I am a mother of two active boys and four cats. I have a very supportive husband. I work full time and write when I have time. I like to tell stories that people will enjoy.
I am spending the weekend selling books at the Big Gay Market. I just like telling people I’m at the Big Gay. It makes me smile.
If any of you are at the Big Gay Market on Saturday, come and say hi. It is so lovely to see people enjoy themselves as much as they do at this event!
My friend Wes came to visit, and I couldn’t be happier to be spending time with them.
I’m debating sending out a free book out with my next newsletter, maybe the eBook of Aura of the Chameleon or Xenagogue. I can set up a free link that is good for maybe 12 hours … or 24.
In all honesty, I would love to have a book festival in which all of you could come, and then we could talk books.
My latest book, Cliste Falls, is just under 50k. It is coming along nicely. I don’t know exactly what those words mean, but it’s fun to write. I still believe I can get the book done in the next couple of weeks … at least I hope so!
I feel that every email is starting off this way, no?
I decided to offer Wolf Healer, as an eBook, free, next week!
Wolf Healer – Free June 15 – June 18
It’s available on Amazon, as always. As an indie author with a book in Kindle Unlimited, it’s the only place I can offer my eBook. That said, let others know.
My new book, Cliste Falls, the dystopian shifter book, is at about 45k. It’s been a hoot to write, and very weird. It’s one of the first times I’ve gone into a book knowing the start and middle, but not really sure about the end.
You can go onto facebook, TikTok, or YouTube and see me acting out the first 9 chapters. The content in those videos isn’t complete. The book will have more details, but it will let you meet each of the four point of view characters and get a feel of what is going on.
I’m heading out to Milwaukee to day for Milwaukee Pride. I’d love to see any and all who are available!
MKE Pride Market June 13th
I feel like the summer is already flying by! Next weekend is the Big Gay Market. Another event I’d love to see any and all of you at. That one is in Madison, Wisconsin.
Anyway, I’m off to drive for a few hours and hopefully meet many readers! I love that part.
I am writing a new book! It even has a name, if not a cover. If you’re interested, I’m tracking my progress … everywhere! I’m acting out the scenes, giving updates, and basically being my fun foolish self.
If you WANT to see how a book is made and get light sneak peeks into the book … not everything is getting into my short chapter videos, follow me on:
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Beyond books and videos, my son is graduating high school on Sunday. That means summer has officially begun. No more “alone” time. Since the spouse was home the full time, post-op, I really didn’t get any of that. However, kids will hide, like gremlins, so I should be fine!
OMG. So the spouse had a procedure during finals week on May 12th. Ever since we’ve been doing projects around the house. It’s SO MUCH.
Let me tell you about this week, not all of them, but just the last few days.
Of Friday I went to help my mom. She called and asked if i could take her to an appointment. No other details, because why would I need them? As I was hanging up, she slipped in, maybe afterwards we could run errands.
Yep, that tracts.
Well, the appointment at 11am last Friday, was her realtor. She’s been trying to sell the farm and it was supposed to finalize at the end of April. The people who bought the farm were having issues selling their place in Georgia. Well, last Friday they were selling and buying. My mom was signing the final papers with the title company. (Not as quick of a process as I’d thought!)
BUT, the buyers were selling their place at 3:30, a few hours later, so we had time.
COSTCO RUN, and I needed to pick up my son. We also had lunch, and the spouse joined us. Apparently the water heater had a malfunction … a new project!
(other projects were fixing the sink, the toilet, the living room light, which involved taking that one down and doing rewiring, the window blind which is automatic, more rewiring, … I feel like I missing a few…)
Well, back to my mom, we got to the bank an hour plus before close. The first woman told Mom to sign the check … but then there was an issue. She got someone higher up. The check was signed to a trust. (No! ๐ฑ)
It took about an hour to realize there was nothing we could do. WHY? Memorial day weekend. No one was still in their offices. Oh, and my mom proudly didn’t bring her phone along.
We rescheduled to Tuesday.
My mom didn’t bring her phone again. I know, I should’ve asked her. Why didn’t I? I don’t know.
She’d printed out the papers for the trust … but not all of them. The banker, who was very nice, offered to extend our appointment so we could drive back to my mom’s new place to get her phone. (It was good that he though she and I were hilarious. We are, by the way!)
