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.

 

 

So happy about this post, I forgot a title…

House of Thirteen

House of Thirteen, coming very very soon.

House of Thirteen is in the hands of the beta readers. This is both a milestone of success and a stomach of butterflies for me.

Getting this book to a point of release this book has been harrowing, arduous, and – at times – almost not worth the effort. But here it is, and I am very (terrified) excited to see what the beta readers have to say about it.

Depending on how much work they think I still have, I may be able to push up my release date – which would be a first, really. 😉

But right now, I can say with confidence that House of Thirteen will be out in the universe by Halloween. What happens to it then is anyone’s guess.

There is no way to fully communicate the sensations I am feeling about this. It is my second novel, and the start of a monumental adventure in itself. It is exactly what I set out to write when I started, yet nothing I expected and so much more than I could have hoped for.

I hope it will live up to expectations, because it has already exceeded my own. 

Story time!

I am not a semi-finalist in the Write Michigan short story competition. I am however, excited to read these competition pieces. The judging opens up to the public later today, but you can start reading now. As promised, my submission is below. Make sure to take time to visit the Write Michigan site… it’s hard to pass up 30 short stories begging to be read. 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

The reviews are in… well, four of them.

It’s true. There are four reviews on Amazon for my book. So far, people are responding very well. They’re responding even better in person. I really can’t believe the overwhelming response I am getting from my first release. It almost encourages a person to continue writing. Continue reading