The avocados and my latest menty b have arrived!

Had a doc appt the other day. Happened to be by a Costco. 👀 I must partake.

Swung in and grabbed lots of raw chicken strips, my Fajitas Rajas, and stuff for the Honey.

Wore me out.

And Murphy was beside himself when I finally got home. Little shit didn't even want lunch. It was right on time. So I played with him on the carpet, and he finally calmed down. Poor guy. I felt awful.

And, in the everchanging world of social media, I now have another insta (author-driven) and threads. I love threads, but they've nearly suspended my account twice since I "liked" too many things in a short period of time. 🙄

Also, of course, I'm struggling to keep up. Like...having to put the struggle bus together before I even get behind the wheel. 

It's a labor of love, but fuck if it isn't a labor. 

And on that lovely note, I need to check my ARC signups. I have 20! 🥳🎉

Not bad for an indie author on the first go. 💖

I need a PA

Unfortunately, that's not in the cards right now. 😔

I'm gearing up for my "end of the year" frenzy. Funny, ironic, thing being...I used to never book anything past September. I liked my fall and winter months for writing. 

But me, being me, is warp speed ahead over my Plot Twist series releases, three events in July/August, two anthologies, and a Murphy in the TP. Who needs a partridge? 

Releasing the series two months apart means I'll need to have my ARC ready every other month. Stick with me.

June-Apollo and Hyacinthus

July-The Morrigan ARC readers and Event in Guthrie

August-Release The Morrigan. Red Dirt Romance Book Event. Book Me Romance book event.

September-Ace ARC readers

October-Release Ace

November-Macaria ARC readers

December-Release Macaria

January 2027-The Gordons ARC readers

February-Release The Gordons

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The highly wonderful news is that most of my A&H ARC readers are in for the full ride.

After this ridiculous frenzy I'll whip myself into, I'll release a book in the series every three-four months. I'll need to add back in some other works I need to finish. Lots of visitors at the Mind Cabin. Everyone's enjoying s'mores right now. I envy them.

A PA...bless them...would deal with my socials such as TikTok, Insta, Threads, and FB. I would make the reels; they would post the reels. And take care of my newsletter. And try to form a street team for me.

Do you have any idea how excited I would be to have a street team? OMF! 

Sounds so badass. 😎

But for now, I'm off to send more ARCs and edit The Morrigan. 

If I had a PA, they could make me an avocado/bacon/something or other. Craving those damn avocados. Probably because I didn't pick any up. 😣🥑

The Morrigan

I'm twitchy as hell today. 

Awesome. 😬

With all the ados...Here's the Morrigan:

When the Celtic warrior goddess the Morrigan appears in LA's yard accompanied by her unkindness of ravens, neither of them understands why she's there or why she can’t leave. The goddess's stubborn refusal to discuss her situation quickly tests LA's patience. As LA investigates, she learns that the Morrigan's fractured nature has split her into three distinct aspects, each embodying different facets of war, fate, and death. The last memory linking all of them is a young girl keening across a blood-soaked battlefield. With the help of the three aspects, LA must uncover the mystery behind the goddess's arrival and find a way to send the Morrigan home.

AVAILABLE 8/1/26

In my day...

...I've already belabored this point. Doesn't mean I won't touch on it again. Because...me. AND...I started the release of my Plot Twist series books.

In 2005, I had at least four different sites which would gladly read and review my books. I had two reviewers who asked for my books specifically. It was great. 

Fast forward 😵to today's authors, and it's like locating a grain of sand in a deluge of landmines.

Know what I'm doing today? Figuring out how in the hell to make an ARC application. ARC. Application.

😣

Instead of marketing or editing or writing...I'm conjuring up a fucking ARC application for those who likely won't even read the work. Pessimistic? Yeah. A bit. But realistically? Many books do not get read by those who sign up. 

MOOD

I am NOT about exercises in futility. If it doesn't move me forward, then I don't want it. 

Wish me well as I navigate this new and bumpy terrain.

sigh...

EDIT: Reason 6,598 I can't stand myself. 

I already made an ARC form last October. FFS

https://forms.gle/aBX1n6mn2RtgBVrs9

GUESS WHAT? I already have half a dozen ARC readers signed up! OMF! 

ME.

AF.

Plot Twist series book covers

I am a horrible impatient person. I've been working on my other book covers for this series roughly forever. Easier for me to do a bunch at once as I forget basic things like what size font and spacing and EVERYTHING. I swear, it's a whole new day and not in a good way.

And a note: I made these book covers. Well, me and Canva. But mostly me. NO AI. 

Also, subject to change at my whimsy up until the day they're locked and loaded. 

Antyway...I will release a book in this series every two months. And here we gooooooooo...

 AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2026

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1, 2026

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1, 2026

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1, 2026

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1, 2026.

It is not pretty in the House of Crystal at this moment

Because my ADHD ass was like...Hey! Heeeeeeeyyyyyy! We can put "Apollo and Hyacinthus" out in, like, five days. Edited twice. I'll zip back through twice more.

But that's not the business.

The business is...filling in ISBN paperwork things. Adding the titles on Amazon. I make my own covers so had to shrink those bastards down to 300 dpi. I have 29 tabs open in my browser, and the air turned a dark shade of blue. Cobalt, if you must know. I'm giving manic an entirely new definition.

AND...the boys are playing tonight. Going to punch our ticket to the NBA Finals. Thunder Up! Woot!

Okay. Back to losing my shit. 

I forgot. Not surprising, really. Have the fucking memory of a goldfish. 🙄

Not a fan.

Antyway...I was so intent on polishing this mfer up to spotless, when the reality of being an indie publisher bit me on the ass. As it do.

It's ME. (cue Taylor and Brendan...because we need matching earworms)

Current situation:

locked in at my desk

Murphy sleeping behind me

70,000 words to eyeball for the 9,756th time

Do I feel pressure?

*Bowie and Mercury play me out*

Apollo and Hyacinthus

"Apollo and Hyacinthus."

First book in my Plot Twist series.

Available June 1, 2026.

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Forty-year-old LA Bennett lives alone on her rural acreage, determined to keep the world at bay after her mother’s death years earlier. That isolation ends when Hyacinthus, an ancient Spartan prince, appears in her driveway, drawing LA into the investigation of a centuries-old murder rooted in myth. To survive the chaos, and herself, LA must uncover the truth behind the crime she never asked to inherit.

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Set against a deceptively ordinary town filled with disguised gods, fates, and legends, the story follows LA as she is forced out of isolation and into purpose. Each visitor reveals not only their own pain, but fragments of LA herself—her power, her past, and her responsibility. As myths from Greek traditions expand to include Nordic, Egyptian, Celtic, and Asian beings, LA must decide whether she can continue hiding from who she is, or finally step into her destiny—even if it means she can never return to the quiet life she craves.

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