May’s In-person Event

This last Saturday I went to Triple Treasure MarketPlace in Hardenville, MO. TTMP had over 60+ vendors selling a multitude of items. The morning was fair but we were tornado’d out in the afternoon. A tornado warning came and we all cleared out I sold 14 books(4 of which were my new book) which covered my table fee and gave me a little profit. I have a table reserved for the November event. We shall see how that goes before I commit to next year.

Ordered some more books and am waiting. I’d rather have too many than not enough. Besides I have to take a few books to the ABC Bookstore in Springfield, MO so they have more books to sell for me. Dad will probably want me to wait til June for the Conference about going up there though.

Concerning my writing, I’m working on my Vellas. I’ll be finding out my bonus for April this month. April is the first full month of the changes the Zon did. I also had low reads during April so I’m not expecting a big bonus. Actually going forward I don’t expect any more BIG bonuses. However any money I get is gravy, though I may b*tch a bit. Who doesn’t when they’re disappointed? Anyway I’m hopping around my Vellas and most of them are coming up to speed.

Have you read my newest book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

May 2024

All set for the Triple Treasure Marketplace event. At least I think so. Got my books packed anyway. My big sign is set up too. It will be the first time I’ve used it. I’m a bit nervous as this will be the first time I’ve gone to this as a vendor. I usually go to support. So a new experience.

More on the event after.

Not going to write much this time as there isn’t much to write about yet. Just the usual speel.

Have you read my book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

Another Tat

Went to the Author Expo in Nixa. Several of my ex-writing group buddies were there so when I see them in June at the Conference I can ask how it went for them. I left my card with the library. Hopefully I’ll be able to get in next year.

While I was up there we went into Springfield and stopped at the ABC Bookstore and dropped off a few books. By the time we got home (2 hr. drive) the store had sold 6 of the 14 books I had left. 4 of which were the Elememtal Voice main books. I will have to order more books to take there again sometime soon. Maybe in May.

I got my receipt from Triple Treasures MarketPlace in Hardenville, MO for a spot so I’m good to go for May 4th. At least I think so. I got all but the last 6 of my books I ordered. They should be here before the 4th. I’ll have to reorder some more books for June if I sell some, just to be sure I have enough. With Conferences you never know how much or how little you will sell. And the TTMP is new to me so that too is an unsure sell.

I have also received the ledgers I ordered. My books will be inventoried and expenses will be kept track of. In the not too distant future I will have to be doing taxes. Right now I’m not earning enough to bother with. But if I continue with Vella and they get their act together I may.

AS to my writing, I have put aside book 3 of Ghostwolf and am concentrating on Vellas. However with the changes I didn’t do so well for March. I am trying to bring up all my Vellas to at least 11 episodes, now that the free episodes are at 10. I have a lot to do for 3 Vellas to do that but the others are coming up nicely. I need to get my readers to engage more with my stories so I may have to try polls and questions in the author notes. Reader participation figures prominently in the bonus I found out, especially after the changes. I have decided to stay and work on the ones I already have up. However I will not be adding new stories. 4 of them will be ongoing and not for book publication so there will be plenty to read for readers.

Have you read my book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

A ‘Little’ Note

My muse is still being fickle about Book 3 of Ghostwolf. She just wants to hop around my Vellas. So I’ve put aside Ghostwolf. Maybe reverse psychology will work on her. I’m just concentrating on the Vellas, especially the ones I’m going to turn into books. See what happens.

In my last blog I mentioned I was looking at new in-person venues. I found a few and added one to my roster this year.

I’m going to be at the Triple Treasure Marketplace in Hardenville, MO, on May 4th. I just filled out the app and I’ll be mailing it out as soon as I get the money order so I can reserve my space. Besides my books, I will have metal bookmarks and keychains on my table. I may even have a surprise on my table. Just depends on how energetic I am before the Fest. See how this goes and maybe make it a yearly thing.

Then in June I’m going to the Between The Pages Writer’s Conference in Springfield, MO. I’ll have a table there with the other authors. That Saturday the book room will be open to the public as well in the afternoon for a few hours. Hopefully I’ll get some readers. And September 20th and 21st I will be at Hootin An Hollarin in Gainesville, MO. And I’ll round out the year at Triple Treasure Marketplace again on November 9th for the ‘Christmas’ Fest. I may do the local Christmas parade fest in December if it is not too cold.

I am also going to check out an authors expo this month to see if I want to go there next year. A lot of local authors I know will be participating so will ask them how they did when I see some of them in June at the Conference.

Have you read my book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

April 2024

Unlike the saying March didn’t go out like a lion. It came in springy and went out springy. No windy or terrible days. Though it did seem to pass awfully fast.

I got the free Square card reader and I’m going to be trying it out this September for Hootin An Hollarin. Also I’ve been looking up new in-person venues to try. I need to do more for my books. There aren’t many venues near me but I found a few that I may try next year. This year I may go to them and scoop them out. If I can get my Dad on board with taking me there, as I do not have a car myself. The offer of gas money and a meal may sweeten that. We shall see.

My muse is still ignoring Book 3 of Ghostwolf. She much rather work on book 2 of Bone Whisperer and my vellas. I’ve got 3 vellas that will be on-going and 4 vellas that are T.L. books including book 2 of BW. But Book 3 of Ghostwolf and book 5 of Elemental Voice are the next ones up in my writer’s queue. However with my muse being fickle like she is I may not get to them til next year. But I plan to have at least another book out this year. Which is however up in limbo right now.

