Who's got the time?

Oh how Time Flies!
Thrilled to be a part of this year's
 IWSG Anthology:
TICK TOCK - A STITCH IN CRIME

TICK TOCK - A STITCH IN CRIME
IWSG Anthology #3
Release Date: May 1, 2018

The clock is ticking...

Can a dead child’s cross-stitch pendant find a missing nun? Is revenge possible in just 48 minutes? Can a killer be stopped before the rescuers are engulfed by a city ablaze? Who killed what the tide brought in? Can a soliloquizing gumshoe stay out of jail?

Exploring the facets of time, eleven authors delve into mysteries and crimes that linger in both dark corners and plain sight. Featuring the talents of Gwen Gardner, Rebecca M. Douglass, Tara Tyler, S. R. Betler, C.D. Gallant-King, Jemi Fraser, J. R. Ferguson, Yolanda Renée, C. Lee McKenzie, Christine Clemetson, and Mary Aalgaard.


Hand-picked by a panel of agents and authors, these eleven tales will take you on a thrilling ride into jeopardy and secrecy. Trail along, find the clues, and stay out of danger. Can't wait! Anticipation is a killer!

My story is RESET:
Twelve-year-old Casey has no time for her quirky family.
Mr. Zander has been searching for the perfect specimen to save his.

When Casey walks into Mr. Zander's clock repair shop, he sees her as a prime contender and coerces her to help him. Hopefully, the machine will work this time.

Find out more:

Tick Tock Blog  - - Goodreads - - Facebook

Also coming out soon:

How cute is this!!
Illustrated by Imani Allen

I finally found a fabulous illustrator and some wonderful beta readers to give it the final touches and care it needed! Very excited to get this out there - and especially happy to bring it with me when I go to Atlanta and do a show there - that's where my inspiration came from, when I taught there.

PRINCESS B

Unconventional Princesses #3

Release Date: April 10, 2018!

Twelve-year-old Bria Randall is the “man” of the house, now that her older brother Kendrick went missing. Though caring for little sis Shae is a tough job, she does what needs done. When Princess B finds a stuffed dragon keychain, he gives her some magical help to stand up to the evils that threaten them, and comforts them as Kendrick once did. But some things Princess B must face alone. She’ll do anything for a happy ending.

Book trailer and more images next newsletter!

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~~ RECENT EVENTS ~~

These are from Conglomeration - Louisville, KY - 3/31/18

These are my favorite swag items so far!
And they were a big hit!

added a little purple pizzazz!

table was perfect!

Princess Vader stole the show
and strangled everyone in sight!

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Bookishness

Where I answer commonly asked questions and pass on writerly advice...

Q&A - How do you come up with your ideas? I get my story ideas from life, from my students, from past experiences, from songs, and from daily what ifs... We are surrounded by potential stories, it just takes a wild imagination and then loads of research... Of course, my favorite inspiration to get writing is to read a book!

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April ~ May ~ June

April Fool-Me-Not!

I always look forward to Spring and heading back out to the events. It's also baseball season where I get to see my son play ball and write in the stands between pitches...

May - It's TIME!

The TICK TOCK anthology will be released this month! And hopefully, I'll be working on edits for WINDY HOLLOW - the publisher said it would be released in 2019... I'll have to keep on them!

June - busy bee month!
I didn't do Spring Break in Atlanta because I'll be headed there for 2 weeks of baseball and spending time with the folks! Plus 2 or 3 writing events - including a scriptwriter's meeting! Really looking forward to it!

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What I'm Reading...

• I've started several and seeing which one "takes" - I'll report back later
• Also busy proofreading!

What I'm Writing...

