Check out this book giveaway!

by | Sep 1, 2009 | Blog, giveaways

Okay, I’m just posting a quick note because I need to get back to my edits. They’ll be sending my book to the printers in about two weeks (Yeah!) so I better get my final read-through done. Meanwhile, my friend Danyelle is giving away on her blog, a copy...

Where did the summer go?

by | Aug 28, 2009 | Blog, randomness

The local schools have been back in session for ten days and I’m still trying to figure out what happened to June! Still, the end of August has it’s advantages. I received the proofs from my editor yesterday, which means I’ll be very busy this week...

Fifth Alex and Briggie Mystery Being Released

by | Aug 26, 2009 | Blog, blog tour

GG Vandagriff’s novel of mystery, romance, and comedy, The Hidden Branch, will be released on or before September 16th. Taking place in Huntington Beach, CA, it is the fifth in the Alex and Briggie Mystery Series, but can also be read as an introduction to the...
Latest creative cakes

Latest creative cakes

by | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog, cake decorating

I’m not sure if I am just trying to avoid my writing, or if it was just time for a different kind of creative outlet, but I’ve been playing a lot with cakes lately. The one above is Dutch oven potatoes–made for Tristi after we had a discussion about...

Kreativ Blogger Award

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Blog, randomness

I know, I’ve been so quiet this week. I keep telling myself I’m going to do better, and then I get distracted. My friend Nichole gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award (no, that’s not a typo, that’s how it’s really spelled.). I’m honored...

“Am I Not a Man: The Dred Scott Story”

by | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog, blog tour

I mentioned on Monday that I would talk more about what Utah State Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was gdoing at LDSBA last week. He was signing fliers about him and his book, which is being released in November. Shurtleff’s ground-breaking new novel, “Am I Not A Man:...

LDSBA

by | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog, randomness

This week was the LDS Bookseller Association’s annual convention in Salt Lake and I was able to go for the first time. The convention is the place where businesses that sell LDS items send their buyers to make orders. Several publishers were were with some...

The Complete Novel Plotting Workbook by Weston Elliot

by | Aug 7, 2009 | Blog, blog tour

After a very cool day at LDSBA, (which you will hear in more detail about, along with pictures, I promise) I spent my free time yesterday and today looking at critiques for my third book. (All right, so that’s a bit of a misnomer, I actually wrote scads of books...