This is the video of me unboxing my author copies of Demon Kissed. My mother-in-law, husband, and sister-in-law were in the room. Darin Kennedy, author, friend, and beta reader extraordinaire, was on the. phone. As you can see, I totally geeked out.
Category: My Writing
Announcing the Pluck & Cover Blog Tour
Pluck & Cover is going on Tour! Several wonderful blogs will be hosting excerpts and reviews of the novella and there will be PRIZES. To see where the blog tour stops are, go here: http://www.ltpromos.com/2020/09/07/jd-blackroses-pluck-and-cover-blog-tour/
Announcement…
Baby Robin and I are happy to announce that I just signed a three book deal with BellBridge books for a new urban fantasy series. Can’t say much more about it now other than I am thrilled to be working with Deb Dixon and superstar editor Brenda Chin, and am working hard to make these…
What’s coming? Monster Hunter Mom audiobook.
Just a quick announcement that the Monster Hunter Mom Season One collection will be coming out on audiobook soon, with ME as the narrator. I hope everyone likes it and enjoys hearing Jess come to life. I’ll be posting a snippet soon. Also, ConCarolinas was great, and a big thank you to all those who…
Great review of my short story, The Ghost Train
So excited to share this lovely little review of my short story, The Ghost Train, published in Hidden Histories by Third Flatiron. “The Ghost Train” is set in World War II, where we discover a group of Jewish anti-Nazi fighters who are trying to free a group of Jews who are slated to be transported…
The Devil’s Been Busy: new fantasy book at Amazon
A new fantasy book collection, The Devil’s Been Busy: Monster Hunter Mom Season One is available on Amazon. Jess Friedman is a Jewish mom of three who hunts monsters for the Vatican. She doesn’t use guns, just her wits and what she can find at home or in the back of her mini-van. She…
Showing, not Telling
When I first started writing, I had a terrible time figuring out how to write “to show” instead of “to tell.” I’ve learned a few things on the way and also see this error in my slush reading. First of all, watch for filter words like “felt” and “started to.” If you tell us a…
Headaches
Headaches. I want to talk about headaches today. Mostly because I have one that started yesterday and has the stamina of the Energizer Bunny. I’ve learned by now that my headaches come in many forms. The physical ones that come from stress, like the one I have now; the migraines that come from my injuries…
Zombie Lives Matter, a short story by Joelle Reizes
The butterfly effect meets zombies in this short story. Some political overtones, so be warned. Can’t quite figure out what the title should be, Zombie Lives Matter (political), or the one below, or something else. Comments? Thoughts? Opinions? Would love to hear from you. How Charleston Finch and Den Oliver Destroyed the World I was…