Some Spooky Reads & Candy To Go With Them
Hope everyone is having a wonderful October! We were delighted today to hear of the FDA vaccine approval for kids 5-11, so we will definitely be downing some chocolate and peanut butter confections in celebration tonight. 🙂 I promised a snippet from Clanblades... And...
September Stirrings
Current adventures and assorted ramblings. Preorders and progress.
Songs of Summer
Audacity 4 Cover Reveal, Clanblades updates, and more…
On Books and Brains and Creativity and Schedules
A progress update, a snippet from CLANBLADES universe, and some Tribbles gifs.
A Snippet That Escaped
How my current writing is going and a deleted snippet from the next book in the Audacity Saga.
Holiday Giving Ideas
Because 2020 needs some all the bright spots it can get! Some ideas for giving on Giving Tuesday.
Thorne Books Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Thanksgiving! Ready for the holiday deluge? I am! It'll be a nice distraction from the 2020 chaos. If you'd like to support my small business, here's a few ways you can dig into some good stories this holiday or give them to friends! Signed Copies This holiday,...
A Very Thorney Halloween
This isn't going to be horrifying. No seriously, I'm just not that into horror. The real world is enough right now. But I *am* into all that is fantastical, creative, offbeat, funny, and colorful. 🎃 Today on the blog, we're talking a very Thorney Halloween. 🙂 And the...
New story, new giveaway, new notebooks
Before I get to my usual burbling about office supplies, you should know that I have a new short story in the BEYOND THE STARS anthology, out now. This is a great anthology that's been around for several years. My story is sci-fi, set in the same universe as the...
Things I tried to be science fictiony about in my book and found they already existed
No crickets or bartending robots were harmed in the making of this blog post… or my books.
WRATH is here!
No, not Wrath of Khan. It’s the third volume in the Audacity Saga. Fun space opera romp, sweeping across the galaxy…
Audacity 3 Cover and Title Reveal
Ta da! This book baby is reaching gestation. I'm going to keep this short, so I can spend more time getting books written. I'm losing a lot of my usual time on crisis schooling my kiddos, which is a massive adventure in and of itself, but fortunately progress is...
Poll Results, New Short Scene, and Some Things To Do
Check out the glorious new cover art!😍😍😍 🤩🤩🤩 This gorgeous illustration is by Julie Dillon. The new cover is ready... (You'll see it next month.) The edits are happening... AUDACITY 3. Soon. (But not yet.)But can we all agree Christopher Reeve was the best Superman?...
Audacity bonuses poll, a snippet, and how my Valentine’s Day was almost ruined
Read a snippet from the upcoming book in the Audacity Saga and vote on what free bonus you’d like to see next.
New Year, New Goals, New Progress
Happy New Year! I've got some discussion about my goals for the year, and also writing and upcoming sale updates - if you're looking for those, scroll to the bottom! =) Anybody out there make New Year's Resolutions? I've heard it's the minority of people. I used to...
On Creating and (Accidentally) Hurting People
Some musings as a writer. I read / listened to a few things that happened in parallel this week that's got me thinking on when the art we create hurts people, why that happens, and what to do about it. There was a pretty big scandal that exploded in the Romance...
New Store! And Updates
The last month and change has been quite busy around here. First off, I'm excited to announce I tinkered around and made an Etsy shop! I made some mugs. And a bag. This is mostly just fun for me - and hopefully for you guys too! These are based on some fan suggestions...
Deserter and Some Quick Tips for NaNoWriMo
First off — Happy Halloween!!! Second — the short story grown into a novella DESERTER is now available! Get it on Amazon here. This one won't be available in print (unless it matters to a bunch of people) because it's fairly short! ~18,000 words and 99¢. What do you...