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November is here already. This year seems to have gone by awfully fast. 

Last month was a month of firsts. I did my first newsletter and did my first Book Funnel promo. The numbers look good on both. This month I'm doing 3 promos. Hopefully my numbers will look as good as last month's. 

I got two more in-person events before the end of the year, one this month and the other in December. I've still been looking for more in-person events near me but when you're in nowhere Missouri and most of the events are on the East & West coasts...Well it makes the travel prohibitive.  And I really don't know where or how to look for the events. You can't just enter 'cons' or 'in-person events' in the search bar.

 I'm still looking for names for centuries-old vampires. Should your name(s) be picked, the name of course will be used and you will be mentioned in the author notes. I plan to do book 3 of the EV companion series and book 2 of Bone Whisperer next so that gives me a little more time to come up with the names. But Book 5 of Elemental Voice and book 3 of Ghostwolf are up after them.

My T.L stories (Ghostwolf Books 1 & 2, the 2 Fallborn books, and the first Time-Lost book) are on Ingram Spark..  My Tina books will definitely stay on Amazon and in KU but I don't want to keep all my eggs in one basket incase AMZ terminates my account because of piracy. AMZ KDP accounts have been terminated because the book (s) were found on a pirate site. If that happens I don't want all my eggs to be broken. I don't know if I want to put the rest of the series' as I finish them on IS as I can't put them in KU if the ebook is in IS. I'm thinking about switching up a bit.  We shall see.

 I 'd like to try to finish the Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice series. I need to finish a series and promote the he!! out of it. I have over 14 books out yet not one series completed. So I'm going to try to focus on Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice as they are almost finished. I have 1 additional book in EV and 2 books in Ghostwolf that need to be finished to be complete. A complete series under each of my author names. I'll be working on them. I had plan to do them while working on Vella. However Vella is closing down so I will be turning my full attention on GW & EV books.  Then I have 2 books that have been in the queue for awhile that I want to get out. 

However my muse is fickle as I said and I don't know what she will do. Plans mean nothing to her.

In Elemental Voice, the FMC reads the earth like a medium hears the dead and finds buried items--mostly dead bodies--for the local sheriff's office at the beginning in a world where psychics work regularly with law enforcement and vampires live next door. In later books she works with her vampire FBI agent fiance and his partner. If you're interested in checking out these older Elemental UF Books.

In Ghostwolf  the MMC sees the evil humans do to one another every day as a Homicide detective and hates the necessity of his job. But this murder—it raises his hackles. What he uncovers is far more than a pathological motive, it's like something out of a horror movie or a Grimm's fairy tale. Everything points to a supernatural being, a werewolf, as the killer, causing him to doubt himself—and his mysterious new partner. If you're interested in checking out this series  here's the first book Raven Manor

Have you checked out my website yet?  Here is the link: The Rook  Check it out and tour a world where psychics work regularly with the police and vampires live next door, a world where werewolves hide among us and can manipulate energy(magic), two worlds with dragons, and a world where a Time-Lost tries to stop the past from repeating itself.

I will still update these blogs periodically. When new books come out definitely. These are still my babies and I won't desert them. But they'll definitely get dusty. And maybe repetitive. 

Want to join my email list and get a free short Urban fantasy story? Click here T. L.'s Grimoire

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 October is here and Halloween will soon be upon us. There is something in us that likes the thrill of horror in movies and books, that jolt of fear and anticipation--As long as it is only in movies or books.  

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. We can let ourselves go. Let that creature inside us out for a bit. And the candy isn't bad either. :) As an adult I don't get to indulge as much any more, except in books and movies. There's no Halloween parties for adults here. That doesn't mean there aren't spectacular Halloween decorated houses around but no parties--unless it is for children.  If I ever get a house, large enough to host, I'm going to have a Halloween party, even if no one else shows up, every year.  For both adults and kids.

Time to Winterize my trailer and get things situated before the cold gets here. The cool mornings are nice change from the Summer heat and humidity. But Winter in the Ozarks is not very nice at all. The old adage about waiting 5 minutes if you don't like the weather is very true here.  Morning can start out nice but by afternoon you can have harsh conditions. The opposite can happen but rarely. Usually if the day starts harsh it stays harsh, sun shining or not. However we don't get the snow fall that the Northern states get which I'm happy about.  I'm hoping for a mild Winter this year. While I like the time indoors to get writing done I do get cabin fever. Winter is not the best time to go for a spontaneous walk.

I got two more in-person events before the end of the year, one in November and the other in December. I've still been looking for more in-person events near me but when you're in nowhere Missouri and most of the events are on the East & West coasts...Well it makes the travel prohibitive.  And I really don't know where or how to look for the events. You can't just enter 'cons' or 'in-person events' in the search bar.

 I'm still looking for names for centuries-old vampires. Should your name(s) be picked, the name of course will be used and you will be mentioned in the author notes. I plan to do book 3 of the EV companion series and book 2 of Bone Whisperer next so that gives me a little more time to come up with the names. But Book 5 of Elemental Voice and book 3 of Ghostwolf are up after them.

My T.L stories (Ghostwolf Books 1 & 2, the 2 Fallborn books, and the first Time-Lost book) are on Ingram Spark..  My Tina books will definitely stay on Amazon and in KU but I don't want to keep all my eggs in one basket incase AMZ terminates my account because of piracy. AMZ KDP accounts have been terminated because the book (s) were found on a pirate site. If that happens I don't want all my eggs to be broken. I don't know if I want to put the rest of the series' as I finish them on IS as I can't put them in KU if the ebook is in IS. I'm thinking about switching up a bit.  We shall see.

