Upon the Wings of Greater Things
The creative endeavours of Starla Huchton
Being an author is sort of a strange thing. As a writer, I spend a lot of time by myself, submerged in worlds only I live in. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, when I call myself an introvert. I’m not good with large groups of strangers and, more often than not, I feel like a failure as a human when I’m unable to do what “normal” people seem to do in those situations.
So what happens when it comes time for events when success is riding on coming across as human? Basically, you fake it.
So, this year was my third time at UtopYA Con. Each year it gets a little bit more difficult to adequately sum up the experience, but I’m going to try.
All right, people, stop what you’re doing right now! I have two new releases for you to check out from two of my favorite people on the planet! I wasn’t able to post about these over the weekend, but I am rectifying that error immediately. Ready? Get your one-click finger set…
YOU GUYS! The year of the Fierce Five continues! Today, I am SUPER excited to show you the cover for Mindy Hayes third book in her Faylinn series, Luminary!
Last week, on Monday, January 13th, the Fierce Five (myself, Mindy Hayes, Michele G. Miller, Sarah Ashley Jones, and CL Foster) took over the Facebook page of A Little Bit of R&R for a joint party. Now, it was definitely a fun time, but what’s pertinent here is that I released five teaser images for Evolution: ANGEL. I’ve been remiss in posting them here, but as I plan to release one, possibly two more teaser images for the book tomorrow, I thought I’d share the first batch here as well.
Okay, so it probably doesn’t come as a surprise to many people that I don’t read a lot of Contemporary Romance. It’s just not really my thing. I like my speculative fiction way too much to be dragged away from it by anything short of torture, but, when my friend Mindy Hayes came forward with this little gem, I decided to give it a go. Mindy was a real sport and threw this book at the mercy of my admittedly harsh red pen and said FIX ALL THE THINGS. While I’m no editor, and I don’t generally offer to critique things for fear of hurting feelings (really, I’m that harsh.), I can honestly tell you without hesitation that what the lovely Ms. Hayes has come up with is a truly sweet, touching story. It’s my honor to be able to show off this lovely cover today, and I will happily blast it out on social media when release day comes later this month.
So let me tell you about this book.
Continuing on in my Month of Thanks, here is my letter for October 5th. [Read more…]