Why I Have Happy Flappy Hands
Yesterday I got some news that sent me into an embarrassing bout of jumping up and down and squealing, complete with what Elizabeth Corva calls happy flappy hands. InD’Tale Magazine announced the...
View ArticleWhy I Have A Baton, And The Four Things It Wants You To Know
But not one of those batons that majorettes use, because I’d just hit myself in the head trying to use it and end up in the emergency room. And not one of those batons that runners use, because, well,...
View Article3 Ways To Help The Rock Star
I very rarely engage in shameless begging. I find it uncomfortable in the extreme, and it annoys the heck out of people. But this week some begging is in order, so I’ve decided to put it on Derek...
View ArticleWhere Are They Now? An Update On Your Favorite Romances That Rock Characters
One of the best feelings an author gets is when readers ask about characters in their books. They want to know what happened after that last chapter, what the characters are up to now, and, most...
View ArticleDo Rock Stars Take Vacations?
Why, yes. Yes, they do. And like everything else they do, their vacations are larger than life. Elizabeth Corva’s upcoming novella, Heaven In You, will follow Strange Angels frontman Jonathan Fox from...
View Article3 Things That Make Me Stop Reading
I love to read. Give me a book and a healthy snack a bag of Oreos and I’m set for the night. I like a lot of different genres, too, so I always have a nice, big TBR stack just … Continue reading → The...
View ArticleThis Is The LAST Time
I promise, I won’t mention this again all year. But this is the week that votes will be taken for Song Without Words in the 2014 RONE Awards, and I sure would appreciate your vote. If you don’t have an...
View ArticleWhy The Book Is Gone, And When It’s Coming Back
If you happened to do a search for my book Crimson and Clover at your favorite online retailer in the past couple of days, you’ve noticed the book is no longer for sale. But fans of Katie and Jay can …...
View Article3 Ways I Celebrated The Email I Got This Morning
The first thing I did was stare at the email in total shock: After some heartfelt yelling in absolute joy, I sent out a mass text: Then I grabbed Led Zeppelin II, put it on the turntable, placed the...
View ArticleWhat Sister Golden Hair Is All About
Sister Golden Hair will hit the digital and print “shelves” on June 16! And next week the cover will make its debut into the wide world. I’m so excited about this cover that I can hardly stand it! To...
View Article13 O’Clock Is A Strange Place
I can hear you. “13 O’Clock is a place? Shouldn’t it be a time?” You’d think, wouldn’t you? But no, 13 O’Clock is a place. In fact, 13 O’Clock is a strange place. I was there for a while, and though …...
View ArticleThank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
I really didn’t intend to give you an earworm this morning, but Sly Stone said it best and who am I to mess with perfection? Although, just between us? My favorite song by Sly and the group has always...
View ArticleYou Do NOT Have To Write A Review
I swear it’s almost gotten to the point where you wake to an alarm, and after you quiet the alarm it shows a message asking you to write a review of it. (And if there are alarms that actually do …...
View ArticleThe Power of a Reader (And a Poll!)
In my last blog post I let you know that I don’t expect you to feel required to write a review when you read my books. All this unrelenting pressure on the reader to perform a job after reading The …...
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