At her house, she went in and I waited in the care. 2 minutes. 4 minutes. 5 minutes. I went in. She was looking at her phone with a magnified glass. FFS. She wanted to know if the correct form was in the email she had. It was. We got BACK to the bank, and 55 minutes later everything was done.
The banker had scheduled a 30 minute meeting originally and it only took an hour and 45 minutes to finally get the damn check deposited! PHEW!
And so (almost) ends, adventures with Mom.
No, this isn’t much different than my life growing up.
During one of my drives I told her about a friend having issues with their husband who wasn’t supporting their transition. Mom said, “What’s to agree with? If a person is trans, it’s who they are.”
This is also how I was brought up.
Anyway, I’ve started a YouTube channel where I’m documenting writing the new dystopian werewolf book. If you want to follow along, here are two videos that give you an idea about what I’m doing.
My channel is very very small, and I’d love for it to grow. Please follow and share!
I’m selling it and a BUNCH of books on super DUPER discount right now. If you want to get any of my books on super duper discount, check that out HERE.
I’ll be at Harbor Market in Kenosha this weekend with A.R. Grimes. May 30th, 9am – 2pm. 2nd Avenue midway between 54th and 56th, Kenosha, WI I’d love to see any and all of you there!
I am so happy to be done this year. It was a hard year for so many different reasons.
I planned on posting videos about writing the dystopian werewolf story … and I still do, it has just been stalled. I do hope to get back to it. With the videos, I may even make progress.
Though The Chameleon’s Duplicity doesn’t come out until the end of the month, I have copies of it now. I ALSO have decided to off several of my books at an even bigger discount on my website. If you’re in the US, check on the prices on paperback book. The prices include my signing the books and shipping.
I bought a book on how to do newsletters the right way. I haven’t read it yet … but I DID buy it. That is what we call progress.
We are at the end of the semester, and as always, that means I convert my life from teacher to author. I have one more week, but with the number of markets and events coming up, you’d never know!
So, let’s get down to business!
The Chameleon’s Duplicity ARCs went out last week … this week? Well, at some point in the last 10 days. All the days have kind of meshed together for me, so I’m not exactly sure when I set the eBook out into the world, I just know that it’s happened.
The Chameleon’s Duplicity
I’ve started thinking about what I want to write next. It’s complicated because I’m still trying to get my head around fixing the third book in the Hidden Magick series. I’ve been putting it on the back burner while I work to get to finals, but since that’s next week, I really don’t have an excuse.
Just like the books title: Truth Exposed … my truth is exposed, and I’ll need to get on it … soon!
I think while I’m working to get that book cleaned up, I’ll start dipping my toe into the dystopian werewolf book, that has no name. I’m open to suggestions. In reality, I’m open to many things. I think I’ve mentioned before: if you have a name you want included in a book, now is the time to let me know! A location? A title? (book or otherwise), I’m in the planning stages, something needed in dystopian despite my avoidance of the practice.
Now, onto something more plesant!
Tomorrow I’ll be at Nobel Knights Game shop for an event that runs from 9am to 4pm. I’m very excited. The store is in my town, so getting there is super easy. It’s also an indoor event, so I won’t freeze. This is all very thrilling to me.
Doesn’t that look like something you’d LOVE to be a part of? I know I’m super happy to be going.
As for NEXT weekend, well, I’ll be in Sun Prairie, also dangerously close to home, at an outdoor event. I’d again, love to see all of you there.
This market is HUGE! So many venders and food carts … FOOD CARTS, and I’m located pretty close to them. Things are getting better and better.
Anyway, beyond writing and vending, I’m deciding on walking or biking for a summer distraction. What do y’all suggest? What would be a goal to set? Let me know.
I could hope for a shower of sales, but alas, the only showers I got were the literal ones. Wisconsin had some fun weather: hail, thunderstorms, rain, freezing cold back to back to summer warm.
I’ve spent a lot of time working on three projects:
my paid job. I know, silly of me. Finals are soon, so that will take the back burner come May 15th. (Maybe the 14th if I’m really on top of grading finals)
Editing the second of the Hidden Magick Series. Yep, it is all edited and I’m about to format. That means I need ARC readers. Send me a note if you want to be part of the team!
brainstorming a new series … dystopian werewolves. Thoughts? Anyone want their name in the series? I really don’t love coming up with names.
