New Year’s Eve tomorrow, and I’m contemplating the end of the year, the end of a comic book script, and the end of a novel, all of which require the tying up of loose ends, while leaving the promise of more adventures yet to come.  In stories, there’s never … [Read more...]

Yes, the cat loves musicals; tonight, Hairspray.  Next thing you know, he’ll be packing his bags for Broadway (there is a cat in those pictures...look for the ears). … [Read more...]

Picking out paint colors for my new studio, and am discovering that I’m a terrible creature of habit:  I work now in a lavender/periwinkle room, and am being drawn to the same, again; but only darker.  Cool colors soothe me.  Walls and towers of books feel … [Read more...]

So, if you’ve read THE WILD ROAD, you might possibly remember that the latter half of the novel takes place in Indiana, at the West Baden Springs Hotel.  Quite a few people have asked if this place truly exists—and indeed, it does; remarkably so.  I remember … [Read more...]

Back in June I blogged about Shanghai Film Studio, and mentioned then that a real estate developer was planning on tearing down the historic site to build yet another office building.  Well, these pictures were just sent to me from Shanghai.  And honestly, I’m so … [Read more...]

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ~ Bob Hope, American film actor and comedian. … [Read more...]

I’ve been trying to write this blog entry for weeks now.  Literally, weeks—ever since I came home from Shanghai.  I’m still a bit at a loss for what to say, but it’s Christmas Eve and the subject matter seems particularly appropriate. Several … [Read more...]

It’s, like, Christmas or something!  DARKNESS CALLS is the second in my Hunter Kiss Urban Fantasy series, and it’s coming out in July 2009.  THE FIRE KING is the 9th in my Dirk & Steele series, and that hits shelves a month later in August 2009.  … [Read more...]

My mom heard the attic creature last night.  She flinched, stared at the ceiling, and said, “Oh, that’s not normal.” Because, as she pointed out, it doesn’t exactly sound like running, or rolling, but more like a combination of the two—set at Speed Racer velocity—combined with a … [Read more...]

Lookee here!  Yay! I decided months ago, maybe last spring, that I needed help with my website.  Professional, talented, help.  I’d been taking care of it since the beginning, and had been content to do so (I’m a bit of a control freak).  The … [Read more...]