For the winter holidays, I found a nice recipe for Crock Pot Hot Chocolate that I’m going to try out for our local writing group’s Christmas party. I’ll probably double it since I’m not sure how many of us are going to be there. This is from a website called The Country Cook. Ingredients Instructions
Tomorrow is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, when we celebrate a successful harvest for the first English colony in North America. How do you and your friends/family celebrate? Huge meal? Sports on the TV? Gathering the whole bunch for a big celebration? I usually spend the day with family. For Thanksgiving, we have the traditional…
The SCWA Conference is over (sadness) and now that I’m home, I can transcribe some of what I’ve learned for your edification and amusement. I’ll be posting a photo album over on the official website. Friday afternoon I signed up for Leigh Stein’s Tailgate Workshop “How to Pitch Your Book.” Wow, did we learn a…
The SWCA Fall Writer’s Conference starts tomorrow! I will be getting up at Oh-God-Hundred to drive back down to the beach for this. It’s a 4 and 1/2 hour drive so I’ll leave in plenty of time to take breaks and get out to stretch my legs. Also in time to get in line at…
We had a fantastic time at Fiction Addiction Saturday! The book launch was from 2:00 to 4:00 and we had a bunch of friends stop by and pick up copies of the new anthology Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin. In fact, at the end of the day, there was only a lone copy of…
I’ve been working on stories to submit to various anthologies lately. Here are some of the ones I’ve sent off: Rough Cut Press is doing an anthology on the theme “Exiles,” which, of course, is perfect for a velyr story. I revamped one I’d already finished, cutting about 300 words to make it under 650…
Spending the week on Edisto Island – here are some photos for your amusement:
It’s First Wednesday, so time for another IWSG blog! September’s Question: What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why? My worst genre would be horror. I have way too much imagination to even read horror stories and if I tried to write one, Iām sure I would scare myself into…
Packages are starting to arrive! These will be the giveaway prizes for the two raffles I’ll do during the party. All the guests need to do is write down their name and email address and join my newsletter! I’m also going to have temporary tattoos (electric guitars), baggies of candy with the book cover on…
I have officially paid for the space for the launch party for our Sisters in Crime anthology, Carolina Crimes: Rock & Roll & Ruin. It will be at the local independent bookstore, Fiction Addiction, in Greenville, SC on October 8 from 2:00 to 4:00. I’m still planning the nitty-gritty of the party, like how large…