The second that I heard Heidi Sutherlin was doing a blog tour for her debut novel Brothers in Betrayal, I jumped all over her and asked if she’d let me host. Heidi is a friendly, delightful, witty woman, and that’s enough for me right there. But wait! Brothers in Betrayal looks fantastic! Check out this [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Heidi Sutherlin Has a Debut Novel! Brothers in Betrayal
Posted in Writing, tagged book tour, Brothers In Betrayal, cover art, debut novel, Heidi Sutherlin, Mercedes M. Yardley, the kids think I'm famous on November 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Thanksgiving in Vegas
Posted in Writing, tagged being grateful, happy holidays, Las Vegas, Mercedes M. Yardley, Thanksgiving, the great outdoors, Williams Syndrome, yes that's a vacuum in the picture on November 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It’s all sunshine and hummingbirds. Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!
Things I’m Grateful For: A Post in Pictures
Posted in Writing, tagged books, Coke Zero, family, gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, kidlets, reading, things I'm grateful for, Writing on November 23, 2011 | 7 Comments »
And because he asked for it, here’s a picture of Robby D and Jesse Young, both of whom I’m grateful for. Dork. Happy Thanksgiving!
2011 NaNoWriMo Playlist
Posted in Writing, tagged Mercedes M. Yardley, music, my music rocks, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo playlist, National Novel Writing Month, playlist, your music sucks on November 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Last year I asked everybody what should be on our NaNoWriMo playlist. And boy, did I get answers! Like 145 of them. I’m going to repost that list for this year, and invite you to contribute your favorite writing songs, as well! Let me know what you think we’re missing out on, and I’ll add [...]
Miss Murder Goes to the Zoo
Posted in Writing, tagged flamingos, free refills, giraffe, hippo, I drink more Coke than you ever will, koala, Mercedes M. Yardley, Miss Murder, San Diego Zoo, three's company, vacation with the kids on November 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »
How’s this for support? Me: Hey, Husband o’ Mine! How do you feel about hitting a book signing at Dark Delicacies in CA? Him: We need a vacation! How about we take the kids and go to the zoo? Me: Okay! Yay, crocodiles! So we loaded the kidlets up, which is no small task now [...]
So The Police Show Up With My Eight-Year-Old Son…
Posted in Writing, tagged isn't he a little short to be a dealer, Las Vegas, Mercedes M. Yardley, school bus, special needs, that isn't my child officer, Williams Syndrome on November 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sounds like a bad joke, right? Only it isn’t. Through a series of miscommunications and things that would be heartbreakingly comic if I was watching it on TV, my son ended up freaking out on the school bus. So much so that the school police were called. My car had mysteriously died this morning, my baby [...]
Whatcha Do Yesterday? I Played with Demons.
Posted in Writing, tagged Cody Goodfellow, David J Schow, Demons, John Skipp, Laura Lee Bahr, Mercedes M. Yardley, RC Matheson, Zak Jarvis on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I signed DEMONS at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, which is probably the coolest bookstore that I have ever seen. It was great! John Skipp is always amazing. A more likable man there never was! I got to hang with the wildly entertaining Laura Lee Bahr (check out her debut novel Haunt), RC Matheson, Zak Jarvis, Cody [...]
When A Ballerina Goes on a Bender
Posted in Writing, tagged Ballerina on a bender, dolls, it's a tough life okay?, laundry room, toys, welcome to my house on November 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It wouldn’t be so disturbing if that doll wasn’t three feet tall.
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