• FARTHER ALONG - Typing up the first draft. Would love to have it ready to submit in the Fall. I should be able to crash through edits this summer! Wishful thinking.
• MAGIC STORM - I'm hoping to start back into this one, now that I have another potential artist to help me create a graphic novel - not a comic, but a book with lots of pictures.
• GERTRUDE (the Nerdy Princess) UnPrincess novella #4 - Outline complete, ready for rough draft!
• The 4th POP TRAVEL novel - CONDUCTION. Outline in the works. New fathers Jared and Cooper are the stars of this one.
• Looking forward to transforming one of my favorite author's stories/series into a screenplay... The 13th Floor series by Christine Rains - ooo doggie!

Where I'll be...

April

• April 14 - Ohioana in Columbus. This is my fourth year. Always a success. Love this event!

May

• Staying close to home with my second son graduating from high school. That's two college kiddos - ack! I need a movie deal to pay for this stuff!!

June

• June 16 - Lift Up Atlanta - a vendor event where proceeds go toward local Atlanta families in need. Excited to be doing an event back where it all started!
• June 19 - Atlanta Film Society - can't wait to hob knob with other screenwriting hopefuls and looking forward to hearing some award winning advice. Maybe I should lower my expectations a bit, eh?

Warmer weather is finally here,
So I painted my toenails and shaved my legs - Let's go!

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Just in time for January

DISPOSAL!
Now available to satisfy your
action-adventure reading needs!

DISPOSAL - Pop Travel #3
Cooper and Geri are finally in a good place, but their bliss is short-lived when Cooper's rebellious nephew Jimmy moves in with them for a summer internship. He hits the town hard and thinks he's found the girl of his dreams in an fiery, exotic beauty. Against all words of warning, he pursues her and ends up getting kidnapped by her powerful Drug Lord father. Geri tracks him down, but gets herself kidnapped as well.

Now it's up to Cooper to use all his resources to save them, including the hot homicide detective Geri secretly despises, and the latest sketchy gadgets his genius friend Hasan offers him to field-test. Sure, why not? Cooper will do anything to get his family back.

Got a stellar review HERE.
and here is the
BOOK TRAILER:

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~~ RECENT EVENTS ~~

DISPOSAL Release Party!

Kentucky Book Fair!

Met my fellow MG writer friend, Stephanie Faris!

Met CQ compatriot Darin Kennedy and
some other fun writer dudes with great advice!

So awesome to hang with my original writer Book Fair girls
at the West Virginia Book Fest!

The Fall is when I do my best Book Eventing! Great sales, great friends, great times! Looking forward to another year of greatness - planning it out, despite some questionable circumstances... Wish me luck!

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Bookishness

Where I answer commonly asked questions and pass on writerly advice...

Q&A - How do you find time to write? I make time. I steal time. I find time. I designate time. If you want to do something, you coordinate your schedule to be able to do it. That's the truth of it. I write when I can, as often as I can.

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January ~ February ~ March

January is new beginnings and good news!

I submitted WINDY HOLLOW! Beast World, book 3.
My short story RESET was also accepted into the Insecure Writers Group Tick Tock Time Anthology! So excited and honored!
And now, I'm working on my next, new story. It's uncharted, risky territory - Christian YA. I'm hoping I can yarn it mainstream enough for publication... also going to try to find an agent, again... blech.

February is brewing

Just keep writing... And putting out feelers for school events in the Spring. Should find out where we will land this month.

March
Looking forward to my first book event of the year and hoping for more during Spring Break in Atlanta!

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What I'm Reading...

• Waiting patiently for 2 of my friends to finish their books so I can sink my eyes into them!
• I see a trip to the bookstore in my future as well...

What I'm Writing...

• FARTHER ALONG - this is the Christian YA novel I've been wanting to write for several years. It's finally the MS du jour.
• PRINCESS B - has risen in the writing ranks. I want to publish this beautiful baby - and now I need a cover artist, preferably one of color to do it justice. This 3rd Un-Princess story is about a young black girl with a dragon protector and instiller of confidence, shielding her from real monsters in a cruel world and teaching her to defend herself.
• MAGIC STORM - this story has taken a back seat until I get the above more secure. I think I still need a few lessons in comic books, graphic novels, and series script-writing...
• The 4th POP TRAVEL novel - CONDUCTION. Under construction as so many other projects distract me! Not to mention the new writing contests just released for 2018!

