New Giveaway for Newsletter Subscribers!

At the dual book launch party this past weekend for my friends Austin Aslan and Amy K. Nichols, I happened to come away with two audio book codes for Austin’s novels: The Islands at the End of the World and The Girl at the Center of the World. Since I already...

Booktubeathon 2015: Princess Challenge

Okay, I was all over the princess challenge for Booktubeathon’s video challenge #5. Couldn’t help myself. The challenge was to carry books on your head that spell out your first name…and then keep adding books until they fall...

New Facebook Fan Page

Feels strange to create a fan page for yourself (Narcissus anyone?) but I’ve been under-utilizing my Facebook profile because I didn’t want to go all bookish-1940’s-Cinderella on my friends and family who may or may not want to read about those...

Booktubeathon 2015 TBR List

This will be my first attempt at the Booktubeathon Challenges. It starts August 3rd; same day as school starts! Seven books in seven days. Gulp. Here is my list (and warning, the visual/audio goes wonky sometimes…I’m missing my techy son’s...

Kayaking on the Lake

Summer is meant for fun and relaxation! Between writing binges I like to go kayaking. The air was a little smokey from the forest fires in both British Columbia and Washington State, but it cleared up within a few days of firefighters working hard to contain the...

ICAD Week 4: Wrap Up

Oh, the Index Card a Day challenge! It was a challenge for me to create art every day. Even if it was only on an index card. This last week I slipped into research mode instead of creative mode. (I do the same with my writing sometimes–the research is so...