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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Bookshop.org Raises Money For Local Bookstores



Very exciting! Draft2Digital partnered with Bookshop last February. I was so engrossed in my current project that I'm finally sharing the Bookshop links to my YA books. 

I finished the first draft of that project two weeks ago, a crime fiction about three sisters, and I'm celebrating by taking time for myself and completing other writerly-related stuff.  



book cover: blue filter of young adult male looking out of a cave in the woods.



The Unmoving Sky 

There's Nothing Darker Than the Woods Until You Meet Your Worst Fear.

 

Jackson Bower has much on his mind lately. His younger brother hasn't been the same since his mother's death. His father's drinking is out of control. Then there's his girlfriend and the grief that ties them together even as it threatens to drive them apart. He distances himself, hoping for a little perspective at the family lodge. But when his father gets drunk and dangerous, he and his brother Artie escape into the woods.

 

Night creeps in, and the rains come fast. Artie slips down a ravine. Wounded, Artie and Jackson seek shelter in a cave, only to find someone else already taking refuge there. A desperate man with plans to destroy their town. Jackson and his brother must get out of the cave and make it over the mountain in time to warn everyone – without getting themselves killed first.

 

"The rural setting's rich insights and smells grow ever darker as the characters come to life in this poignant tale. A coming-of-age story reveals the bonds between family & friends as the mystery unfolds. This little book is filled with emotion, hope, despair, and suspense."

 






Black and white double image of a showgirl from the 1930s, a spotlight in the center, and a female silhouette in the center.

Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders


Summer 1935 Ruby St. Claire is the Weston Music School's rising star with her swinging jazz quartet. Next stop is the Roseland Ballroom Competition. After taking a break from helping the police find murder suspects with her extra sensory vision, the images of death have returned. Girls from school are disappearing. Ruby has to act fast and find their killer even when all the signs point to her.



"I was deeply immersed in NYC’s jazz scene and the elegance, language, and culture of the 1930s, learning much about the era through small details and author’s notes. On top of that, its a great plot-twister and would make an excellent film or series."






Did you know?   


"Amazon Pulls Support for Perfectly Fine Older Kindles"

In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store.


And that Bookshop raises money for local bookshops?  Now that is awesome! So it is Artimis II.  Okay, Artimis II wins in the awesome category. 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Unmoving Sky is Now Available in Paperback (Again)!

 

Just click the book cover and you'll be taken to Barnes & Noble or  HERE for select booksellers and most online libraries. You can also request that your library carry it. 





 Contemporary Young Adult Thriller for Readers 13 - 18.


eBook:  9798201298234   $2.99


 Print:  9798201285258  $9.99 



There's Nothing Darker Than the Woods Until You Meet Your Worst Fear 

Jackson Bower has much on his mind lately. His younger brother hasn't been the same since his mother's death. His father's drinking is out of control. 
Then there's his girlfriend and the grief that ties them together even as it threatens to drive them apart. 
 He distances himself, hoping for a little perspective at the family lodge. 
But when his father gets drunk and dangerous, he and his brother Artie escape into the woods. 
 Night creeps in, and the rains come fast. Artie slips down a ravine. Wounded, Artie and Jackson seek shelter in a cave, only to find someone else already taking refuge there.
 A desperate man with plans to destroy their town. Jackson and his wounded brother must get out of the cave and make it over the mountain in time to warn everyone. Without getting them both killed.



THANK YOU! <3 <3 <3 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Free Verse Friday!



Am I to do this too?

Clean the dishes?
Sweep the Floor?
Paint the bathroom?  Today, I’m torn.

Write a poem, draw, or clean?
It’s really not so hard to see, right here on my pad of paper.

But decisions are made every weekend and most nights—tend to my family and home or breakaway
and play for the day?

About ...

Dreams and eternal things  … that hold hope and joy.
And I need order to begin.

Chaos can be tempered with mental-glue:
Hold tight to what’s bubbling inside my chest 
Pumping in my heart.
Rise up foolish thoughts and dreams of another world-- 
You win!



Last Summer I found volumes of poems from years ago, and I'm having fun re-discovering old emotions, many I still struggle with.    

I'd like everyone to join in "Free Verse Fridays".  If you do, leave your blog link in the comments. This may become a weekly project. 

Write. Write. Write. 
In any form or thought.  Don't ever stop!     

Friday, January 8, 2016

2016 is a Leap Year...

Cue my publisher Leap Books. 

THE UNMOVING SKY is under their Shine imprint. I just found out 2016 is a leap year! Highly auspicious ( for me) debuting my YA novella this year with Leap. I live for synchronicity. You can add it to your Goodreads TBR for 2016!

It's going to be AMAZING! I'll share the book cover here on Jan 25th. Also on Kidliterati, Pat Esden's blog, and Arc of a Writer, along with twenty other blogs. Stay tuned!


It'll be the first viewing of the book trailer, music compliments of Bruce Edwards from Dark Tone Music. Editing and creative genius of Judith Graves. 

Bruce is crazy talented, and my friend, but I can share him. Listen to the music on his website. He's a gifted guitarist and you'll be floored by what he has to offer for your musical needs.