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When I lived in Wyoming, I had a marvelous amaryllis. It faithfully bloomed, year after year. I didn’t have to do anything special to it. It just continued to come back.
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I’ve bought a few amaryllis here in Seattle. I’ve never had one survive the summer. To be fair, I never did any of the things that you’re evidently supposed to do, either. I didn’t have to in Wyoming, where we had single-digit humidity for most of the year.
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Every year I swear that I’m not buying another amaryllis. Then I break down and do it anyway.
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I’m glad I did this year, though, because the flowers are quite spectacular. I’m also planning on taking care of the bulb as you’re supposed to, so that maybe next Christmas I’ll have more pretty flowers.
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If all had gone according to plan, I would have already finished the second Ice Elf cozy fantasy novel.
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That didn’t happen, though. I ended up coming down with something instead, and have been sick for the last few days.
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I’m 99% certain it’s a head cold at this point. As it’s day three, I will test for COVID, though I expect the result to be negative. However, I was exposed to COVID during this time frame as well. So we’ll see.
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I probably have only 6K words left for the novel. And I know exactly what I’m writing next—the short story for the next Cutter’s Final Cut anthology: Crafty Crimes. (If you’re interested, here’s a link to the call: https://cuttersfinalcut.com/book/crafty-crimes/)
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The character of the short story feels weighty to me. That’s the only way I know how to describe it. I don’t necessarily WANT to write an entire novel series about her. However, I have the feeling that with just a little bit of push on my end, I could. She’s really rich and full, and the world I’m building around her is really rich and full.
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There are too many other series that I need to complete, though. Some year, I may get back to her. We’ll see.
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Surprise Book! Surprise Sale!
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I decided to just go ahead and publish this book, book one in The Portal Keepers series. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger. My goal is to make all three of these books kind of stand alone.
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AND because you're on my newsletter, you can pick up this novel from the Knotted Road Press store now, for $2.00 off! So instead of $4.99, it's now only $2.99 if you use the coupon code:
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New magic. Check. New life. Check. New Friends? Maybe. But more than anything else, Sam needs new family.
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Sam's dyslexia prevented her from being trained as a witch. So she does manual labor as a carpenter instead, and enjoys her status as the black sheep of her rich, powerful family.
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However, everything changes when she abruptly inherits her grandmother's magical power.
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It begins with being able to see that one of her coworkers in the shop is a creature from the netherworlds—a creature who now wants to kill her for her power.
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And this beast is only the first...
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In Too Deep is the first novel in "The Portal Keeper's Trilogy," a new action-packed urban fantasy from master craftsman Leah R. Cutter. Delve into the lives and trials of the portal keepers, and follow Sam as she discovers family beyond her blood relations.
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And remember use the coupon code PortalKeepers to get $2.00 off the book! Good until the end of February.
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Chocolates and Truffles and Bon Bons, O My!
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Shar Opalbender hates her life.
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Okay, maybe that’s a bit strong. Emo, even.
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Despite her Dwarven heritage, and her family’s expectations, Shar finds no joy in faceting, setting, or polishing gemstones.
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What better way to prove herself to her family (and herself) than to enter, and win, the Realms’ renowned contest, Chocolates Galore!
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And maybe, just maybe, with some magic, luck, and a little help from her friends, Shar also can discover the true meaning of life.
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If there is one beyond chocolate.
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Come enjoy this lovely cozy fantasy with low stakes, delicious chocolates, lots of breaking of the fourth wall, and utter silliness.
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AJ's latest vision starts with a dozen people being yanked out of sight by a noose around their neck. It ends with just a single body, hanging from a beam in an open loft.
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What the heck? Did she just witness the work of a serial killer? Or a cult?
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The victim turns out to be more nefarious: a Catfisher, that is, someone who impersonates other people on the internet for attention and possibly money.
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The reality TV show that exposes catfish turns their attention to AJ. As a successful psychic, she must be a fraud. Right?
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Between being pushed for information by one of the show’s host, the machinations of her mother on the Milltown chamber of commerce, and trying to keep her relationship with Roland moving along, AJ has her hands full.
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Particularly when a second, only somewhat reformed catfish comes to her for help after being threatened...
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Witch Mirror?— a cozy paranormal woman’s mystery—continues the adventures of AJ, the quirky characters of the charming Pacific Northwest burg of Milltown, and leaves AJ with questions about magical powers and her path forward, with her family, friends, and lover.
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Let the water—and the magic—flow.
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A tough man in a tough town. He likes Ike, but not many other folks.
Los Angeles in the 1950s hides some weird and menacing things in her shadows. If you have the need, and can pay his daily rate plus expenses, maybe you can hire the man, for whatever strange things need handling, from hunters of forgotten gods to aliens that walk the streets in disguise.
The first six Gunderson stories, collected together and on sale for the month of January.
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