I Wrote a Thing!

Not too long ago, my new friends at Shepherd reached out and asked if I would be interested in writing an article for them. Sure, why not? I’m a writer. I do writing. U should be a thing I am capable of.

Capable I am, but I tell you, nothing is worse than lining up all of your favorite darlings and then deciding which ones are just not good enough. Scrutinizing based on some specific criteria, second-guessing yourself, asking why you ever agreed in the first place…

I kid, but lists are hard. But it was a lot of fun to revisit my library and look from book to book as I tried to narrow this topic down to 5 selections. You should give my list a look yourself. Then you should reach out and let me know what you would have done differently.

And while you are over there, check out the rest of what Shepherd has to offer.

T-Minus 20160 Minutes (Give or Take)

Christmas is two weeks away yet. That means that most of us haven’t finished shopping. I don’t know what the people in your life want, but I can still tell you what you should get them.

And seriously, if they don’t like what I’m proposing, they don’t deserve gifts. Like, ever again.

Click the images to link to a rabbit hole of gifty goodness. Each of these people are wonderfully imaginative, creative souls who have put themselves into their work and deserve to be recognized for their beautiful efforts. There is far more than you see in this list.

Go on, explore away and happy shopping!

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.37.17 AM Norse-based Urban Fantasy by Mary E. Twomey

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.41.08 AM Coming of Age Fantasy by Madeline Freeman

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.39.30 AM Forget-A-Bots, sculptures by Brian Ritson

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.35.25 AM Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi by Samie Sands

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.42.44 AM Romance / Chick Lit by J. Thomas-Like

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.45.02 AM ChicalooKate, Pop culture prints and magnets

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.46.40 AM Urban Mythology by Sara-Beth Cole

Screen Shot 2015-12-11 at 12.47.57 AM Romance / Women’s Fiction by Parker J. Cole

And if you still haven’t found enough gifts for all the people on your list, I hear this guy’s books are pretty alright…

House of 13 Supernatural Fantasy by moi.

 

 

Buying into belief…

So this “Ice Bucket Challenge” thing is all the rage right now. I have a hard time believing with how everywhere it is that I didn’t know what it was just a couple days ago. It has gone from a silly game on YouTube and Facebook to actual awareness of the cause itself, at least in my case. That’s been three clockwork days for me: ignorance to action. If it has affected me as such, in so short a time, maybe it’s actually raising the awareness – and the dollars – it should. I hope it is. Continue reading

As Promised… sort of.

I promised an update, though I have to admit that this is not the update you were looking for. There was supposed to be an update today so that I could give you an update, but Michigan weather being what it is through a monkey wrench into the plan. Continue reading

Let’s get this year started.

You can say what you like about the weather lately; it’s been pushing the cold and dreary around here. People have lost a little of their holiday luster and are ready to move into the warmer months, but for me… this is where it all begins. Continue reading