#NaNoWriMo Update
It’s now 12 November. I have 14,298 words written in Glimmer Vale. That puts me about 4,000 words shy of where I needed to be at the end of the day yesterday. How did that happen, when I got off to...
View ArticleChugging Along
I guess I should update everyone again on how things are going. First, NaNoWriMo: Yeah….not so hot. I am sitting at 28,480 words as of this moment and have gotten about 1,000 words down today. I...
View Article#NaNoWriMo – Down To The Wire
31,537 words. 530 so far today. That’s good, on track for my most productive writing month ever. But it’s not quite good enough. With six days to go, that total count means I need about 3100 words a...
View ArticleRock The House
I totally rocked my writing goal yesterday. I wanted 5,000 words. I got 5,579. As Lightning McQueen says, Ka-CHOW! That brings me up to 36,586 words this month toward Glimmer Vale for #NaNoWriMo....
View Article#NaNoWriMo – 4 Days And Counting…
It’s time for an update! Because that’s how I roll. :) I did not rock quite as hard yesterday as I did on Friday, or as I wanted to. I got just under 2,000 words written. So far today I have 1,548...
View ArticleWinner!
Scrivener counted 50,074 words, but my official NaNoWriMo word count is 50,056. The difference doesn’t matter though, because I won baby! Aw yeah! Here’s a screen grab from my stats page on the...
View ArticleWhat About…
…Glimmer Vale? I’m sure all y’all are asking that question. After all, I finished the book back in December, and here it is March. Well, I haven’t forgotten it. It’s just been slow going. Why don’t...
View ArticleGlimmer Vale Cover Art
Hi everyone. So I’ve been anxiously awaiting the cover art for Glimmer Vale, as I think I’ve mentioned before. I contracted with Lucky Bat Books for the art, and Cindie, who runs the show over there,...
View ArticleGlimmer Vale Excerpt (#SampleSunday)
It’s been a while since I posted an excerpt for #SampleSunday. But seeing as Glimmer Vale hit the electronic shelves yesterday, this seemed an appropriate occasion to change that. So without further...
View ArticleOh, SNAP!
It’s been a mixed couple of days. First…the good news. :) Yesterday evening, I approved the print proof of Glimmer Vale. Y’all know how nice the cover art is, but check out how beautiful the printed...
View ArticleDevelopments and Developments
Well, it’s been a while since I posted. I’m totally not keeping up with my stated goal of at least once a week. Here’s the thing. Monday comes along and I get to thinking, I need to update my blog...
View Article#NaNoWriMo and Finished Novels
Hola folks. I’m departing from the chapters posting tonight to talk about other things. Three things, in fact. 1) I finished another novel last night. This one is called Out-Dweller, and it is the...
View ArticleCover Reveal – Tollard’s Peak (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #3)
EDIT – So much for scheduling posts on WordPress. I meant for this to go at 1800 Pacific Time. Instead it popped just now, at 1725. *sigh* Oh well, can’t win them all. :) As frequent visitors to...
View ArticleProofing the Peak
Yeah, that’s right. The paperback proof of Tollard’s Peak arrived yesterday. Observe. The front. Duh. The Back. Duh. Duh. The Spine. Triple Duh. Here’s the map Jared Blando made for Glimmer Vale a...
View ArticleTollard’s Peak – LIVE!
Ok, it actually went live yesterday, and I neglected to to you about it. Sorry about that. But it’s true: Tollard’s Peak (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #3) is now live for sale. Winter in Glimmer Vale – a...
View ArticleTime For A Promo
I’ll keep this one quick. It’s been a busy month and a half or so. I still need to post my June wrap-up; I’ll get to it. But for now, I wanted to let everyone know that I’m putting Glimmer Vale...
View ArticleCool Developments
Hello, folks. It’s been a while since I had anything to say on here. Or rather, it’s been a while since I bothered to say anything on here. Suffice it to say the last couple months have been pretty...
View ArticleNew Release
Hola folks! As I promised last week, Robbed Blind, Glimmer Vale Chronicles #4, is now up for pre-order. A stunning robbery threatens to bring Lydelton’s economy to its knees, and it is up to Julian and...
View ArticleRelease Day
It’s December 4th, which means…. *drum roll* It’s release day! *cheers echo throughout the room* That’s right! Robbed Blind, the fourth book of the Glimmer Vale Chronicles, is now out there for the...
View ArticleWedding Gifts
I’ve been teasing everyone about the next book in the Glimmer Vale Chronicles for a long time now. But no kidding, The Falconer’s Stairs is just about done. Finally. We’re targeting 15 April for the...
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