Some time ago, I set my project list up so I could tick things off as I completed them. These are due on the 5th (mostly self-imposed, but they are actually Belfire deadlines that NEED to be met). By the time this posts, it’ll be the 5th, and I’ll strike-through those that I’ve actually met.
Two edits – figured I’d miss this one
a format – currently in review for printing!
three covers – down to one
finalize anthology – edits in July
The list now reads like this, deadlines between June 10th and July …

I’ve had a work in progress running for over a decade, I don’t often talk about it anymore because I purposely distanced my beliefs and practices* from the self I was working towards being. I lost a lot of myself in doing so, and am so glad to be finding myself again amidst my notes and files; in this day and age my spirituality really shouldn’t be an issue, anyway.

I am a villain when it comes to plants. I’ve been known to kill silk plants. Yes, really. I watched the leaves fall from a silk arrangement after I’d moved it around a bit and set it out. Generally, house plants are dead within a month, and the longest we’ve had one is six weeks.
I wasn’t always like this. I used to have beautiful house plants. African Violets were my favorite, as well as Dieffenbachia, Schefflera, Mimosa, Chlorophytum, Pothos, English Ivy, and Amaryllis. I used to have loads of …

So, last week was crazy busy, and I ended up with some computer issues that threw me for a loop like you wouldn’t believe… and I over-reacted and panicked and yeah. Posts here didn’t get done.
Life, right?
Ha! You’ll have to suffer through twice as much me now. *snicker*
It’s been two weeks since the last post here, and I’m thinking wait a minute. Has that much time really passed, and where the hell was I while it was passing? Was it wearing Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak? And then I remember – …

One of my favorite guys, a truly great up-and-coming writer, J.L. Benét, has won a gold medal IPPY in the Horror category for his debut novel (and Belfire release!) Wolf Hunter. So – I’ve lazed out this week, and decided to steal (most of) my congratulatory announcement from the Belfire Press website.