Thick forests flanked both sides of the road as the car sped over the rolling hills. Envisioning herself barreling through those trails, Asia held her hand over her chest, heart racing. The campus was close. In the front passenger seat, Mom tapped long, glittery gel nails on the arm of the minivan’s bucket seat. Her…
Today marks my initiation as an indie author with the release of my novella Spirit of the Wolf. The process has been fun, instructive, and a little scary at times, but also exciting. There have been some mistakes, but I’ve also learned a lot about the process. The biggest lesson has been to push past…
Thinking about process right now. And what is becoming clear to me as I try to get myself into some routines is that trying to be that writer who sits down and writes for X hours per day and churns out X000 words per day isn’t going to work for me. Discipline isn’t really the…
Umbra’s Shadow Contemporary Fantasy By AndreaStanet Publisher: Roane Publishing Release Date: March 13, 2017 Keywords: Contemporary, Paranormal, Fantasy, Shapeshifter, Mercenary Got a problem that needs a kick-ass mercenary to fix it? Merc’s your shapeshifter. It’s been open season on changelings—human/faery hybrids—until word gets around: someone’s got their backs. Merc relies on her unique shapeshifting talents…
It’s the most wonderful time of year…or is it? Christmas Eve is a night of mystery and magic, but not always in ways we expect. Things lurk in the shadows and they’re not the least bit jolly or merry. Let’s just say some presents are better left unopened. ‘Tis the season to be screaming along…
I try to avoid all the usual end-of-year trends toward lists and replays, but when the alarm went off this morning, I started thinking of all the things I wanted to accomplish today. This led to the realization that 2013 has been a year of some high highs and some devastating lows. I’m typically a…
A snippet for the 1,000 Prompts, $1,000 Writing Contest: An explosion rocks the castle as a boulder crashes into a wall below the south tower. Several books from the uppermost shelves fall helplessly to the earth. Emilio manages to duck out of the way of one musty volume, but another hits his shoulder, deflected…
I’m a bona fide published author of fiction! Urban Harvest: Tales of the Paranormal in New York City is now available at Amazon. The anthology features stories by Laurie Wenham, Laurie Treacy, Tara Hill, Don Corcoran, Saif Ansari, Donna Ansari, Alex Shvartsman, Sean Sakamoto, and me. I’ve read a few of the stories, and they…
