• The Last Grasp Summer Vacation

    A few weeks ago, I scheduled a couple days away at a hotel so I could put my head down and get some serious word count done on my novel. When I book a hotel for work…I do just that and only that.  I bring…

  • Writer’s Journal and Apple Butter Hats

    A few weeks ago, writer and fellow Deadline Dame, Karen Mahoney mentioned that she was going to use Facebook as a sort of writer’s journal–a place to keep track of her daily writing progress.  I liked that idea, and thought I might give it a…

  • Knitting: The Sweater Conundrum

    You may know this guy: Alan Tudyk who plays Wash on this terrific show: You might know this guy too: Martin Freeman, who plays Watson on this excellent show: Watson wears a sweater in the show that I suddenly really, really wanted to knit! (Did…

  • Knitting, Baby Shower Edition

    My friend is having a baby and said hand made gifts were welcome at her shower.  So I did some knitting! First, the front of the blanket: And now the material for the back… Together… And a little something else for fun: Pretty cunning, dontcha…

  • Blog Tour Day 5

     TIN SWIFT Blog Tour Ready for another week of steampunk fun? Chapter five of TIN SWIFT’s prequel short story, HANG FIRE is out today!  You can read the next exciting installment and enter to win steampunk goodies, including a copy of TIN SWIFT and a…

  • Winners and Cheshire Bookcat

    Winners The big non-US giveaway of five sets of five signed Allie Beckstrom books (the *lovely* UK release)  is done!  If I don’t hear from the winners in a week, I will be drawing new names. Winners, please contact me via the little envelope button…

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