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A Wake
The spatter in the doctor's basinCasts a pall across the room;A fevered thought transforms their faces:Perhaps they sealed the tomb too soon? (Happy Halloween!)Victorian Tomb by Slopjockey from...
View ArticleTagged: The Next Big Thing
I was recently tagged by my friend, the talented Clark Perry, in a viral blog thread for writers called The Next Big Thing. Below are my answers to TNBT's ten questions -- I'll follow up soon with...
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Post Mortem Now Available!
Get ready for Homecoming and mayhem! Post Mortem, Book 2 of my interactive young adult mystery series Parish Mail, is now available for your Kindle, Nook, Android device, and -- for the first time --...
View ArticleParish Mail Kindle Giveaway on Goodreads
From now through March 4, if you write a review for Dead Letter Office on Amazon or Goodreads, you'll be entered to win a Kindle from my publisher, Coliloquy!Check out all the details on Goodreads...
View ArticlePost Mortem Interview and Giveaway
I'm thrilled to return to the I Am a Reader Not a Writer blog for a brand-new interview, in which I confess my secret personal kryptonite, share some writing tips, and reveal the weirdest thing I ever...
View ArticleFREE Coliloquy Ebooks for Women's History Month
I'm honored to have Dead Letter Office included in a wonderful giveaway my publisher Coliloquy is holding in honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day. Just email them for a copy of...
View ArticleDead Letter Office Gets an "A"!
A big thank you to Verb Vixen for her review of Dead Letter Office.Do you like:New Orleans? Ghost stories? History? Mysteries? Choose your own adventures? Stories set in high school? Magic? Swoon...
View ArticleGoodreads Giveaway: DLO Hard Copy
From March 25 through April 26, you can enter on Goodreads to win a limited edition print copy of Dead Letter Office! How is that? I don't even have one of those! (Hmm, maybe I should enter...
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Easter Eggs, Post Mortem-Style
Not many writers can resist slipping in-jokes and homages into what they write-- I certainly can't. In honor of Sunday's holiday, here are a few of the Easter Eggs you can find in Parish Mail #2, Post...
View ArticleParish Mail Comes to iBooks and Kobo
I'm excited to announce that Dead Letter Office and Post Mortem are now available in yet more places:Dead Letter Office on iBooksPost Mortem on iBooksBoth Parish Mail books on KoboAnd DLO is still on...
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Seasonal Defective Disorder
Chalk it up to school or years working as a writer, but my psychological sense of the seasons is all screwed up. And and that's leaving aside living in Los Angeles, where the weather is consistent (and...
View Article"Spexism": Gender and Spec Screenplay Sales
It seems that whenever I read about a spec screenplay sale in the trades, in pretty much every case the screenwriter is male. Turns out it's not confirmation bias, it's true.Susana Orozco dug through...
View ArticleFollow Me on Twitter!
The Gadget that I had in this blog's sidebar to update with my tweets appears not to be supported any more by Blogger, alas. But please do follow me on Twitter for musings about The 100, Parish Mail,...
View ArticleColiloquy Goodreads Group
Did you know that my publisher Coliloquy has a group on Goodreads? Join today for exclusive goodies such as giveaways, members-only sales and promotions, sneak previews, breaking news on all their...
View ArticleThe Next Parish Mail: The Clues So Far
I'm hard at work on the next Parish Mail book, and this one's got a unique angle that I'm really excited about. All will be revealed on Monday, July 29, but here are some hints to get you guessing:It...
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The Next Parish Mail Revealed!
All right, I've dropped seven hints so far about the new Parish Mail book, codenamed PMX. Have you figured it out?Here's a photo clue to make it crystal clear:Image from gonola.comThat's right, the...
View ArticleDead Letter Office Up for Discussion on GoodReads
Are you a GoodReads member? Are you looking for a book club where you can talk about all the twists and turns of Dead Letter Office?If you join The Next Best Book Club group on GoodReads you can vote...
View ArticleLit Crawl in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 19
Bars and books... what could be better? Coliloquy is one of the participants for San Francisco's Lit Crawl on Saturday, October 19, and I'll be there along with fellow authors Heidi Kling and Travis...
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Join the Parish Mail Street Team!
Image from www.dragoart.comWe're looking for a few good elves to help get the word out about PMX, aka Parish Mail: Season's Greetings, teen detective Celia Macarty's latest adventure in supernatural...
View ArticleChristmas Is Coming... In November
The Parish Mail Christmas mystery Season's Greetings, that is. I'm thrilled to announce the release date for Celia Macarty's newest interactive adventure in supernatural New Orleans:Tuesday, November...
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