Monthly Archives: July 2013

July 30, 2013 · 11:52 pm

The first draft of my Christmas submission is done!

I finally finished the first draft of my submission for Dreamspinner’s 2013 Advent Calendar! Tomorrow, I’ll polish it up, based on some criticism from Eli Easton, who was kind enough to beta read it when it wasn’t even quite done yet.

I think it’s a good story, though it’s a bit long for the submission requirements, and I doubt I’ll be able to trim it much. Sometimes they’re willing to accept longer submissions, if they really like them. We’ll see how that goes.

Another possibility is that they may like it enough to publish for Christmas, but not as part of the Advent Calendar. This has good points and bad points. Generally, the Advent Calendar gets more attention from readers and reviewers. But on the other hand, a separate novella gets its own cover.

I have to pick out a title tomorrow. Right now it’s called Christmas in Vermont, which is pretty dull. Hopefully, I’ll come up with something better.

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July 25, 2013 · 5:14 pm

“Billy’s Bones” has taken off!

Since its release on Monday, Billy’s Bones has taken off like a rocket!

It didn’t exactly hit #1 on Amazon, but it did get up to #25 in the Gay Romance category, which is the highest any of my novels has climbed before. It fluctuates constantly, and that may end up being as high as it goes, but I know for a fact that it went that high—I have screenshots!

It’s also listed on the Dreamspinner Bestsellers page! That’s been a goal of mine since I was first published with them.

Already, I’ve had a host of terrific reviews. Cindi at On Top Down Under Book Reviews said about the book, “Overall, I have to say that this is an outstanding book. I told someone today that it is definitely one of my favorites of 2013. Thinking back I now have to say that it’s one of my favorites of all-time. There are no words to express my total love for this story and the author’s writing. This was an easy 5 stars for me.”

This week has definitely been one of the high points of my writing career so far!

“Billy’s Bones” has been released!

My psychological drama, Billy’s Bones, has been released today!

It can be found at Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks, and other resellers.

It also received a 5-star review from Live Your Life, Buy The Book, calling it “Brilliant.. Gripping.. Suspenseful.. Emotional.. Page turner..”

I’m so excited about this release!

The World’s Most Disorganized Blog Tour

So I hear it’s a good idea to do a blog tour, when your novel comes out. This consists of guest posts on other author’s blogs in a fairly organized sequence, promoting your book and generally giving away free copies.

Well, I’ve been trying to do that with Murderous Requiem since it came out, but the “organized” part has completely eluded me. Some of you may have seen some of the posts go by, but I utterly failed to present them in any kind of orderly manner.

However, for anyone interested in Murderous Requiem, there has been some interesting information in these posts, concerning magick, Marsillio Ficino, herbalism, Renaissance music, and other subjects that come up in the novel. So even though many of them are no longer giving away free copies, I thought I should post them in a list here, just so they’re easily accessible.

I intend to post one or two more, before I’m done with it. And the one on Renaissance music (on Shira Anthony‘s blog) still has a free giveaway going on until July 7th!

The Chaotic Murderous Requiem Blog Tour:

April 15th: Magick and the Occult on Grace Duncan’s Blog

April 27th: Excerpt on Butterfly-o-Meter Books (L.E. Olteano)

May 8th: Herbal Teas and Remedies on Kim Fielding’s Blog

May 10th: Marsilio Ficino on K.Z. Snow’s Blog

May 20th: Greek Musical Notation on Skylar M. Cates’s Blog

June 30th: Renaissance Music on Shira Anthony’s Blog (free giveaway until July 7th!)