Curious about my Manhattan alpha werewolf?
Meet the Hellfire World Cast: Jamie
May be subject to bouts of extreme violence when provoked.
Meet the Hellfire World Cast: Dez
Half demon. Half witch. Fueled by caffeine and sarcasm.
Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Eryas…
Read the Prologue to My Dark Romantasy WIP!
What comes next?
What’s next???
“I’ve crossed oceans of time to find you.”
I love that vampire romance is making a comeback!
Want to Be Part of the Writing Process? Beta Readers Wanted!
I’m looking to recruit a team of five beta readers only. Read on for details to see if you’d be a good fit!
Bad Wolf Update!
I am sooooooo sloooooooooow at proofreading. BAD WOLF is back from the fabulous Jenn Waterman at ModernElektra Editing. The major edits went pretty quickly. I have to say, aside from my usual sins (weird extremes of too few or too many commas, stupid typos like if/of and is/it, etc.), the book was actually pretty solid. …
Dance With the Devil & a Drug Epidemic: Help is One Phone Call Away
Dance With the Devil introduces a new street drug in the Hellfire world called Black Fang, a substance with the same addictiveness and fatality rate as opiates. Here in the real world, we’re faced with a opiate epidemic that’s killing people by the thousands every year. I, like many others, have lost loved ones to …
#WriterLife Check In: Two Coming Releases!
Hello, humans! I finally have some solid news for you guys concerning the release of Dance With the Devil and Bad Wolf. Dance With the Devil – Coming Feb 20th The book is done, edited, formatted, and the final file has been uploaded to Amazon. It’s been a long road to get here but I …
ATTN Writers! Buy One Get One FREE Sale on Blog Tours & Blitzes!
To celebrate Jena’s birthday (Halloween), we’re running a Buy One Get One Free sale on all blog tours and blitzes! Jump to the Sale Now!
Never Have I Ever….Author Edition
How many points do my fellow writers have?? I’ve only got 4 points.
Guys! It’s time for a WIP update!
HUMANS! How’s everyone doing this morning?? I’m caffeinated and ready to go. I’ve been a busy girl with PTPR stuff for the last week but I have been writing almost every night. I just haven’t had the time to update you guys here on the bloggy blog. Dance With the Devil is huffing right along. …
Guys, I’ve got a Bad Wolf teaser for you…..
Afternoon, loves! I don’t have a big writing check-in today as I’m still working my way through what I already have written of Dance With the Devil. BUT, to make up for the lack of forward progress, here’s a tiny teaser for Bad Wolf. Enjoy! WIPs UPDATE Word Count Goal: 3,000 words/day Words Written Yesterday: …
Bad Wolf Cover Reveal, Blurb Reveal, Excerpt, and WIP Update
‘Sup humans? I know I’ve been promising this for a while but writing the blurb without blowing plot lines proved to be a monumental pain in the ass. But it’s finally done. I’ve got the Bad Wolf cover and blurb for you, and to celebrate, I’ve decided to share a previously unreleased excerpt as well. …
Big news! Bad Wolf is FINISHED!
Hey party people! Good news! BAD WOLF IN FINISHED! Yep, you read that right. It’s done. I finished it early this morning before I dove into work. I still don’t have a cover for you guys. I ended up scrapping most of the concept I was working on and will be revisiting it next weekend. I …
I fell short on my writing goal last night and it’s because I fell into a Twilight k hole…
I can’t write in dead silence. I have to either have music or a show/movie of some sort playing in the background. It’s like white noise except I actually pay attention to it while I’m working. More often than not, it’s something supernatural or fantasy in nature. Underworld, The Magicians, Game of Thrones, Supernatural, etc. …
A Website Facelift & Some News!
Greetings, humans! I’ve been busy this morning. First, if you take a peek around my website, you’ll notice that it’s had a major facelift. I realized while proofreading yesterday’s post that with the dark background, my blog was really hard to read. As a result, I went through and revamped almost everything. Now you can …
New Years Resolutions & a WIP Update
Good afternoon! I’ve never been one for New Years resolutions but this year, I have a big goal at the end of the summer that I NEED to achieve for my own sanity (more details on that coming soon). To get there, I need to buckle down and make my writing goals happen. No more …
NIGHTSHADE now available to read for FREE on WattPad!
A STANDALONE BONNIE BENNETT BOOK IN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES / THE ORIGINALS UNIVERSE. Bourbon, jazz, and streets soaked in magic. New Orleans is an infamous supernatural playground, and the perfect place for a witch to feel right at home. When Bonnie Bennett travels to The Big Easy for some much needed rest and relaxation, she …
VANISHING, Jack’s origin story, and a #GIVEAWAY!
