“The unread story is not a story.” – Ursula K. Le Guin Recently, I decided to move away from Amazon with my published works because I found that I am not getting paid for them, despite being on Kindle Unlimited for several years. A few people were reading them here and there, but the lack […]
The Author’s Musings
Hiatus
Today, I am announcing that the “Petunia’s Peculiar Particulars” series is officially on hiatus. I want to thank those of you who have purchased stories in this series and to my fans, I just want to say that I adore you for loving Maven, Alan, Elvis and most especially, the ever weird and wonderfully wacky Petunia. […]
A Woman in Writing
I have struggled my entire career as a writer, with the fact that I do not wish to publish under an identity that is not my own. I don’t feel that it’s fair that I should have to submit under my initials to get people to consider my work and many women in this industry do […]
The Things I Do For Love…
Three years ago, my daughter called me and said, “Mom, I’m at the shelter and there’s this cat and I want to get him. He’s old and they say he won’t make it out of the shelter if I don’t adopt him today.” I had been expecting that phone call for a few months. I […]
Mirren Hogan’s “Night Witches” is Out Today!
My friend Mirren Hogan is celebrating the release of her new book Night Witches! Here’s a bunch of things you probably didn’t know about her. Do you like cheese? Way too much. What was the last book you read? Calamity by Brandon Sanderson. What is your favourite flavour of ice cream? Chocolate. What else is […]
Finding the Inner Puppy
It’s National Love Your Pets Day. At least, so says some meme on Facebook. In the spirit of the holiday, I have a story for you all about my three Labradors. I always mention them in the acknowledgements in my short stories because I could not do what I do without them. Today’s story is […]