 I 'd like to try to finish the Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice series. I need to finish a series and promote the he!! out of it. I have over 14 books out yet not one series completed. So I'm going to try to focus on Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice as they are almost finished. I have 1 additional book in EV and 2 books in Ghostwolf that need to be finished to be complete. A complete series under each of my author names. I'll be working on them while I do Vella.  Then I have 2 books that have been in the queue for awhile that I want to get out. Probably on Vella to begin with.

However my muse is fickle as I said and I don't know what she will do. Plans mean nothing to her.

In Elemental Voice, the FMC reads the earth like a medium hears the dead and finds buried items--mostly dead bodies--for the local sheriff's office at the beginning in a world where psychics work regularly with law enforcement and vampires live next door. In later books she works with her vampire FBI agent fiance and his partner. If you're interested in checking out these older Elemental UF Books.

In Ghostwolf  the MMC sees the evil humans do to one another every day as a Homicide detective and hates the necessity of his job. But this murder—it raises his hackles. What he uncovers is far more than a pathological motive, it's like something out of a horror movie or a Grimm's fairy tale. Everything points to a supernatural being, a werewolf, as the killer, causing him to doubt himself—and his mysterious new partner. If you're interested in checking out this series  here's the first book Raven Manor

Have you checked out my website yet?  Here is the link: The Rook  Check it out and tour a world where psychics work regularly with the police and vampires live next door, a world where werewolves hide among us and can manipulate energy(magic), two worlds with dragons, and a world where a Time-Lost tries to stop the past from repeating itself.

I will still update these blogs periodically. When new books come out definitely. These are still my babies and I won't desert them. But they'll definitely get dusty. And maybe repetitive. 

Want to join my email list and get a free short Urban fantasy story? Click here T. L.'s Grimoire

Progress How Novel 81

 

UPDATE: I have a new email list set up. I changed providers and lost my old list. Want to join my new email list and get a free short Urban fantasy story that's a twist on Red Riding Hood? Click here T. L.'s Grimoire The short story will be replace later this month with a UF novella which will better give you a taste of my writing.

The third Friday and Saturday of this month is Hootin an Hollarin, a local craft festival here in Gainesville, MO. I'll have a table there with my books and other things my muse has been working on instead of writing.

I've been trying to finish Emergent, the Time-Lost book. But my muse is being her fickle self and working on a new vella more than Emergent. It's a rough first draft of a Romantasy/paranormal I did years ago. She just clumped to it and won't let it go. And she won't even edit it. She just adds a bit here and there when I upload an episode. I open Emergent and she ignores it. I'm behind and I need to get Emergent done but she blithely talks about the new Vella. :sigh:

I'm redoing some of my covers. The Ghostwolf books and Bone Whisperer are getting revamped. I've already changed BW and the second cover for GW is being worked on now. My covers were not up to Market I was told so I have set out to change them. We shall see if this helps. 

I've been looking for more in-person events near me but when you're in nowhere Missouri and most of the events are on the East & West coasts...Well it makes the travel prohibitive.  And I really don't know where or how to look for the events. You can't just enter 'cons' or 'in-person events' in the search bar.

 I'm still looking for names for centuries-old vampires. Should your name(s) be picked, the name of course will be used and you will be mentioned in the author notes. 

My T.L stories (Ghostwolf Books 1 & 2, the 2 Fallborn books, and the first Time-Lost book) are on Ingram Spark..  My Tina books will definitely stay on Amazon and in KU but I don't want to keep all my eggs in one basket incase AMZ terminates my account because of piracy. AMZ KDP accounts have been terminated because the book (s) were found on a pirate site. If that happens I don't want all my eggs to be broken. I don't know if I want to put the rest of the series' as I finish them on IS as I can't put them in KU if the ebook is in IS. I'm thinking about switching up a bit.  We shall see.

 I 'd like to try to finish the Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice series. I need to finish a series and promote the he!! out of it. I have over 14 books out yet not one series completed. So I'm going to try to focus on Ghostwolf and Elemental Voice as they are almost finished. I have 1 additional book in EV and 2 books in Ghostwolf that need to be finished to be complete. A complete series under each of my author names. I'll be working on them while I do Vella.  Then I have 2 books that have been in the queue for awhile that I want to get out. Probably on Vella to begin with.

However my muse is fickle as I said and I don't know what she will do. Plans mean nothing to her.

In Elemental Voice, the FMC reads the earth like a medium hears the dead and finds buried items--mostly dead bodies--for the local sheriff's office at the beginning in a world where psychics work regularly with law enforcement and vampires live next door. In later books she works with her vampire FBI agent fiance and his partner. If you're interested in checking out these older Elemental UF Books.

In Ghostwolf  the MMC sees the evil humans do to one another every day as a Homicide detective and hates the necessity of his job. But this murder—it raises his hackles. What he uncovers is far more than a pathological motive, it's like something out of a horror movie or a Grimm's fairy tale. Everything points to a supernatural being, a werewolf, as the killer, causing him to doubt himself—and his mysterious new partner. If you're interested in checking out this series  here's the first book Raven Manor

Have you checked out my website yet?  Here is the link: The Rook  Check it out and tour a world where psychics work regularly with the police and vampires live next door, a world where werewolves hide among us and can manipulate energy(magic), two worlds with dragons, and a world where a Time-Lost tries to stop the past from repeating itself.

I will still update these blogs periodically. When new books come out definitely. These are still my babies and I won't desert them. But they'll definitely get dusty. And maybe repetitive. 

Want to join my email list and get a free short Urban fantasy story that's a twist on Red Riding Hood? Click here T. L.'s Grimoire