for guest blog post scheduling and interviews and giveaways.  (And I’m dreadful at scheduling. I don’t have a PA, but I can totally understand why people have them. Oy.) In some ways, it’s far easier this time around – people actually know who I am (at least some of you, anyway).  And having the start of a fanbase is awesome in its own right. But I have to gauge whatever efforts I made for the release of A Brush of Darkness and try to figure out what was successful in helping to drive up sales (if *anything* was, for that matter.) Sure, I’ll get another round of bookmarks and stickers made up – easy to… Read more
Oct
16

Merman Ornament WTFkry

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Christmas is right around the corner, you know. And there’s something so incredibly awesome about the butch merman ornament. (Why is he holding his fist up like that??) So, um…if you’re looking for ideas, here you go. And a few more: I kinda have to admit I dig the hairdresser merman as well. LOL All these and ton more can be found at Diamonds of the Sea.… Read more
Oct
14

Twist and Shout

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I went to a new back doctor today – this one is an Osteopath.  This was on recommendation of my current pain doc, and while I’m all for trying something new, I still feel like this is a rather long term pattern that I can’t really seem to escape from. Essentially I go to Specialist X – Specialist X says they’ve seen people “just like me” and they’re sure they can fix my problems. And I spend  a shitton of money and time on procedures that may or may not be covered by insurance. Sometimes I get some relief for a bit. Sometimes it’s just an exercise in futility. Sometimes things improve immensely, but then my Jenga spine decides to topple somewhere else…leading to yet another round of treatments that’s often more akin to grabbing at straws. “Well, let’s give you a shot of THIS and see if does anything.”… Read more
Oct
13

Word Whore Thursday: Phineas Edition

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I decided to let my…um…better half take the blog reins today. After all – we’re talking about sidekicks this week on Word Whores, and who better to discuss that than the little shit himself? Other news: I’ve got the cover flats for A Sliver of Shadow…but I can’t show them yet. Soon, soon. 😀 Also, I’ve got an interview and giveaway over at A Great Book is the Cheapest Vacation. Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of either A Brush of Darkness or A Sliver of Shadow (winner’s choice). Open until November 10th.… Read more
Oct
12

Nerd Guide to NYC

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I’m completely jealous I can’t go to Comic Con this week, but for those of you who are, get your nerd on with this lovely map. (Click on it to get the full size.) Buzzfeed has additional mapping. (I’m sorta out of energy atm – one sick little girl kept me up for the majority of the night and my brain has become nothing but a squishy sort of mush…)… Read more