Good evening, party people! I know it’s been a while since I wrote a check in post but I’m getting back into the swing of things, I promise. Now that I’m getting closer to the release dates, my schedule is easing up a bit which allows me more time for the fun stuff, like this …
Okay, the reviews from NIGHTSHADE are rolling in and I’m heaving a huge sigh of relief…
I have to admit, when I decided to write in Amazon’s Vampire Diaries KindleWorlds, I was really nervous that the second I hit publish, fandom trolls were going to come out keyboard guns blazing. It hasn’t happened yet (knocks on every wooden surface I can find) and the reviews I’ve gotten so far have been …
It’s a Big Bloggy Update
I’ve been a bad blogger and haven’t posted nearly enough, but I promise this is the turning point. lol I have written a blog post to end all blog posts, or, more accurately, to jump-start my blog again. What you’re going to find in here is an update on the life of me in the …
Calling all #urbanfantasy & #paranormalromance lovers!!! I’m looking for betas! #uf #pnr
Good (really late) evening! Quickie post for all of you tonight. I need to build a solid team of beta/writing team peeps who are willing to commit to and stick with a series. My team up until this point has been kind of a “floating” team. Each title was beta’d by good people I respect, …
You Know You’re a Writer When… #amwriting
Happy Friday!!!!! This is a fun one for all my writer buddies out there. 🙂 I have to focus my attention elsewhere this morning (today is my LAST DAY at the day job and I’m finishing up the program for tonight’s From Helios to Hollywood podcast), so I dont really have time to write up a long …
Five workdays left until I am a full time writer! #countdowntofreedom
Good morning, you sexy mofos! We’re officially coming down to the final bits of my countdown. Today marks five days until I’m finally going to be a full time writer! Well, full time writer, book blogger, and publicist at Pure Textuality PR (if you’re a writer looking for PA or PA help, give my PR …
If you need me, I’ll be over here killin’ some peeps. #amwriting
Good morning, you sexy mofos! I’m excited this morning. I have nothing to do today except WRITE. I’ve busted out the Dance With the Devil manuscript document and I plan to spend my entire day writing between calls at the day job. Luckily, the benefit of working this close to Christmas is all the NORMAL …
The Preorder Link for the #GENESIS Boxed Set is LIVE!!! #urbanfantasy
Coming January 1, 2016 Genesis Boxed Set Genesis [jen-uh-sis] Definition: an origin, creation, or beginning. From demons, weres, and vampires, to dragons, shifters, and angels, GENESIS is the ultimate must-have boxed set for any urban fantasy & paranormal romance fan. GENESIS brings you eight new worlds to sink your teeth into. From some of the …
The Big, Fat Update on All My WIP’s… #amwriting
I know all of my faithful readers have been waiting patiently for the third installment in my Demon Legacy series, Dance With the Devil. I just did a check in with my editor the other day to let her know that I will soon have four titles coming her way. Yes, four. Since I’ve brought …
Almost there!!! #amwriting #DanceWiththeDevil
I need someone to be excited with me and I don’t really have anyone right now. What I need is a sounding board – a writer who has read my shit, likes my shit, and would be willing to allow me to bounce ideas off of them when I’m stuck on writing new shit. I …
My blogging plan got screwed today, so this is what you get instead. #amwriting
Hey party people. Today is one of those days where I’m 100% thoroughly exhausted. It was an early morning into work, one of the worst phone calls I’ve ever taken, and then just way too much busy for one day. Just a genuinely shitastic day. Sigh…. I have just eight work hours left to …
Hey, man. *shifty eyes*
Good evening, my loves! I’m all geared up and ready to write for the evening. I’m going to go for as long as I can keep my eyes open. I was up late last night writing, and too many late nights are kicking my ass, as I mentioned in my post yesterday. What’s everyone else …
Not 5k words, but I’ll take it! #amwriting #wordcount
Okay, my loves! I’m officially out of steam for the night. I’m clocking in at a final word count of 2,817 on the WIP. Combine that with the 1,543 from my earlier blog post, and that brings today’s writing total to 4,380 words. It’s not the 5,000 I was hoping for, but I’ll take it. …
Break time with Jason Momoa. #amwriting
Evening, peeps! I’m on a writing binge tonight, and since I’m taking a brief break, I thought I’d check in and say hi. Got myself a glass of wine, my house smells AMAZEBALLS thanks to dinner in the crock pot, and I’m in a spectacular mood. The absolutely beautiful Mr. Momoa is here for inspirational …
Pssst! If anyone asks, I’m not here. This is just a drive-by blogging. #amwriting
I’m working on the Nick/Lexi project today between day job calls and this happened to me today. Had to go back and fix a chapter. Didn’t take long though. Just a pain in the ass. I’m still insanely happy with the progress. I promise to be back to regular blogging tomorrow. Maybe I will post …
I promise I will be back…. #amwriting
….BUT TODAY IS NOT THAT DAY! Another day of writing in the Nick and Lexi project between calls at the day job. Still got to find a frikkin title, but the story is moving right along. I’m glad because I had a few days where I really started to get discouraged. I lost 100% of …
@BradMeltzer on @Nerdist, the #Batfleck suit post by @the_batforce, and I #amwriting.
