Every writer has a playlist. Or twelve. I wrote Mother of Creation ages ago, so I can't really tell you what I was listening to at the time. Probably a lot of Motion City Soundtrack, knowing me, but who knows. I did something a little different for Daughter of Madness and actually made a (couple) of playlists that were... Continue Reading →
Release day and the value of audiobooks
Today is the day! Celebrate with me the audio release of Mother of Creation, the first book of The Creation Saga, narrated by Michelle Marie. You can download it through Audible. In honor of this release, I want to take a moment to talk a little bit more about why I published an audiobook. Please bear with this. It's... Continue Reading →
Some event updates
I've been playing a lot of catch up the past two weeks following my vacation and in advance of some upcoming deadlines. As you know, the audiobook for Mother of Creation is out October 1st. What you may not know is that I also am working against a deadline for the rough and first drafts of Daughter of... Continue Reading →
75k and a cover reveal!!
Here we are. We have finally made it to the 3/4 mark. It has been a long slow slog, a journey interrupted often by many upheavals in my life - the death of a grandfather, a proposal of marriage, TWO job changes, and kittens. Hopefully we can avoid any big events between now and the... Continue Reading →
The Hugos: An unscheduled post
Hey, folks! I wanted to post links to the coverage of the Hugos from last night! So excited for everyone who won. To read the full coverage from the Guardian on this year's winners and a little bit about the Hugo award controversy, click here. Also, N.K. Jemisin wrote a lovely acceptance speech which I teared... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts on audiobooks and performance
I may have mentioned that I have recently been listening to a few audiobooks. It started last summer, when my fiance forced me to listen to Dune through his Audible.com subscription. I say forced like he had to twist my arm, but it wasn't hard. I hadn't read Dune yet (I know, bad Amanda) so it was something... Continue Reading →
Surprise Book Signing!
Hey, everyone! This is a special surprise post to let you know that I will be having a book signing at the Tanglewood Barnes and Noble in Roanoke, Virginia in conjunction with the national event B-Fest. I'll be doing the signing on Friday, June 10th at 6 pm and then doing the trivia night event... Continue Reading →
Launch
Hello everyone! This is the first post of the blog I will be keeping on my official author website! I cannot promise that posts will be the most regular (I also post on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook, so for more regular information please check those out). However, I hope to document major events in the... Continue Reading →
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