New novel by ME!!! Tainted Waters is now available!
And it’s a sequel! (Hear the crowd go ooooooh, ahhhhhhh.) It’s another story about Cassie, my favorite, loud-mouthed lesbian, who I adore. The first is Poisoned Pearls.
Here’s the blurb:
A terrorist bomber threatens Minneapolis during the run-up to the Aquatennial.…
I’m doing a giveaway of the first of the Cassie stories – Poisoned Pearls, in anticipation of the publication of the sequel, Tainted Waters! The sequel will be generally available May 26th.
I never imagined that I’d write a series about Cassie, the smart-mouthed lesbian who’s the main POV character for both Tainted Waters and Poisoned Pearls.…
To date, 2015 appears to be the year of the sequel for me. This is a good thing. I’ve never been able to write sequels, or series. And yet, every bit of marketing advice out there says you must. I’m not sure I agree with that — I think it’s more important to write things that you love.
However, last fall, I asked the brilliant Kristine Kathryn Rusch about this. The advice she gave me was priceless: If I want to engage my butterfly brain, each book must be unique. You can’t just write the same story over and over again, or even really continue the story from one book to the next.
Since I started following that advice, I’ve been able to write more series characters. Each book is unique. I actually enjoy the challenge of that, while keeping the characters and their voices true.
So what exactly does that mean? Let me explain.
Warning – lots of pictures under the cut.
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Last Friday, I finished the first draft of my seventeenth novel.
*boggles*
*boggles some more*
I must admit I love this age we live in, when I can write what I want and publish it and trust that readers will find it.…
Poisoned Pearls is on sale today!
35% off the regular price at Kobo books.
The promotion code is: CYBERMONDAY35
The code will only work for books that are part of the sale, not for all Kobo books.
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Our lovely friends at Kobo are having another sale, from October 17-19, and some of my books are in it!
And by sale, I mean HUGE discounts.
Poisoned Pearls – 25% off!
Siren’s Call – 35% off!!
Popcorn Thief – 50% off!!!…
If you haven’t gotten your copy of Poisoned Pearls, here’s your chance!
I’m giving away five copies of the book as part of a Goodreads giveaway that I’m holding until September 12, which is Friday. (I believe the giveaway lasts until midnight on the 12th, but it might be midnight on the 11th.)…
To start on page one, as it were.
Fiction River is an anthology series edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. They funded the first year using a Kickstarter. (The original video is awfully funny and silly.)
Kris and Dean have decided to run their subscription drive for the second year of Fiction River also using a Kickstarter.…
WOW.
Thank you to everyone who’s bought Poisoned Pearls!
I’m not hitting the best seller charts, but I’ve had a lot more sales than I anticipated. It’s kind of awesome.
Makes me think that I’ll be writing the sequel, Tainted Waters, sooner rather than later…
(Yes, I already have a vague idea for the sequel.…
Poisoned Pearls is now available!
I am SO excited about this book! I just adore it. I’ve had some good feedback from other people as well. Fingers crossed that this one will sell well.
Here’s the blurb:
Working at a sex & toy shop like Chinaman Joe’s Good Luck Parlor keeps Cassie in smokes and off the streets.…