Things that are AWESOME!

And here we are again, for another edition of Things that are AWESOME!

Time off work is awesome. I've had the last 17 days off work (random vacation time I took), and I can't believe how much stuff I've accomplished in that time. Like what, you ask? Like I created this blog. Like I created a website. Like I completed the first round of revisions for my novel, plotted out the ENTIRE follow-up novel, wrote a synopsis for said follow-up novel, and wrote 12,000 words! And that's just the writing related stuff I accomplished. There were other things (ie. craptons of laundry and cleaning) but you don't care about that. So yeah, time off rules!

Another thing that is AWESOME is the THE TROUBLE WITH NIGHTINGALE, a just-released horror novella by the amazingly talented Amaleen Ison. I've had the privilege of exchanging critiques with Amaleen, and trust me, she's Terrific with a capitol T, and you should definitely check it out. Plus, if you hop on over to her website, you'll find a recorded excerpt of THE TROUBLE WITH NIGHTINGALE from non-other than Amaleen herself (she's got an English accent--extra cool points!)

That's all, folks.

Things that are AWESOME!

I have some very exciting news to announce shortly (but not yet!) Until then, I'd like to show you this AWESOME congratulatory gift I received from my sisters and mom.

It's an assortment of YA and classic novels from my Goodreads to-read list. Seriously, how freaking awesome is that??? I can't stop staring at my gift and it's making me have heart palpitations. Which shall I read first? (Fun fact-this picture actually contains a hint, albeit very, very difficult to decipher, about my news). 

Also AWESOME is this card that my eleven-year old niece Rhys gave me:

 It's a witch cheerleader (my YA Urban Fantasy novel, THE WITCH HUNTER'S BIBLE, is about a cheerleading witch, believe it or not!) This picture is awesome in too many ways to count.