Starlog

  • Bringing back the Gold Mine Manuscript

    Last Monday I was interviewed on television about editing. The producer was specifically interested in my “Gold Mine Manuscript” series of posts from 2011. **2011** That was three years ago!  Isn’t that crazy? The more I thought about it, everything in those posts is still just as valuable today as it was three years ago.… Read more

  • Today’s the day! Release day for FIRE IN THE WOODS!

    I’m super excited to announce that my debut young adult novel FIRE IN THE WOODS is officially available in ebook format. What a great feeling! A little elf told me that the paperbacks will be available in about a month. Double excitement! Here’s a few quotes from early reviews from the blog tour: “Hot alien,… Read more

  • Take a deep breathe. Just one more day.

    Tomorrow, my debut novel FIRE IN THE WOODS officially releases in ebook. In about a month, the paperback will follow. Yes, I’ve been published before, but they were each shorter works. Teasers, so to speak. This is different. Very different. The blog tour is prepared. The review copies have been sent out. Everything has run… Read more

  • Woohoo! Let’s Celebrate. Enjoy a Free Ebook on me!

    There’s only one week left in the countdown to September 23 and release day for FIRE IN THE WOODS! I am totally excited because this is my full length novel debut. Yes, I’ve had three novellas published (two stand alone and one in an anthology.) But there’s something really special about that first big project.… Read more

  • Wahoo! Time for a little fun! Here’s the Official Trailer for FIRE IN THE WOODS by @month9books

    After toiling through edits and writing book two at a maddening pace, it’s time to stop, take a breather, and enjoy one of the more fun parts of book promotion. The countdown is on for the release of my debut YA novel FIRE IN THE WOODS. Just ten more days! Yipee! I am super excited… Read more

  • Is Rewarding Mediocrity Ruining Our Youth?

    I will always remember a line from the movie THE INCREDIBLES. “They keep creating new ways to celebrate mediocrity!” My husband and I always laughed at this, because as the parents of three grade-school boys, we knew this to be very true. I’m not only talking about all those graduation ceremonies for moving from the… Read more