What you're looking at here are actual cam pics of the guy who broke into our cabin three years ago. He's on the porch, crawling in through the unlocked window. He stole a few trinkets here and there, but his real target was the tool shed. The local police knew who he was, but they didn't think these pics would be any good as evidence. However, I think I might be able to put them to use in promoting my books. As in, "You don't need to break into my home to get your copy of C

I got my first box of printed Crybabies yesterday, and they are gorgeous. It also appears that folks who ordered the print book, are receiving their copies as well, and it is a joy to see them post pics of the book on FB and Twitter. UnlikeThe Juliet and Mean Bone, the finish is matte, which enhances the textural look of the cover designed by Don Kramer, the art director for Pandamoon Publishing. Kramer has just launched his own book design company, Nyancept, so be sure to ta

Sometime tonight as I sleep, my fourth novel will be released, officially. CRYBABY LANE is the next book in my New Royal Mysteries series, and I’m very pleased by the early reactions, like these two amazing blurbs from Nik Korpon and E. A. Aymar. "Like a witty David Lynch, Laura Ellen Scott plunges us into the dark heart of small towns." -Nik Korpon, author of The Rebellion's Last Traitor and Queen of the Struggle "Laura Ellen Scott gleefully tramples the imaginary line betwe

We have just watched the first episode of Top of the Lake, Season 2, and dang is it weird. There are a lot of episodes to go, and I think the weirdness plus the setting will mean that I'll remember details of the series long after we finish it up. I hope. I have a theory that my 54 year old brain can only enjoy binge watching crime dramas, but it's not built to retain more than vague memories of plots and character relationships. I'm picking on shows we binged because I don't

My weekend was a bit exciting. In addition to watching to see if Hurricane Irma was going to wash my mommy out to sea, and working on final line edits, Pandamoon Publishing set up the pre-order link for the kindle version of CRYBABY LANE: Book 2 of the New Royal Mysteries (click image), and later today the print version should be up for order as well. Mom's doing fine and should be back in her home by tomorrow, so I can turn my full attention to freaking out about promotion p