Speaking of Vella. I had a lot of reads this month. However with the changes I don’t know what’s happening with things. I have to wait til next month’s announcement of bonuses to see. So it’s still wait and see with Vella.

Have you read my book yet? My book, A Playground of Bones, is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an older woman with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

A Tat for March

Well, it doesn’t seem like March is going to be going out like a lion. At least not yet. Weather is still springy.

The changes are now in effect for Vella. Like I said next month will tell me if I continue to add new stories or just go with the three ongoing ones that I have. I did however get a large bonus for February, surprisingly. It had a low read rate, but I did finish one of the stories. And it was the one that garnished the highest piece of the bonus. So…. But I still don’t know what to expect from the changes. Wait and see is all I can do.

My muse is still ignoring book 3 of Ghostwolf and hopping around the Vellas. I’m thinking of pulling out book 3 of the Elemental Voice Companion series and working on it. Book 5 of Elemental Voice is not quite ready yet to get into; names still need to be found, plot needs some work. But book 3 of EVC has the first chapter done. We shall see what my muse says. She may want to finish book 2 of the Time-Lost series since it’s up on Vella or even book 2 of Bone Whisperer as it too is on Vella. My muse can be soo fickle.

Have you checked out my new paranormal murder mystery yet? A Playground of Bones is on both Kindle Vella and Kindle Unlimited. Or you can buy the ebook for $2.99 right now.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

Ides of March

The Ides has passed and no one has been stabbed that I know of. So I’d say it’s been good. 🙂

It is now the twain, St. Patty’s and St. Gertrude Day. I give lip service to St. Patty’s as I’m Irish but I celebrate St. Gertrude usually. St. Gertrude is the patron of Cats and I am a proud Cat mom, though my baby went over the rainbow bridge not long ago. But I care for some ferals so I’m still a crazy cat lady.

Changes have been happening with Vella. Don’t know what impact it will have yet. Next month will tell whether I continue putting up new stories or just continue with just the ongoings.

My muse is still ignoring Ghostwolf book 3. She’s just hopping around my Vellas. I’m guessing she’s not happy with the changes that are happening or she’s just being her fickle self.

Have you checked out my new paranormal murder mystery yet? A Playground of Bones is on both Kindle Vella and Kindle Unlimited. Or you can buy the ebook for $2.99 right now.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

Pubbed!

A Playground of Bones is published! Both ebook and paperback. So now it’s available in Kindle Vella and Kindle Unlimited or as a paperback book. Check it out if you haven’t already!

And I already got a rating: 4 star! Thank you whomever you are for the rating. Glad you enjoyed it.

My muse is hopping around my Vellas and ignoring Book 3 of Ghostwolf. While I’m happy she’s still flowing with words, I’d rather she settle down and work on one project more than hopping around. Especially with the changes that are going to be happening with Vella. I don’t know if I’ll be sticking with Vella. I may just do the 3 on going stories and not do any new stories on there if it changes too much. I’m reserving judgement until I see what’s going to happen after the changes go through.

Ordered a few books for the Between The Pages Writer’s Conference in June. Should be getting them soon. I’ll order some more next month as well. Restock for both the conference and for September’s Hootin an Hollarin which I signed up for this month. I don’t want to run out or actually I would like to sell out. 🙂 But I want to have enough books to sell to whomever shows up to my table.

I also did some metal bookmarks with charms to put on my table. Some people want to support me but don’t have the money to buy a book so I have a low-priced item for them. I may have to charge more for my books at in-person events than I have so I want to have something to offer that is more accessible. Costs are higher this year and I hate to raise prices but as they say needs must.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment

March 2024

February just zoomed by. Hopefully this month sticks around a little longer so I can get things done before Spring is suddenly here. But then the Springtime weather we’ve been having this last two weeks has made it seem like Spring already.

A Playground of Bones will be coming out this month. Soon as I get the print proof I’ll get ‘er done.

My muse is still not wanting to work on book 3 of Ghostwolf. She’s started book 2 of Bone Whisperer and it’s up on Vella right now. And she’s hopping around the other Vellas, writing a little at a time on each. So I guess Ghostwolf 3 is just going to have to wait a bit.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next and hopefully longer installment.

February 2024

Leap Year. 

366 days this year. 43 of them gone already. What will this year bring us?

The political arena is a mess. I dread what’s gonna happen in November. But you know with war happening maybe we won’t get to that. Russia may decide to just blow us all up, well with a little help from all the bombs we’d be throwing at each other. My grandpa used to say there were three things you don’t discuss in polite conversation because it wouldn’t stay polite for long; Politics, Religion, and sexual orientation. Or sexual things at all. I try to keep to that unless I want to rile someone up. My little imp likes to do that occasionally.

This year has not started out good but I’m going to pretend to be blissfully ignorant. Like a lot of people are doing.

Field of Bones, Book 2 of Bone Whisperer, is up on Vella with 4 episodes/chapters. I’m working on some of the other vellas so I can update them this week. Playground of Bones, Book 1, is slated to be published March. But I still haven’t done the blurb yet. Why are blurbs much harder to do than writing the book?

Haven’t worked much on Book 3 of Ghostwolf. My muse is just not into it right now. She’s still hung up on Vellas, hopping around, doing a little here, a little there. But I figure as long as she’s still flowing words I should be happy.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment.