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2013 in review

Oh, 2013 I am NOT sorry to see you go. We had some highs and lows together, but professionally you were great to me, so I won’t complain. Soooo, let’s start with January: I submitted 2 stories to anthologies… Read More

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Ever wonder what happened to Amelia Earhart? My newest story, “Millie”

So, I totally meant to post this last week, but the week has been NUTS. Like in a good way. The short version is that we launched a new kickstarter for an all female anthology that immediately went gangbusters,… Read More

Category: Blog, News and Updates Tags: anthology, Athena's Daughters, cover, flying, free book, kickstarter, maggie allen, my friends are awesome, my readers are awesome, self-publishing, short story, women, writing

“Slug” (Time Traveled Tales, Vol.1 anthology)

About “Slug”: Be careful who you ride with. Especially when commuting in Washington, D.C. Most especially when you work at the Pentagon. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. About Time Traveled Tales, Vol. 1: Time Traveled Tales is… Read More

Category: Short Stories, Works Tags: anthology, fiction, sci-fi, short story

Don’t tell me what to write

I recently came across a Tumblr post with tens of thousands of notes that said the following “petition to make young adult authors stop writing about girls whose lives change when they meet a boy.” My initial reaction… Read More

Category: News and Updates Tags: books, short story, tropes, writing, ya lit, you are not the boss of me

“Stupendous Sparkle” (A Hero By Any Other Name anthology)

About “Stupendous Sparkle”: What defines a superhero? Is it their super powers or how they use them? Is it their heart or their mind? Or is it their willingness to act even in when faced with their biggest… Read More

Category: Short Stories, Works Tags: anthology, fiction, short story

He was a Marvelous Man (HEROES! anthology)

About “He was a Marvelous Man”: A superhero is generally thought of as a person in possession of extraordinary or super human powers who is also dedicated to protecting the public. What happens when the public doesn’t even… Read More

Category: Short Stories, Works Tags: anthology, fiction, short story

Songs of the Seasons #3: The World Spins Madly On

I know many of you were expecting the 3rd War of the Seasons book to come out this June, given that the first two books had June releases. Unfortunately my schedule has not allowed for such an aggresive… Read More

Category: News and Updates Tags: short story, songs of the seasons, war of the seasons, wots

Back from AFG, Thrifty Fashion, and whatnot

So, I’m back from Afghanistan again – as always a busy, exhausting, yet very productive trip. I love my job! And of course I made sure to bring proper reading material with me: It may interest you to… Read More

Category: News and Updates Tags: conventions, fashion, free book, second draft, short story, travel, writing

A Kickstarter, awesome teens, a fashion post, and some news

Holy moly it’s already JUNE and I haven’t done a Thrifty Fashion post since April! I guess that shows how busy things have been right? Well here you go, after some great updates/news I want to give y’all,… Read More

Category: News and Updates Tags: books, fashion, my friends are awesome, my readers are awesome, short story

BaltiCon wrap up & a preview of the Half-Blood is available

Whew, has it already been over a week since BaltiCon? I suppose it has! I would ask where the time goes, but I know where it does: my family, the Marine Corps, and all the million other little… Read More

Category: News and Updates Tags: books, conventions, my friends are awesome, my readers are awesome, reviews, short story, the half-blood, the human, wots

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