I received an Advance Reading Copy of Smoke Bitten via a contest. This is my non-spoiler review for those who won’t get to read it until March 17th. Mercy is at it again. And so is Patricia Briggs — she’s putting Mercy through stress and pain, torturing her with life …
Here in Salem, Oregon, we have a wonderful program called “Salem Reads” that encourages all library users to read the same fiction book and then attend a variety of talks and presentations on the subjects that book touched on. I’m behind reading this year’s official book and talks are coming …
You can find inspiration in the ordinary, and in the unusual. Neither are better for inspiration as long as you get as much out of each as you can. I got home from my very first cruise on Monday night, and am still doing laundry and putting travel gear …
I recently finished a short story and realized it was time to get myself a Beta reader. The only people who have read my fiction in the past are close friends or relatives, but it was time to see what it felt like to send off a newly finished work …
