When I was a tween, mass was a mystical celebration, but the bookstore was my secondary church. The colorful displays of award winners and best-sellers, the crisp pages and new-book smell, I loved them all. I would enjoy the cover art, read the blurbs and then turn over the books to drink in the tempting […]
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Blessings of Book Release Month
The release month push for my ecollection, Trail Ways Pilgrims: Stories soon rumbles to a close. I hoped, I rejoiced, I worried, I focus-grouped, I advertised, I strategized, I thanked, I prayed, I pleaded, I danced, I worried more. I even faced down the rat hole of my “earnings” during tax time and agreed to […]
Continue readingLove, or Close Enough (A Story Excerpt)
Ask any traveler – unexpected, imperfect alliances form abroad. In this excerpt from my short story, “The Wisdom of Oranges,” available now in my collection Trail Ways Pilgrims: Stories, a Canadian E.F.L teacher in South Korea negotiates the steep terrain of competing for the man she might love. * …Soon the path surrendered into mud, shifting, […]
Continue readingIn Your Heart, There Are No Small Books
Think big. Like it or not, I always do. This past year, I had the good fortune to participate in panels and book signings with Houston’s witty and talented Women of Mystery. At an early December book signing at the lovely River Oaks Bookstore, we were discussing upcoming projects. I felt excited about the first […]
Continue readingFriday the 13th is Luckier Than You Think
I’m thrilled to pass on that Spider Road Press is giving away two copies of my anthology “Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery and Horror” on Goodreads! In the next month, two lucky readers will receive this delightfully disquieting read for free. Who doesn’t love a free scare? “I didn’t realize how viscous the blood […]
Continue readingThree Lessons That I've Learned From Publishing My Novella: Guest Blog by Julian Kindred
Let me begin by saying what an honor it is to be asked to write for this blog. I’ve been researching the industry and writing for several years now, and though I still consider myself fairly new, here are three lessons that I have learned, which I am keeping tight to my chest as I […]
Continue readingThe Beauty of Holiday Book Swaps
One of my favorite parts of the holidays is the tradition of the Secret Santa Book Swap. It is the perfect marriage of the holiday spirit and sharing the book that stole your heart this year. While I was living abroad in Asia, I could not find a fiction book group that lived up to […]
Continue readingGifting? Keep It Personal
Need to finish your shopping? Signed mystery novels make fun, *personalized* stocking stuffers & hostess gifts! A good book is also longer-lasting (and more affordable) than a good bottle of wine. So join best-selling Sugar Land Mystery series author Stephanie Jaye Evans, me & my talented fellow Women of Mystery at our holiday Q and […]
Continue readingAward-winning Storytellers Band Together This December
Just when you thought it was safe… the feisty and fun Women of Mystery are back, armed with spine-tingling holiday reading ideas! I have learned so much from these gifted and tenacious writers. I love their work and am gifting several of their novels myself this year. Award-winning mystery tales, unique voices, and […]
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