Excerpt! "Touched By Maen Llia" -- brand new paranormal fantasy romance story! You may remember that last month I mentioned a new paranormal fantasy anthology that is coming up in August. At the time I didn't have a story title, or much of a blurb for my story that is in the anthology. So all
It's sale time! For those of you who are new to the blog and the email list, Hello! And Welcome! Every month, on the last two days of the month and the first two days of the next month, Stories Rule Press (SRP) holds a 20% off sale. Sometimes it's a different sort of
Why I Envy You Thank the stars the heat has eased, here in Alberta! It was a tough couple of weeks. If you are purely a reader of fiction, and not at all a writer, then 1) I envy you a little. I was a huge reader when I was younger, before the writing thing
Historical Suspense Excerpt -- the latest Lady Adelaide installment! The historic heat wave which hovered over the northwest of the continent last week taught me two things: After twenty-five years, I've thoroughly acclimitized to the Canadian seasons. The 39C (102F) we suffered through on Canada Day was simply awful. Canadian houses are built to hold
Happy Canada Day! And a new fantasy romance anthology! It's Canada Day, and there will be fireworks tonight--only here in Edmonton, the daylight lasts until close to midnight, so the fireworks are very late in the evening. Too late for moi, alas. Mark and I get up very early in the morning, so we can
It's sale time! For those of you who are new to the blog and the email list, Hello! And Welcome! Every month, on the last two days of the month and the first two days of the next month, Stories Rule Press (SRP) holds a 20% off sale. Sometimes it's a different sort of
Do You Like Hardcover Books? Want Some Of Mine? I have an opportunity to make case hardcover editions of my books available. Which sounds fantastic…if you like hardcovers! There's an image of a case hardcover book, above. They're the hardcovers that have the cover image printed right onto them, instead of onto a loose cover
A Book-Lined Room of One's Own A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.--Virginia Woolf. I have always loved images of rooms with book-stuffed shelves. They appeal to the reader and the writer in me. For a great many years--decades, in fact--I dreamed about working in
The Stories Rule Press monthly 4 day 20% off sale starts today. This sale includes all titles currently available on the SRP site, including boxed sets, books already on discount, new releases and pre-orders…everything! You can buy as much or as little as you want, and you can use the coupon code multiple times
Sneak Peek at The Unaccompanied Widow, and the origins of jeans. The chances are really good that you're wearing jeans right now. Especially since they invented stretch denim, jeans have become ubiquitous. Nearly everyone wears them as default casual pants, and I would guess (I didn't look this up) that the majority of people in
