No one in my immediate family likes turkey much. This wasn’t always the case. As a child, I remember my grandmother making a turkey every year. She made the perfect dressing, too. There was always pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas. (I like pumpkin pie so much it is my birthday …
Today marks the beginning of a week-long blog tour I’m participating in. The Giftmas Blog Tour is a bunch of people coming together to raise money for the Edmonton Food Bank in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I wanted to start Giftmas off by talking about food banks in general and why I’m …
Are you looking for reasonably priced, local gifts for this holiday season? You’re sure to find the perfect gift for someone on your list (or yourself) at the CCPL 2016 Local Author Fair! Drop in any time between 1:00-4:00 p.m. to meet writers from our community and celebrate their talent. …
Okay, let me start with a disclaimer. Well, with two disclaimers. One: Mystery isn’t my main reading genre. And two: I’ve been reeling since the election on November 8. I’ll be clear here: I was a Bernie Sanders supporter, but I voted for Hillary Clinton. And I am still stunned …
I made a playlist on Spotify of some of the many songs I’ve been listening to while writing this third draft of Shades of Circle City. I think it captures some of the feel of the book. :) This is just a short version. My actual iTunes playlist has 74 songs in …
One thing I absolutely love about writing urban fantasy is how many little details of life in the Indianapolis area I can squeeze in. (Another thing I love is how easy it is to research, compared to something set in a completely made-up secondary world!) I spent a lot of …
Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago I told you to preorder Rhonda Parrish’s newest anthology Sirens. Today I’m hosting a guest post from one of the authors in the anthology. Tamsin Showbrook wrote “Siren’s Odyssey,” one of my favorites from the book. She’s here today to talk about her writing process. …
Sirens is yet another strong entry into the Rhonda Parrish’s Magical Menagerie series from World Weaver Press. As I’ve said before, I’m not usually one to read anthologies, but I’ve gotten hooked on Parrish’s carefully shaped anthologies. I’ll try not to spoil any of the stories too much for you …
I’m a nature nerd. I have been since I was old enough to listen to my Grampa Al when he pointed out animal tracks and different kinds of plants and trees on our walks together. Thanks to him, I got interested in bird-watching. Thanks to him, I’ll never forget that the …
I was lucky enough to score an e-ARC of Rhonda Parrish’s latest alphabet anthology, C is for Chimera. Releasing April 12, this book is a good showcase for Parrish’s literary curatorship. I’m a huge fan of Parrish’s anthologies, from Fae to Corvidae and its companion Scarecrow, so I jumped at a chance to review …
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