-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
I’m participating in Read an E-Book Week!
Time of Grace
A Knight’s Tale on Goodreads!
The Leaving
The Captain and Claire
Tag Archives: Smashwords
Read an Ebook Week Starts Today
I’m participating in Read an Ebook Week 2014 over at Smashwords. The skinny: in this annual event, running from March 2 through 8, thousands of ebooks are free or discounted. It’s kind of like the cyber equivalent of a library … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged connecting the dots, ebooks, Free, Read an Ebook Week, Smashwords, time of grace
2 Comments
Connecting the Dots Preorder & Advent Calendar Fun
It’s the first Sunday in Advent. I remember how interesting it was as a child to open one window of the advent calendar each night as we proceeded toward Christmas. I wasn’t religious at all, nor was my family, but … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged ADHD, advent calendar, Ana's Advent Calendar 2013, Anastasia Vitsky, connecting the dots, giveaway, preorder, Smashwords
1 Comment
Marking St. Patrick’s
As I mentioned in a previous post on this blog, I don’t ever do much for St. Patrick’s, but I usually find myself in a celebratory mood anyway because of the coming of spring. The fruit trees are blossoming madly … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Writing
Tagged Smashwords, spring, St. Patrick's Day, The Leaving
Leave a comment
Bob Mayer speaks up
Bob Mayer, whom I mentioned in my last post, wrote this great new blog post today–very blunt, very scintillating–about the nasty divide that’s opened up between traditionally pubbed authors and indie authors, each claiming their turf and saying their way … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Bob Mayer, indie authors, Kindle, publishing, Smashwords, The Doge's Daughter, The Leaving
4 Comments
August Update
Well, August has been a busy month (chatting with other writers on Twitter especially), and I’m horrified to see that I haven’t blogged all month. This is very bad. 🙂 My next book for review is an intriguing read that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews, Writing
Tagged FarFromHome, feminism, Outdated, relationships, Romantic Industrial Complex, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Seal Press, Smashwords, The Leaving
2 Comments
‘The Leaving’ Now Available on Kindle…and Other Book News
I’m very happy to announce that my novel The Leaving is now available in the Kindle Store! Priced at $2.99, it’s the story of an adolescent brother and sister in 1980s Dublin. While older sibling Stevie navigates his sexuality (and his life) … Continue reading
‘The Leaving’ debuts on Smashwords
The Leaving, my first novel, is a coming-of-age story set in Dublin and has had a strange history: I started writing it at grad school at S.F. State in the late eighties (so it can officially be called an ’80s … Continue reading



