• The SFRB Holiday Showcase!

    Who doesn’t wish for a do over from something in their past, particularly if it involves the one who got away? Today I’m sharing a snippet from Open With Care, which includes offbeat and heartwarming, “Up on the House Top, and the evocative and haunting, ”Riding for Christmas.” Up on the House Top: Will her visit be…

  • Special Report! Tinsel Town Live and #Humor #Giveaway!

    I have breaking news! This Dead Author is going to be live on Tinsel Town (on Facebook Nov. 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time) with the amazing Melissa Reyes. And I won’t be alone! The awesome and completely alive, Jean Walker, aka Veronica Scott and my partner in putting together the Pets in Space anthology, will be…

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy #FREE #Books

    July was crazy with special sales and book giveaways and it looks like August might be just as crazy! Books! Books! And more BOOKS! Click here (or click the image) and then just pick where you like to shop and browse your heart out. Guilt-free because all the books are free! And while you’re clicking around,…

  • A Mystery and Thriller #Giveaway! July 27-29th!

      Over 40 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ebooks are available for FREE from Amazon on 27 – 29 July 2016.   You can also enter the giveaway at the bottom of the  page and go into the draw to win some awesome prizes!    

  • #AugustAudio Fun!

    I usually dread August with, well, I won’t say passion, because that takes too much energy, and one does NOT want to ramp the energy output in the heat. That just makes you hotter and it’s already August Hot. Yes, there is such a thing as August Hot. Not matter how hot it is in July,…

  • When You’re the Entree #SFRSummerCafe

    Books and food. They go together like, well, food and music. And food and almost anything fun you can do while eating. I like food. So my characters like food. In fact, if you read one of my books and a character is craving something, it’s pretty much a given that I was craving it,…

  • 501 Blog Posts! Let’s Party!

    Welcome to my five hundred and first blog post! Last month I mentioned I was going to hit 500 blog posts—if I survived the year. Well, Fate has a sense of humor. Or a strong sense of irony. I’m not sure which. Or maybe it’s both. I survived. And got the flu on Day One…

  • Why I Love Starry Nights

    Do you ever lay on your back in cool grass and look up at the sky? I haven’t done that for a LONG time, mostly because Texas grass is infested with fire ants. O.O But when I was a kid, we often slept out under a canopy of stars (this was a long time ago!).…

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    Dear Me A Thousand Years Ago

    Dear Me a thousand years ago (give or take a few seconds), When I first heard about the Write Path, I knew I wanted to write this blog post (and I give permission for it to be used in the eBook compilation) and I’m excited that this also my 400th blog post (see the party…

  • What’s Out of Your World? A Blog Hop and Hope?

    When you hear “out of this world,” what comes to mind? Quick, don’t think too hard. Is it a vacation? A dessert? An adventure? For me, its always about outer space. Maybe it’s because of when I grew up. Back then we didn’t know what was on the dark side of the moon — at…