Rain Songs
As mystified as I am by it storming here in Florida EVERY SINGLE AFTERNOON, I asked some of my friends on Facebook to help me come up with a playlist of songs about Rain. I had Patty Griffin’s “Rain”...
View ArticleSome Sunshine For Your December
Over at the Waterworld Mermaids blog today, Carlene and I have cooked up one of the MOST FUN POSTS I’VE EVER DONE. Inspirred by Terra LeMay’s query about nontraditional writing spots, The Mermaid of...
View ArticleLike a Box of Chocolates, 2015
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Andre Norton, Grand Dame of SF. It’s difficult to believe that it’s been a decade since Miss Andre left us. When Jay asked me to contribute something...
View ArticleTempest Hangs With the Mermaids
Today I’m over in the Waterworld Mermaid Lagoon, hosting a very special interview with my dear friend, the infamous K. Tempest Bradford. As some of you may know, Tempest blew up the internet about a...
View ArticleIn Which Edmund Schubert Withdraws From the Hugos
Edmund Schubert is a dear friend and has been since IGMS was but a twinkle in Orson Scott Card’s eye. For this reason (and because he has no true platform of his own from which to speak), I am posting...
View ArticleIn Which Alethea Interviews Sharon Shinn for USA Today
I am happy and honored today for two reasons: 1.) that I have the opportunity to interview one of my favorite authors, Sharon Shinn, and 2.) that I get to do it for USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog....
View ArticleThe Princess of Many Half-Completed Movements
“She eased closer to him, studying his face. As if he might be someone she knew but didn’t fully recognize. She shifted to one side and checked his profile, reached out like she might ruffle his hair....
View Article[Guest Post] The Best Perk in the Business
Once Upon a Time, after being hired on as Assistant Manager of a local Hastings store, I was asked to take a test. The test included statements like, “It is more WHO you know than WHAT you know that...
View ArticleThe Unbreakable Princess Alethea
(I should totally have my own television show with this title. Right? Netflix, call me.) * Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nor does one expect, after months of carefully planning two...
View ArticleChoreographing the BEST SURPRISE EVER
Today on the Waterworld Mermaids, I tell the whole story of how a podcast with my 11-year-old Fairy Goddaughter turned into the surprise of a lifetime! Click here to find out! Congrats, Princess...
View ArticleLiving in the Future, the Right Way
On Saturday, I woke up sad. I’d had a lovely time at the beach with old friends the day before, but for some reason (which I now blame on ragweed) Saturday morning brought with it a weepy sort of...
View ArticleA List of Some Awesome Authors on Patreon
It seems Patreon was on everyone’s brain the other night. While I was at Orlando Book Festival, a few budding authors asked me how to launch a Patreon campaign–I recommended they first Follow a few...
View ArticleThere’s Still Time to Help Me Get a Car
I haven’t had a car for almost two years now. I’m working hard to make this happen, but it’s been a slow process. Tempest helped me set up a site on YouCaring for my Birthday that we called the...
View ArticleMe and My STARs Featured in Hometown News!
It’s always a blast to find yourself in the local paper. Even more interesting is the perspective. What you see here is a bunch of fun-loving romance writers whooping it up in the Great Outdoors. What...
View ArticlePrincess MOI, Down & Dirty on Happy Ever After!
It’s been too long since I joined forces with my dear friend Joyce Lamb at USA Today’s Happy Ever After. So when she asked a bunch of us to contribute to the HEA Valentine’s Day Feature Post, our...
View ArticleIn Which Professor Blake Posts My Homework Assignment on the Internet
It’s true: Professor Theodosia Blake, Head Witch of Harmswood Academy in my Nocturne Falls Universe series, was named after my dear friend Deborah Blake. Deborah is a witchy professor in her own...
View ArticleMy Coastal Magic 2018 Schedule
THIS THURSDAY kicks off the weekend we’ve been waiting for all winter long–Coastal Magic Con in Daytona Beach, FL! Dance parties, fun and games, and the opportunity to hang out with some of my closest...
View Article“Hello, my name is…”
Everybody gets the story this month—Patrons and blog readers and social media followers alike. Everybody. Because I’m the Princess, and I said so. * Hello, My Name Is… Katy. Simi. Justin. Ursula....
View ArticleWhat’s Your Damage, Heather?
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down with my friend Nick Kaufmann, so it was lovely to be invited onto his blog to chat about what I felt was “The Scariest Part” of Besphinxed. I know what you’re...
View Article[StormChasing] #FriendlyFriday Features Storm Chasing Master Chris Kridler!
Over on Patreon, Sarah and I run a feature every week called #FriendlyFriday, where we tell you all about my fabulous friends and what brilliant things that they are up to! Since I am gearing up for...
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