Tag Archives: TANKBORN

When Fiction Becomes Future…or Present

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Science fiction is a funny genre. There are those (like me) who devour it, who sometimes feel there’s something missing in a book that doesn’t include at least a little imagined science. Then there are those who just don’t get … Continue reading →

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Social Media for the Genre-Conflicted, Part 1

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

In a previous post, I described how my husband and I designed my new website to encompass all three of the genres I’m published in–science fiction (YA), romance, and mystery. I have a great landing page that directs visitors to … Continue reading →

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New Website! A Solution for the Genre-Conflicted

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

So what do you do to promote yourself when your published work spans three genres (romance, speculative fiction, mystery) and two markets (adult and young adult)? This wasn’t a huge issue when I initially sold my first YA science fiction … Continue reading →

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Horse of a Different Color and How Writing Matures

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I’m lucky enough to own a beautiful mare named Belle. She’s half-Andalusian and half-Morgan, and a gorgeous gray. She just turned 16 a couple weeks ago. If you don’t know horses, you might not realize that 1) most of the … Continue reading →

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10 Must-Do’s for Manuscript Revision

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

A little over a week ago, I turned in Book 3 of the Tankborn trilogy. A few weeks ago in this blog post, I gave tips on how to finish your novel, suggesting among other things to turn off your … Continue reading →

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Big Sale! 35% off Tankborn & Awakening!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

I don’t usually use my blog to flog my books (well, not so blatantly), but there are some fabulous sales going on and I wanted to make sure everyone knows about them. It’s already been a great week with the … Continue reading →

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Happy Book Birthday!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Sometimes the passage of time between when a book is contracted and when it’s finally launched into the brave new world seems like forever. But finally it’s the official release day for Tu Books’ spring 2013 releases. The first one … Continue reading →

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OnFireFiction, or Creating a Creative Cooperative

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

In October 2012, I attended the annual conference of Novelists, Inc, one of the alphabet soup of writer’s groups (SCBWI, SFWA, MWA, and SinC) to which I belong. As I mentioned in this blog post, one of the hottest topics … Continue reading →

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A Literary Schlep–4…er…5 Tips on Finishing Your Novel

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

I flew from DC to Northern California today. I bring this up because I was contemplating how odd it is that at 6am this morning (3am PST), I was heading off in my rental car to Dulles Airport, and at … Continue reading →

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5 Proven Ways to Wake Up the Draggy Bits in Your Novel

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

We’ve all been there. You’re at point A in your story. You can clearly visualize your destination: point B, when that next Wow moment happens. Point B is one of those scenes you’ve been looking forward to writing since you … Continue reading →

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