Teaser Tuesday: the Work in Progress
Here’s a little sneak snippet from the work in progress– one you’re not going to see in the finished book. One of my biggest problems as a writer is when to make my characters stop talking. They do go on. And on and on. And the on and on flows so naturally that I have…
Read MoreFORGOTTEN ROOM This and That
We have an updated tour schedule! If it’s a little too fuzzy to read properly, you can find the same information here or on the Have Author Will Travel sidebar. If you would like a signed copy, but can’t make it to any of the events, there are two alternatives: — you can order a…
Read MoreThe FORGOTTEN ROOM Tour
It’s book tour time! Starting on January 19th, Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and I are going to be hitting the road to celebrate the release of our collaborative novel, The Forgotten Room. We’ll be making appearances in New York, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Most of these events are free and open to the…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Happy 2016, everybody! Here’s wishing you all a year filled with love, joy, and all good things. To start off the “all good things” bit, I have a couple of prizes to announce. The winners of the Happy New Year 2016 Mystery Bundle Give Away– chosen by random number generator– are: — Christine (of Comment…
Read MoreYearly Reading Round-Up 2015
There are many things this list isn’t. It’s not a “best of” list. And it’s certainly not comprehensive. It’s an off the top of my head list of some of the books that stuck with me from this past year, many of which were published in other years– in some cases, many years ago– but…
Read MoreMystery Bundle Time!
A few weeks ago, I did an impromptu give away of “mystery” bundles of books on my Facebook page. Because what can be more fun than getting a surprise package? This was such a hit that some bright soul (ahem, Aileen, ahem) suggested that I do a mystery bundle give away to celebrate the New…
Read MoreIvy & Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away (okay, so it was 2008– but it feels like a galaxy far, far away), I decided it would be fun to write a novella as a holiday gift to my readers. So I did. I posted the novella in serial form on the website, chapter by chapter,…
Read MoreThat one last gift….
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is always that one last minute gift you haven’t quite found yet…. How about a copy of The Forgotten Room? If you pre-order today or tomorrow, Fox Tale Book Shoppe will send a snazzy card to the recipient telling her that a signed copy of The Forgotten…
Read MoreTHE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE: The "Lost" Introduction
It’s that time of year again: time for the annual posting of the Lost Intro to The Mischief of the Mistletoe. Why “lost”, you say? I’d like to claim that Turnip misplaced it somewhere between his carnation-embroidered handkerchiefs and his private stash of Christmas puddings. But that would be unfair to Turnip (and Arabella complained).…
Read MoreName That Root Vegetable Winners
Talk about making spirits bright! Reading through the entries for the Name That Root Vegetable Contest brought joy to the computer screen and all that, don’t you know. Thanks so much to everyone for your incredibly Turnip-spirited suggestions for the Fitzhugh brood, ranging from Pudding to Peppermint. The best part? The thumbnail sketches of their…
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