Good morning, party people! I am just going to stop in super-fast this morning. I plan on spending my day working on either Dance With the Devil or the untitled Nick/Lexi project. Not sure which yet, but the plan is to write something today. In my defense, yesterday’s blog post was over 2,000 words. I …
Trying to come up with a title when you never planned on writing the book SUCKS! #amwriting
As you are probably aware by now (mainly because I haven’t shut up about it), I am working on a super-secret project book. This is a story I never planned on and it’s totally not in my wheelhouse, but, it’s happening and it’s happening FAST. Here’s the problem: I can’t pick a title to save …
Just a quick check-in for the day! #amwriting #whovian #DoctorWho
After feeling like deep fried dog turd for most of the day, I am finally starting to join the land of the living again. I had a pretty bad headache until about half an hour ago, but I am feeling MUCH better! I had grand plans of writing today between my day job calls, but, …
You’re all very lucky I even remembered to wear pants. #justsayin #amwriting
I don’t know what to do with myself today. I feel naked. (*in my head, that came out as “nekkid”*). Today, I owned my morning routine like a boss. I was up and ready to go LONG before I needed to be, so, I started cleaning. I got so caught up in the the geeker …
Stomping all over the fine line between a Bad Good Guy and a Good Bad Guy. (@NBCBlacklist , #amwriting)
I have a tendency to lean towards being a big cheerleader for the villain in a story. Always have. When I was younger, my favorite character in The Lion King was Scar, not Simba. Simba can go suck it. Scar had a way better sense of humor. Nightmare Before Christmas? Easy. Oogie Boogie. He …
Not wasting a ton of time today. #amwriting #supersecretproject
I just wanted to pop in super-fast to say good morning, you sexy bitches! I’m writing between calls today at the day job. I got some more dialog written out last night, and I am still going on that today. Oh! Remember the big long post I told you I was writing the other day, …
FINALLY! I am up and sputtering again! #amwriting
I just spent the last week in a writing funk and I think I am finally out of it! Yesterday, I wrote 10 full notebook pages of dialog, and this morning, I am day-jobbing and working on the super-secret project between calls. The momentum in this one picked right back up where it left off …
A quick message from my muse…. #karlurban #amwriting #supersecretproject
Just a quick message from my muse…. *insert winky face here* ((( KEEP READING TO SEE IT )))
Holy crap, you guys…. #amwriting
Saturday June 6th, I picked up a notebook and started hand writing out dialog for a new story. It has nothing to do with the Demon Legacy world, or anything else I’ve been working on. It’s a totally new story. And get this – it’s a contemporary romance of all things. Of the erotic nature. …
For my author friend and fellow Dean Winchester addict, @LizCLong. You’re welcome. #amwriting #supernatural #deanwinchester
Liz Long, author of the fabulous Donovan Circus series, is a big nerdy Dean Winchester fan like yours truly. Since I am too busy writing to put together a real blog post, I decided to share this instead. Enjoy! P.S. Due to the nature of the graphics in this post, it’s best if viewed on a …
Why why WHY did I think it was a stellar idea to try to quit smoking???? Send me your good vibes!!!!
Good afternoon, party people! As I mentioned yesterday, I up and decided to quit smoking. Like, when I woke up yesterday morning. That’s when I decided. Lol I realized when I opened my pack of butts that the day when I would be “ready” to quit doesn’t exist. It’s a fairy tale. I am one …
It’s a drive-by blogging!!!!! #amwriting
Just a quick couple of notes. 1) I am back to writing! Working on Dance With the Devil today. Making some serious progress!!! 2) I’m strolling down Nostalgia Lane today. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is playing in the background while I write. Started again at S01E01 last night. 3) This morning, I smoked what I …
@CoreyTaylorRock is ranting his ass off again and how I somehow missed the last #Supernatural episode…. #YoureMakingMeHateYou
Greetings, humans! I know I have been a little quiet for the last few days and I have a completely valid excuse. I’ve been on a reading binge. I’m talking about a bender of epic proportions. Not really sure what triggered it, but I am letting it ride through the rest of this week. Then, …