This past weekend I sold my book as a vendor at The Royal Stagg Renaissance Faire in Marshall, Michigan. At 6AM Gipsy Danger and I got in the car and drove roughly an hour and a half to mid-Michigan and began to unpack the car. My initial hope was that, were I to need helpContinue reading “A Trip Back in Time aka Day at the Faire!”
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The Royal Stagg Renaissance Faire!
Greetings and good morrow gentle bipeds, it is I! Your favorite author! Well…favorite is probably a bit of a stretch but I’d like to think I’m in at least one person’s Top 10. I’ve started on what I hope to be my third completed book and have already hit a bump but am going toContinue reading “The Royal Stagg Renaissance Faire!”
I’m ALIVE! aka May the 4th Be With You
Well I came, I saw, I got COVID, and I LIVED bitches!!! Quarantine is over, I am symptom free and grocery shopping never felt so good! Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, now to pressing news. As someone raised in an Orthodox Christian household I will, without fail, have an automaticContinue reading “I’m ALIVE! aka May the 4th Be With You”
2021
Well if you’re reading this you survived 2020. Congrats! But we can’t let down our guard just yet. There are still many unresolved plot lines that 2020 has left for us to complete. For example, what the heck happened to murder hornets??? Weren’t they supposed to be a thing? I rang in the New YearContinue reading “2021”
Merry Christmas and a Happy Saturnalia!
I love gift giving. It is, I would go so far as to say, my primary love language. I take my time methodically selecting presents that will bring that specific person joy, and then receive my reward by enjoying the look of delight on their faces when they realize what kind of meticulous time andContinue reading “Merry Christmas and a Happy Saturnalia!”
Divine Inspiration
In the wee hours of the morning (3AM) on Saturday November 28th I woke up from a dream where Dolly Parton said she believed in me and if that’s not a sign then I don’t know what is. Let me explain, this is the woman who wrote over Three THOUSAND songs! If that isn’t aContinue reading “Divine Inspiration”
It Takes A Village
While it’s not impossible to get through life alone, I’d hate to feel like I ever had to. In that facet of my life I have been very blessed indeed. I have an enviable support system made up of not just friends and family, but also coworkers as well. That’s probably one of the mostContinue reading “It Takes A Village”
Dust Yourself Off and Move On
This is a bit of a sequel to a previous post about rejection. Because it’s never fun and no matter how much you tell yourself it wasn’t meant to be it still smarts a bit. Especially when you give your all to something only to discover it’s not going to work out. I’m not gonnaContinue reading “Dust Yourself Off and Move On”
I Love You Too Australia!
So last month August 20-21 Amazon AUS (Australia) featured The Sword and Shield as part of a promotional discount program that they run. Not sure how I was chosen but I was just happy to be a part of it. In the 24 hours that this promotion was live I sold a whopping 163 books!Continue reading “I Love You Too Australia!”
Taking a Break
You know when you start to have so many balls in the air that you realize you need to set some to the side so you don’t drop all of them? That’s where I am right now. The puppy, the blog, work, a social life, getting healthy, editing a children’s book, writing the sequel toContinue reading “Taking a Break”