Nice Mommy~Evil Editor

My goal is to try and clear up some of the common misconceptions about epublishing (for example: it doesn’t cost anything to produce a book, there’s no overhead), make the process of epublishing easier to understand, explain the business model more in depth and take a look at the distribution of ebooks and the differences [...]

Tonight I put Brianna to bed. After reading and singing, I went to turn out the light and she started wailing and pitching a fit. She wanted the light on. She wanted to read in bed. It was a proud moment for me

This morning after going to breakfast and grocery shopping, Josh, Brianna and I washed my truck. It hasn’t rained here in weeks, it’s been a very dry summer. As soon as we finished, it started raining. Within 2 hours we’d gotten something like 3-5 inches of rain. See? Better than doing a rain dance!

Blech. I usually say I try not to work on the weekends, with the exception of answering a few emails. But today I worked. All day. Answering some emails (I still have 80 to answer) and doing edits on a book. I’m at a busy time in my schedule (okay, okay it’s always busy, but [...]

At the request of members, the Board has re-visited the definitions of “Subsidy Publisher” and “Vanity Publisher.” After considering the advice of legal and industry professionals, along with suggestions by our Publisher Recognition Task Force, the board met in a telephonic board meeting on July 25th and redefined the terms “Subsidy Publisher” and “Vanity Publisher” [...]

Writing Urban Fantasy Q & A With Some of the Hottest Authors in the Genre July 27th, 28th, and 29th at Romance Divas Authors Attending: Kelley Armstrong Rachel Caine Karen Chance Shanna Swendson Gena Showalter Want to know how to write urban fantasy? Want to know how urban fantasy can range from dark to humorous? [...]

Remember how I told you last week that all the fish died? Monday after I picked up Brianna from daycare, I took her to pick out some fish at the pet store. We ended up getting three guppies and a molly for the tank. One of the guppies died within two days *eyeroll* but today [...]

I don’t think I talk often enough about how much I love my job. But seriously, I love my job. I know I’ll never be able to find another like it, and I think it was pretty much made for me. I like to believe that I’m good at it, but more than that, I’m [...]

Thirteen books I have here waiting for me to read. After the jump (it’s long because I included blurbs!)