Where I'll be...

January & February

• Snuggled on the couch or rooted at my desk! The weather is too frightful to venture out - which means I'll have more time to write, right?

March

• March 12-16 - Spring Break in Atlanta. Hopeful to set up a signing!
• March 30 - Conglomeration! A sci-fi con in Louisville. We shall go and we shall see. And hopefully we shall sell!

Curl up by the fire in a cozy, soft blanket with some cocoa
and a book! Aahhh. 

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Seeing the Light

Sometimes the goal seems too far away.

So much time and so little to do! Strike that. Reverse it. Lots of things going on... but it seems to be taking forever to finish them. Probably because I'm working on too many things at once. Well, I finished this newsletter post, so I can check that off!

HAPPY BOOK BDAY TO POP TRAVEL!

It's three years old this month. And to celebrate we're having a

SUPER SHORT SALE!!

For two days only, July 6 & 7 POP TRAVEL will be FREE!

AND

I'm also hosting a GIVEAWAY!

"Stop the Presses!"

This has been shouted several times in our efforts to publish THE THING THAT TURNED ME anthology. As the turmoils of life and unexpected happenstances inevitably arise, we have pushed our release to August 5. Whatta ya gonna do? Trust me, it's worth the wait!

And here are a few teaser videos to prove it!

July ~ August ~ September

July - Storytellers

I'm working on a short story to enter in this blog hop - trying to decide between a modern day Alice or robot teachers... Need to stay sharp with these writing exercises!


September - Cover Reveal!

I'm so excited about CRADLE ROCK's cover and I can't wait to show you all in September! Plus there will be plenty of goodies to giveaway. Look for details at my blog.

Welcome to the forest.
Gabe and his girlfriend Ona are headed in opposite directions for Spring Break. Being a logical goblin, Gabe tries to talk her out of it, but there's just no reasoning with a stubborn ogress, and Ona is determined to dig up evidence of humans.

But when Ona goes missing, Gabe and his friends fly to Cradle Rock to search for her and discover a village of trouble, igniting an age old war. His physical skills may be lacking, but Gabe won't give up. With the help of his diverse group of friends, he will find a way to save his girl and maybe all beastkind. Humans, bah!


What I'm Reading...

• Acne, Asthmas, and Other Signs You Might be Half Dragon by Rena Rocford - I'm very excited to finish this soon. Hunted Dragons, Good Trolls, Evil Unicorns, and more!
• Foreseen by Terri-Lynn Smiles - messing with your mind!
• Dragonfly Warrior by Jay Noel - an epic fantasy of dynastic proportions.

What I'm Writing...

• DISPOSAL - Pop Travel, Book Three - DONE! with the first draft anyway. Once I get through a couple rounds of edits, it'll be ready for my CPs. I can't wait to hear what they have to say!
• Short story ideas are bursting - trying to finish a couple to submit.
• WHEN THE WIND BLOWS - Beast World, Book Three. So ready to start the rough draft!

Where I'll be...

July

• July 23 -  OHIO READERS & WRITERS EXPO in Akron, OH. This one is new, but I'm giving it a shot... It will be a nice book event between the "Cons!" Plus, I'll be on a author panel and attending with my bookfest buddy, Elizabeth Seckman.

• July 29-31 - FANDOMFEST in Louisville, KY. This is going to be BIG! I'm going with my cool cohort in crime, Terri-Lynne Smiles - and guests include STAN LEE and JASON PRIESTLY!! Killer!

August

• School starts early, football is in full swing, and I have a job to do! No fests for me!

September

• I have 4 events in the Fall, so I'll be getting ready for them this month, along with my CRADLE ROCK cover reveal and then the Blog Tour in December - lots coming up!

Happy Independence Day!

May your long summer days be filled with happiness

and positive vibes!

And if you have a question about writing or publishing, let me know.

 I'm thinking of adding a section to give advice!

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