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How I left my husband for a man with pointy ears

I’d hired Teldryn Sero because I didn’t care if he died. Little did I know I would fall in love with him and leave my husband in Solitude with a crate of gems, two adopted urchins, and a bottle of … Continue reading

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No heroic women?

Today I want to talk about heroes. Because today I saw this in a store: It was the flipside to this: Clearly intended to be a “boys side” and a “girls side” of one display. Of course, boys and girls … Continue reading

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The Great Raleigh Chocolate Tour of 2013

The alien heroes in my science fiction Stellarnet Series may think chocolate tastes like an oozing fungus from the planet Glin, but my human heroine Genevieve O’Riordan and I both love it. Saturday, I visited seven chocolate shops in Raleigh, … Continue reading

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Stellarnet Rebel nominated for another sci-fi award

I just found out that the review staff from Love Romances & More Reviews nominated Stellarnet Rebel for Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic/Dystopian Book of the year. Voting is going on now, and voters are all of the members of LR Cafe. LR … Continue reading

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One-year anniversary of Stellarnet Rebel

Carina Press published my first novel, Stellarnet Rebel, one year ago today, and changed my life. FWIW I will forever be a professional sci-fi author. But the achievement is bittersweet. My writing skills improved more than I ever thought possible … Continue reading

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Stellarnet Tarot

Another bizarre fact about me, besides my well-known crush on Cardassians and my ability to tie a cherry stem in a knot using only my mouth, is that I’m a Tarot card reader. I also like to play with GIMP. … Continue reading

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STELLARNET PRINCE release month madness

Free ebooks, recipes, character interviews, cool jewelry, Stellarnet tarot cards and all the goodies! Here’s my blog tour schedule and most of it revolves around the release of Stellarnet Prince, book two in the Stellarnet Series, available from AMAZON U.S. … Continue reading

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Foxy Ladies and Ferrets at the Charlotte Geek Gala

Saturday evening was a whirlwind of nerditude for a great cause, at the Geek Gala in Charlotte sponsored by the Charlotte Geeks and Spandex City. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. Carnival-style games included a nerf shooting … Continue reading

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Pixels and pitches at the Escapist Expo

As much as I love my Stellarnet Series, by 4pm on day two of the Escapist Expo (estimated attendance between five-thousand and six-kajillion) I grew tired of giving the spiel. “It’s about an interstellar news blogger who meets an alien … Continue reading

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Minecraft cakes

We’re a Minecraft house. We have a family server so we can play together with extended family and friends, and we watch more Yogscast than any TV program. Today, for my husband Steven’s birthday, I made him some Minecraft cakes. … Continue reading

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