Dear Microsoft: I Hate Your Product & Your Customer Service Sucks
It has to be the single worst purchase I ever made. Two years ago, I bought a new PC with Windows Vista. Yeah, I know. But XP had been pretty reliable. Within two weeks, the Windows Mail program crashed and Dell and Microsoft initially refused to acknowledge they were...
Now, That’s a Finale!!
Usually, the season finales of television shows annoy me. They're supposed to set up something to keep viewers interested between now and the fall but more often, I'm aggravated by the emotional manipulation. I wrote earlier about how I thought The Good Wife muffed it...
Cover to Eagle of Seneca!
Born under a comet, Sky of the Lenape Wolf Clan tries to live up to the destiny prophesied for her, but so far she can’t understand what the gods want. When Ceti, an engineer from the Roman colony of Mannahatta, literally falls at her feet, Sky sees this as a sign and...
Official Blurb for Eagle of Seneca
This is the sequel to Dinah of Seneca, set in the same alternate universe where the Roman Empire survived to colonize North America. This one takes place mostly on ancient Manhattan: Born under a comet, Sky of the Lenape Wolf Clan tries to live up to the destiny...
Creating a Steampunk World
Note: I published this over at GeekMom last week but I thought it was relevant to my writing, so I'm cross-posting it here too. And, btw, if you missed GeekMom's steampunk week last week, it's not too late. Go look. Still awesome articles on steampunk books, music,...
Join Us at GeekMom for Steampunk Week!
We're doing a steampunk week over at GeekMom, so pop in this week and check out the articles. I'm particularly taking notes on the Steampunk tea post that we'll be running but we also have a giveaway going all week as well. I And just in time, I finished my steampunk...
My Inspirational CD
So I downloaded some new songs and burned them to a disk for working out. I just realized that they're all inspirational songs of one sort or another. Huh. My subconscious is smart. The songs: "Raise Your Glass," Pink. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" --Pat Benetar...
Smoking (literally) First Kiss from My New Sale
In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share the first kiss scene that I like best in all my work. It's from Phoenix Rising, which I just sold to Samhain Publishing and will be out October 11th. (see how I snuck that sale in there...) Alec is a firestarter and...
Snow & Steampunk Magic
Morning all, I just look outside at my deck. The snow there is piled up to my waist, at the least, and the fence in the backyard has snow covering 2/3 of it. We've had a lot of snow. 🙂 And a lot of snow days from school which is keeping me busy and putting me behind...
“What’s So Scary About Romance” Blog over at Samhain Publishing
It was my turn to blog over at my publisher's site, so I decided to riff off the comments I got on the Kindle giveaway over on GeekMom. Yes, I used geeky examples. Of course I did. And for fun....a tragic ending that wasn't an ending...