Writing The side-effects of being a mystery writer 22 Apr 2013 I write mystery novels. This is a fairly new occupation. I published the first book in the Lexy Cooper mystery series in November, the second is now in the process…
Uncategorized Read the first chapter of Schooled! Free! 15 Apr 2013 Here's chapter one of Schooled, the first Lexy Cooper murder mystery. Probably NSFW. Don't say I never gave you anything for free. :)Schooled (Lexy Cooper Mystery #1) Chapter One Kenny Longworth…
Games Sexism in Games – A Mea Culpa 28 Mar 2013 If Meaghan Marie’s recent post about the sexism she’s encountered in the games industry was at all shocking to you, you either don’t work in the games industry or you’ve…
Books Goodreads Giveaway – Signed Copies of The Sleepless Nanny 20 Feb 2013 I'm giving away three signed copies of my first novel through a Goodreads Giveaway. Entry is open through March 19, 2013. There are only a few printed copies in existence…
Books… Revising the novel – FLUFFING 19 Feb 2013 I finished the first draft of my next Lexy Cooper mystery and was surprised by two things. One: I didn't cry or freak out like when I finished…
Assholes An honest Valentine for “nice guys” 8 Feb 2013 You hate Valentine's Day. You don't have anyone to shower with flowers and candy because you're "too nice." "Chicks," you lament, "they always go for assholes that treat them like…
Books… Fear and the Novel — End Game Slowdown 31 Jan 2013 The last time I got to the end of my first draft of a novel, I cried. And moped for days. I'm hoping to avoid that this time around, but…
Writing Obsession, change, and superstition — tales from the sequel 19 Jan 2013 File this under More Bitching About Writing a Sequel. Over the summer I wrote a post about my writing rituals and the magic number of words I needed to…
Writing The Suckage of Sequels 13 Jan 2013 I'm about a third of the way into writing the second book of my Lexy Cooper Videogame Mystery series. And it's hard. Harder than I would have anticipated. Here's why:…
Books… Promoted Facebook Posts – An Experiment 4 Jan 2013 I decided to celebrate the new year by announcing the title, plot, and expected publication date for my next Lexy Cooper mystery. I created a Goodreads entry using a color…
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