I would love for The Chameleon’s Duplicity to come out at the end of May. If you’d like to be part of the ARC team, I’ll probably have the eBooks out in the next 1 – 2 days.
The Chameleon’s Duplicity
May is just around the corner. I haven’t written any short stories, but maybe I’ll include one in May. If I start that new dystopian, maybe I’ll drop some of my beginning musing on that one here. I am debating creating either TikTok or YouTube videos on my beginning to end process of the first book. Thoughts?
It is the end of spring break. I know, I set a lot of things to happen during spring break in my books, which is why I hole up in my house avoiding the big bad world. Maybe I should switch things up, go to Florida, and try to find a panther or something crazier. Things could become a lot more interesting!
The Chameleon’s Duplicity is scheduled to publish on May 30th! I know, I am really excited as well. All three books are up on Amazon, have pages on my website, and are quickly becoming a reality. I don’t have a ton of ratings or reviews for Aura of the Chameleon, yet. If you’ve read it and are comfortable, I would love for you to leave your thoughts. It isn’t really for me, it is for other readers to know if they should venture into my dystopian world. It would also let me know if I should continue writing dystopian books. I do have one primed and ready to go, but I also have other ideas, so if it isn’t my forte, I can take a hint.
School starts up next week for me and the boy, the youngest. I didn’t get much done for prepping, but that’s probably okay, none of my students probably did much work either, so we’re even!
My son’s birthday is coming up, so of course the baking has begun. I made fudge puddles: chocolate chip cookies, made into little cups, filled with chocolate ganache. As for any more baking, we will see.
Living in Wisconsin, the weather has been bouncing between the 60s (low 20sC) and back down to the 30s-40s (0C-10C). It makes figuring out what to wear and which coat very tricky. Then there is the rain and wind. You have to love spring!
We are trudging through March, and what a month it is. In my neck of the woods, we had a blizzard last weekend, and it’s 73F (23C) today! Wisconsin is just wacky!
I would go out and enjoy the weather, but I am heading out with A.R. Grimes to see if we can convince people they want to purchase our goods. We’re going to a makers market! These are always exciting and worrisome. Will people want books? Will they want OUR books? Who knows. It is also very fun. I do like talking with people.
We got to set up last night, so I get to have a bit of a relaxed morning. It is 5:30am. If had to set up this morning, I’d be off to Sun Prairie now. The setup has to be done by 8:30am and doors open for venders at 6am. All our fans can show up at 9am. I’m sure many fans will be beating down the door! ๐ฑ๐คฃ๐คฃ
If you’re in the area, here are the details. 608 Market at Heartland. 800 Wilburn Road, Sun Prairie, WI. From 9am – 3pm! And yes, I have copies of Aura of the Chameleon!!
I guess that means my next piece of information is, Aura of the Chameleon is out in the world. I have received a few review and a few ratings. Nothing much. If you read it, please rate it. Or, if you want to be a hero, review it! It is appreciated by me and other readers.
Book two is almost done with the editor and book three is being heavily critiqued. The writing machine is fully in swing.
As for what is next. I was challenged with “dystopian” and “werewolves.” The words have been battling it out in my head for the last week. As to what comes of it … we will see!
I hope all of you are doing well as the seasons change.
Does my cover look different? As I ordered covers for book 2 and 3, I decided to add a bit of purple to the cover. it was a whole thing. Anyway, new cover done. Book ready to go live. And I have a review!! I know, I’m super excited. Check it out!
This reviewer has given me many 4-star reviews, so I was thrilled to see that she gave me a 5-star review on this series!
The best editor in the world is currently editing book 2. I don’t know about book 3 since it hasn’t been critiqued. Once this trilogy is done, I haven’t decided what I’ll work on next. But whatever it is, I’m sure it will be fun. I am certainly open to suggestion. (No, I’m not going back to the Jade universe)
As for events, I’ll be attending the 608 market on March 21st at 800 Wilburn Road in Sun Prairie, WI. If anyone is available, I’d love to see you!
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