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About Me

I'm a writer. I write horror and fantasy, usually with the assistance of at least one cat who is convinced that lying across the notebook while I'm trying to write is much more helpful than it really is. If you're a fan of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you might have read some of my work in Cthulhu Invictus.

I write all my first drafts longhand in a spiral notebook with a fountain pen. I have five pens now, three of them as a result of getting short stories accepted by magazines. My husband promised to buy me a fountain pen every time that happens. He made the offer the beginning of 2008 to encourage me not only to write more stories, but to submit them to magazines (the hard part). I don't think he expected to have to buy me any pens so soon, though. His tough luck, that. :-)

I also dabble in 3D graphic art, using programs like Carrara, Hexagon, Photoshop, and (less often now) Poser 5. You can see some of my artwork on my website, RejectedReality . In addition to winning a couple of contests, I wrote the Poser chapter for the Carrara 5 Pro Handbook published by Charles River Media.

And, yes, I have cats. Four of my own, plus I foster cats for a local animal rescue organization. It's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Neil Gaiman. But not until I'm much more successful as a writer.

In a "you can meet anyone, living or dead" scenario, I'd also like to meet Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. But that ain't gonna happen, either.

In a more realistic scenario, I wouldn't mind meeting an artist to collaborate with on a graphic novel. Always wanted to do one of those, but I don't draw nearly as well as I write, and CG takes far too long to do a full comic with. Well, unless you have an app specifically designed for that, which I don't.

My Blog

Personally, I'd want to be warned about zombies

I have concerns about the city of Austin, TX. Grave concerns. (Grave... heh, heh.)Concerns that officials there aren't taking zombies seriously enough. Or perhaps they're in league with them. Or ma...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:40:00 GMT

You Can't Handle the Cute!

Last week, I ran out of space on my computer's hard drive. This is more impressive when you know that I had a second, external hard drive, too. Ninety-three gig, all used up. Well, except for about 2...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Not a Bad Day, All in All

A small cat is balancing on the back of my chair. This is very impressive, considering the back of my chair is just a little over an inch wide. The cat, while small, is wider.I'll be posting video of ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Gooooaaalllllssss!

Both the house and my head were blissfully free of hammering today. I'll give those workmen credit for that -- they got the roof up fast! The whole thing was done by 5pm yesterday. They just had to ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:13:00 GMT

If I Had a Hammer... and They Didn't

It's very loud here today.A couple of days before Christmas, I decided to do some rearranging around the house. Mostly moving my clothes from one closet to another, and mostly because our foster kitte...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Looking for a Good Book?

Just got back from setting up for the annual ARFP book sale. I'm tired, sore, and can wholeheartedly attest to the fact that we have A LOT of books this year! I swear, every time we thought we were do...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:11:00 GMT

Its All Fun and Games

We had a good time at MACE this weekend. Well, Chad had a good time at MACE this weekend. I had a good time at MACE on Saturday. Got to play Mythic Russia for the first time; it's quite a bit differen...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Like a Train

I think I'm finally back on track. Well, almost.I got pretty off track for a while, partly from playing catch-up after vacation, partly from spending too much time repairing fountain pens, and partly ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:18:00 GMT

How Can It Be November Already?!

I can't believe it's November already. Seems like just a couple of weeks ago it was June, and I was scrambling to finish CI and Wolves. (CI is done; Wolves isn't.)I've been playing catch-up since our ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:24:00 GMT

The Importance of Planning, Part II

Yesterday was our last day of vacation, and yet another reminder of the importance of planning. We decided to go to Cooleemee, NC, which was a company mill town in the first half of the 20th century. ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT