Melissa Maygrove

I'm sure by now, many of you have heard of the demise of The Thing That Turned Me anthology. The authors are pulling their stories left and right, and the publisher, Randi Lee of Stay Classy Publications, has apparently abandoned the project. She refuses to communicate with us, but her actions in the last week can't mean much else. I debated whether to post about this at all. We writers usually avoid saying anything negative for political and sometimes legal reasons. But I decided to put this out there, not only to warn my friends, but also to keep the publisher from being able to spin the story to her benefit. I was a contributing author and a front-row witness to the train wreck. This is not hearsay.

Due to delays on the part of the publisher, The Thing That Turned Me anthology launch is on hold until further notice. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this has caused my readers.

I've been lousy at keeping promises lately, at least to my cyber friends. That's because circumstances out of my control (read: life) have consumed my free time. Other than my submission to the anthology , I haven't written anything in months. Nada. Nothing. All I've managed to do is some research for my next novel. But even that was largely collecting info. I haven't had time to read much of it or make notes. So what HAVE I been doing? Well, let's see...

Most of you have probably noticed by now that my social media presence has been practically nonexistent. I've been a lousy blogger and return visitor, and I hate it, but there wasn't much I could do about it. My alter-ego's life has radically changed. Due to factors outside my control, I'm going to have to go on hiatus...a real, serious hiatus. I won't even be doing IWSG or promo posts for a while.

It's time for Promo Friday again! Well, not really. I needed to run the December post early, and my guest graciously obliged.  Blogger / writer J.Q. Rose has a new book. Some of you will remember her from the anthology of writing tips she put together. Today, the book she's promoting is a sweet romantic suspense titled Deadly Undertaking . (Clever title.) Congratulations, Janet! :D

Woot! It's time for the cover reveal of The Undead Road by David Powers King. David has become a good cyber-friend, and I'm very excited for him. (Great cover, dude!) Make sure to read the details below--this cover reveal includes a very cool and unique contest!

We're a prolific family, at least where writing is concerned. LOL I'm happy to announce that my mom, Jeanette Pierce, has published a second set of workbooks, this time via Elk Lake Publishing and based on the Western Christian Romance When The Cowboy Rides Away by Molly Noble Bull . These workbooks are designed for use by private schools, home schools, and individuals, and are available on Amazon .