Author of spooky, fantastical and swoony fiction and blogger of high strangeness.
In the run up to Halloween, I thought I’d share some of the spookier experiences I’ve had throughout my life. Apart from assuring you that I am not making this stuff up, these are submitted without comment — you can make up your own mind about what, exactly, it was that I encountered. Watch for […]
Read More »I’ve been mostly chilling and enjoying the fall weather this week, and also enjoying what’s left of my down time before the hecticness of NaNoWriMo and my new client’s web project both kick into high gear by doing a lot of crafty stuff and working on my Halloween costume, both of which will get their […]
Read More »Julia crane is the author of the Coexist: Keegan’s Chronicles. She has a bachelors degree in criminal justice. Julia has believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Growing up her mother greatly encouraged reading and using your imagination. Although she’s spent most of her life on the […]
Read More »Please welcome my special guest author this week, LeAnna Shields. LeAnna is the author of the indie sff series The Alestrion Chronicles, and these are her top 5 pieces of advice for anyone thinking of taking the self-publishing plunge. Take it away, LeAnna.
Read More »My guest this week for the IWU Blog Tour is indie fiction author G. W. Jefferies, whose latest novel is the literary epic, Apolo Drakuvich. An author and poet, G.W. is a native Texan. A writer of contemporary and dystopian fiction, Jefferies’ themes of counter-culture and dystopian views are usually included in some form in […]
Read More »‘Tis the season for ghost stories and haunted houses… with a little zombie and vampire action thrown into the mix. To help get into the Halloween spirit, you can get my paranormal fantasy about a ghost hunt gone wrong, Restless Spirits, FREE on Smashwords with coupon code FU23M. And that’s not all! As a bonus […]
Read More »Administrative note: the house is much improved, but there’s still a lot to get done, so expect this week to be light on updates. Meanwhile, I stopped letting the house be an excuse to not write, so here’s a word count, albeit an anemic one: Today’s word count: 315 Total: 70,713 And here’s a snippet […]
Read More »This started out as an off week, and turned into a big house reorganization project, hence the slowdown in posting this week. But I wanted to pause in the middle of all the disarray to let you know about a couple of interviews I did recently: Writer motivator and author David Cleinman interviewed me last […]
Read More »Today’s word count: 709 Total: 70,398 The snippet: The buzzer rang, cutting her off as they both looked out of the kitchen toward the door. “Hold that thought,” he told her as he went to see who was there. He couldn’t detect any signs of life coming from the other side of the door, and […]
Read More »I have a hard time writing coherently about episodes I love of shows I love, because mostly I’m all with the squee. This time is no different, so I’m just going to put some random reactions behind the cut.
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