Zippy, the tiny-bodied long coat German shepherd puppy with the overlarge head, hopped and scooted about the interior courtyard, chewing a wiggly toy Santa Claus. Full summer sun shone and the Canadian sky made this a memorable day. Seven years ago, we drove up to see a different dog, a different breed, the Leonberger puppy.…
Just a quick post to let people know that Kobo is now selling Sandcastle and Other Stories and my new suspense eNovella, The Conversationalist. Just click Kobo Justin Bog Books if you have a Kobo eReader and want to investigate further.
Well, today I’m thinking about short fiction, giving a reading at the local Anacortes Public Library tomorrow night, and the love of darker tales (yes, even with a bit more humor thrown in—life does that too), and positive feedback. I am always grateful for that. Zippy is feeling under the weather, and I won’t be…
IndieVengeance Day is October 12th in Dallas, Texas at Half Price Books! I can’t wait to be a part of this experience and thank Amber Jerome-Norrgard and Scott Morgan especially for coordinating everything for the event. What a great weekend ahead. 20 Awesome Things to Do in Dallas for TX/OU Weekend, October 10 to 13 (click…
A Writer’s Life welcomes Raine Thomas. I hope you will enjoy Raine’s contemporary and alternative list of music greats that help to inspire while she’s creating. Raine’s muse must be holding a lit lighter up at the end of most writing sessions. I am thrilled to see Raine’s new book For Everly here. Discover the…
I always try to pick books for the upcoming summer season, captivating books that will introduce me to characters I would never meet in real life, for good or bad, and allow me to visit places I probably will never have a chance to travel to—here at A Writer’s Life Blog and at the eMagazine In…
For your calendar: I will be reading from my newest literary suspense novella, The Conversationalist, and a short off-center tale from Sandcastle and Other Stories at Village Books in Fairhaven on Friday May 31st at 7pm. Please join me for this and feel free to ask questions about the writing life, the writing process, and…
I just wanted to stop by A Writer’s Life blog to share the story of the Author Event last night at University Book Store in Seattle. This was a dual-author event with Stacey R. Campbell, whose Young Adult novel, Hush, is not to be missed. Go pick it up and enjoy a book that will…
I’ve been busy on the other side of the writing life, the dreaded side, the one that makes me most nervous: the pre-release side of the game. And it is a game. Please don’t believe I am bragging here; it’s just life—we all have met nice people. I’ve met many authors in the past few…
Well, the incredible writing journey I am on continues. I remember driving down to Seattle with fellow Young Adult author Stacey R. Campbell, who wrote the fun “lost royal princess” mystery titled Hush, with a list of bookstores to visit. The very first on our list was University Book Store in Seattle, the largest independent…