Writerly Stuff – Page 2 – The Velvet Zebra

Twenty Elebenty!

Happy NewYear, y’all. So, new year, new web design. Go have a looksie – http://www.MidnightReading.com

Don’t miss out on the September sale! Visit Smashwords.com and pick up my eBook In The Time of Dying for free! That’s right, FREE, but only until Midnight September 30th. Just enter code SD55B at checkout, and it’s free! Did you also know you can purchase all of my titles from the Barnes and NobleContinue reading “My Peeps and Peepettes”

I love Fall!

How much do I love Fall? I love Fall SO much, I’m going to celebrate by giving you one month to download my eBook In The Time Of Dying, for FREE! Just go to Smashwords to buy my title In The Time of Dying, and enter code SD55B at checkout, and you’ll get the titleContinue reading “I love Fall!”

The Legend of Darkness and Light

Hear-ye, Hear-ye – get ’em while they’re hot ! That is, my latest novel is out now The Legend of Darkness and Light. You can get it as a FREE eBook, read it online for free, or purchase a nice pocket paperback from Lulu. So fly, be free, and enjoy a light summer read, onContinue reading “The Legend of Darkness and Light”

Summer Sale !

Throughout the month of July, there’s a huge Summer Sale at Smashwords, where you’ll find my eBooks (with the exception of Ether) on sale for 50% off the original price! That’s a buck per book, people! With a new title coming out in just a few days, for free! So hustle on over there andContinue reading “Summer Sale !”

Strike a pose

I’ve been told I hold a pen in a very angry manner. Maybe that’s true, although I don’t see how it’s all that different than others. Sure, there are other ways to hold a pen, I even hold them differently for different tasks. When I’m signing my name on a delivery slip, for instance. OrContinue reading “Strike a pose”

The Annoying bit

I’ve been trying to come up with the back cover blurb/teaser/copy for the new novel coming out for evah! This one just wasn’t coming to me. Most of them are a bit of a struggle, trying to boil down the novel into a few paragraphs of teaser designed to make the reader want to readContinue reading “The Annoying bit”

Not for the faint of wrist

I’m three chapters in to my newest novel, completely hand written. My wrist is killing me, my fingers are sore, but you know what? I’m okay with it. Honestly, my wrist stops hurting if I just stop writing and go do something else for about twenty minutes. My fingers are getting used to it, soContinue reading “Not for the faint of wrist”

There will be Rum

The sun’s out today ! Like it was yesterday, and is going to be tomorrow and Sunday. Glorious blue skies and sunshine! Okay, so it is Spring, but around here you never know what you’re gonna get this time of year, and typically your sunny days are Monday through Friday, almost never on the weekend.Continue reading “There will be Rum”

Take my advice

I see writing advice all over the web now, from so many different sources. People flock to writing forums, desperate to uncover the secrets. Those who aren’t there in the vain hope of learning some secret code of writing, are there dolling it out, hoping you’ll believe they have the authority and wisdom to tellContinue reading “Take my advice”