Technically speaking this is for listeners of the Heroine’s Journey audio book. I didn’t want to force you to go through my narrator, Starla, reading you a bunch of citations and such, so I am including them here instead. These appear in the print and digital editions of the book. Here’s a sample of the […]
Dec212020
Citations & Online Sources for The Heroine’s Journey Narrative Structure
Nov232020
All About The Craft of Writing with a NYT Bestselling Author (Video)
In which I go into how the sausage is made for #NaNoWriMo, Gentle Reader. I take writer’s questions and reveal all my deep dark secrets. You know I don’t talk craft often, so this is your chance. And here is the video! Questions Answered At the Beginning Jules: What do you find most challenging […]
Oct162020
Gail Carriger interviews David R Slayton about White Trash Warlock
Hello my darling Gentler Reader! It’s been a while since I did one of these but please welcome the wonderful David R. Slayton to the blog today. I met David at the dawn of time (shortly after Soulless came out). I believe it was at a book tour event at the Tattered Cover in Denver? […]
Oct72020
Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture Special Extras
Nonfiction is, I must say, a great deal more nerve wracking than fiction. Your support is appreciated. I really hope that if you’re intersted in why you enjoy my book hugs and other comforting books like them, you’ll give The Heroine’s Journey a try. The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers and Fans of Pop Culture […]
Sep282020
Sample That Tasty Book: The Heroine’s Journey Table of Contents & Introduction
Dearest Gentle Reader, Those of you who know me well, know that I like to give out a sample of forthcoming books to tempt readers’ appetites. Nonfiction is a pretty alien beast for me, but I still thought you might like a look-see. So here, without further ado is the Table of Contents of The […]
Sep142020
Heroine’s Journey Cover Art
A little while ago I released the Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. Shall we talk about the cover? This time… nonfiction? The thing about covers is they need to do a ton of work for a book. A fiction cover needs to signal genre, tone, voice, and author brand, as […]
Sep32020
Fictional Travel: Favorite Movies With a Strong Sense of Place
I’m a pretty chronic traveler, Gentle Reader. My parents put me on a plane by myself to the UK when I was 9. I pretty much never stopped moving after that. I’ve lived and worked overseas, as a student and as an archaeologist. Since I became a full time author I’ve travelled more, not less. […]
Aug122020
The Enforcer Enigma Special Extras
Dearest Gentle Reader, much to my surprise (and others), The Enforcer Enigma released August 1, 2020. (It was originally slated for the beginning of November, but I bumped it forward because of the Morbs.) Here are some special extras for this book! Colin and Judd get their own story at last! Thank you so much […]
Aug32020
Faking Trademark in Fiction for Comedy Gold
So there is this thing about using trademarked names when you are writing fiction, Gentle Reader. Names like Facebook, or Coke, or (heaven forfend) Disney. (Frankly I’m slightly scared even to type that name into a blog post.) It’s a complicated legal thing which basically comes down to (so far as I can tell) most […]
Jul312020
The San Andreas Shifters Pack House In Detail!
My darlings, here is a special behind the scenes look at the pack house in the San Andreas series that features prominently in all the books in the series, but which I really had to puzzle through and lay out for The Enforcer Enigma. San Andreas Pack Pack House Sketches By request over email (which […]
Jul272020
Fictional Travel: Favorite Books With a Strong Sense of Place
I’m a pretty chronic traveller, Gentle Reader. My parents put me on a plane by myself to the UK when I was 10. I pretty much never stopped moving after that. I’ve lived and worked overseas, as a student and as an archaeologist. Since I became a full time author I’ve travelled more, not less. […]
Jul222020
Sample That Tasty Book! Enforcer Enigma Opening Scene
The Enforcer Enigma is coming, Gentle Reader, and probably sooner than you thought! Sample the Yummy? Chapter One: Take Me Home, Werewolf Pack Colin knew they were going to cause problems the moment they walked in the door. It was so obvious, in fact, it transported him to some Old West movie full of clichés. […]