Writers are introverts by nature, and it's often hard for us to "get out there" and crow about our own work. That's why I'm so grateful for my book club friends--without them, I would not have hosted a book launch event. But thanks to their insistence that the event should be celebrated, we had a party! The book launch for The Cleansing was held at Tall Tales Books in … [Read more...] about My Book is Out! Thanks to Friends and Readers Who Helped Me Celebrate!
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Did I Mention I Have A New Book Coming Out?
Phew, this book has traveled a long road. Years ago, it began as a young adult novel. One major publisher wanted it, but it died at the marketing roundtable. I rewrote it again and again and finally found my footing in telling this story as an adult novel. And it was freeing to be as dark and gritty as the story demanded. Fortunately, Hypatia Press got behind it, and here we … [Read more...] about Did I Mention I Have A New Book Coming Out?
Amazon/UK Optioned our Book for a TV Series!
More than ten years ago, I joined Stephanie Dray, Kate Quinn, Sophie Perinot, and Eliza Knight for drinks at the Historical Novel Society conference when someone brought up and interesting idea: What if we collaborated on a novel? What if we each picked a character and then everyone's else's characters would weave in and out of our individual stories while still maintaining the … [Read more...] about Amazon/UK Optioned our Book for a TV Series!
I’m Late As Usual, But My Story Won A Prize!
Y'all, this was announced more than a month ago, but did I share this news? No, I did not. Why? Because I get attacks of shyness where it seems like drawing attention to myself or my work just feels, icky, ya know? Like bragging? But, I realized after a while, that not sharing this news was a disservice to the great people at World History Encyclopedia (a tremendous resource, … [Read more...] about I’m Late As Usual, But My Story Won A Prize!
