I swear these shots are in no way planned or staged.This one, I took earlier this month–manual shutter, no flash–upon glancing up while in the middle of a conversation with a close friend. Sometimes life lets you know that you're where you're supposed to be, doing what you're meant to be doing.Fate, destiny, design? I […]

This coming Saturday (11 February) I’ll be at the M/M Italia group on GoodReads for a Q&A session. It’s a moderated-membership group, but if you’re interested in joining the discussions or asking a few questions, stop on by and put a join request in. Check my GoodReads profile for the group link. Having finished the […]

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For this week’s six, a sneak-peek at Black, on the boulevard in the opening scene. A vampire just eased up to the curb in a snazzy little coupe, its glassy curves refracting the blue-lit glow from the buildings. I soak up the sensation, willing the stranger not to move, or speak; I want to stay […]

“They will take away my freedom and lock me in the bowels of Ommat. Away from the sun and wind, the sky and turf. You would require this of me.” “Your insignis requires it.” The venator, the same one that shook his had not a minute past, spoke up. His voice was flat, unyielding. “Quiet.” The matrem spoke […]

Apparently I got so excited that I fouled the link up in my previous attempt. So here it is, functional.Carina Press updated their website with the August releases, so you can now pre-order Dark Edge of Honor. Or read the excerpt. 🙂

Though writing might be an insular task at its heart… inspiration is not. It comes from the strangest places, the most random associations and interactions sometimes. Finally, the words have begun to flow. I was up until 2 a.m. with the last hurrah of the sangria wine punch at my elbow (if you don’t count […]

Back from my three-day mini-vacation. Which was (of course!) interrupted by an email with the cover art for Dark Edge of Honor. Not the final, just a proof… I’ll share it as soon as I can, promise. My first order of the day, since the gears weren’t turning enough to actually engage the muses at […]

As in my fiftieth blog post, not a reflection of law enforcement confrontations or that annual celebration of older—further from birth, closer to death, whatever. I wanted this blog post to be a milestone of sorts, so I’d been giving it some thought. And I’m sitting here in the chaise lounge on my front porch, […]

It took every ounce of willpower I possess, but I managed to refrain from purchasing an MP3 player and car adapter recently. See, I have this lovely trance playlist, and I drive for hours up into the nearby Appalachians when I need inspiration and to re-energize my writer’s mind. Mountains=no radio signal. Older car=no auxiliary […]