Samhain Publishing Ltd. Weblog

Like Fairy Tales?

But always thought they were over too soon?

Have I got a book for you! My first novel, A SPELL FOR SUSANNAH, is being released in print from Samhain on November 25, and I’ll be chatting at the Samhain Café as much as my children allow me to that day. I’ll be giving away a copy of SFS in ebook format. But speaking of my children, who are out of school on Thanksgiving vacation this week, my 6 year old is a budding video artist.

Don’t believe me? Check out this cool video she helped me make for SFS:

Author Giveaways--What Stands Out?

As a typical writer—introverted, a little obsessive, not particularly schmoozy—promotion of my books and myself an author is daunting. I mean, that’s like SALES. Did I sign up for a sales job when I decided to put finger to keyboard and share my stories with readers? Because I would sooner mow my own yard than have a job as an official salesperson. Talk about an area where I have zero talent! Yeah, I had to “sell” my books to an agent and publisher, but now it turns out I have to sell my books and myself to readers in order to supplement my publisher’s efforts on my behalf.

Junk and Your Life

I don’t know about you, but I’m a horrible packrat, and as I’ve aged, I’ve developed the volunteerism virus. Things have gotten tricky, so lately I’ve had this urge to streamline. With all the modern emphasis on feng shui and uncluttering your life, I’ve started to wonder if I’ve taken too much on, given myself too many choices every day, filled everything from the house to the car with too much stuff. In other words, I’ve started to worry I’ve got too much junk in all my trunks!