Beautifully Macabre: The Beauty deep within the Macabre

“…only a real artist knows the actual anatomy of the terrible or the physiology of fear – the exact sort of lines and proportions that connect up with latent instincts or hereditary memories of fright, and the proper colour contrasts and lighting effects to stir the dormant sense of strangeness.” -H.P. Lovecraft I have two … Continue reading »

Three VERY important things…

One: Princess Prep: Fashion & Words Contest. Ends October 10th. (https://www.facebook.com/princessprep) Two: Guys Read Thriller Contest. Ends October 13th. Three: October Issue of Underneath The Juniper Tree! This is such a fun time of the year, get into the spirit of the season by dressing up princess dolls, writing thrilling tales, and reading spooktacular stories! Continue reading »

another reason why I love being a literary agent…

This morning I woke up unusually early, to my dismay. I checked my email after fixing myself a cup of lavender tea (with agave nectar … seriously SO good.) And I was treated to a very touching and delightful poem by my client Ron Rutler. He was inspired by the Underneath the Juniper Tree What … Continue reading »

February Hot Blogger (a bit unorthodox) Kate Grace AND Bree Ogden

Kate= Purple, Bree= Blue Let’s get this started…this is some intense stuff we are talking about today… Don’t Fear the Reaper… or Commitment. (Visit Kate’s site at http://www.abitofgrace.com, and watch the trailer for Burden of the Soul here.) I stepped off the backline and took the seat next to my improv comedy teammate, mirroring the small, … Continue reading »

The Halloween Tree Chapter Seven…with lots of cute kids!

“I will suck your blooood!!! …No I can’t cause I lost a tooth.“ In case you want to sleep without nightmares of The Halloween Tree Chapter Six, watch The Halloween Tree Chapter Seven. Aunt Kate Grace is back with her amazingly adorable nieces, this time with spelling, nieces reading (so cute), and…wait for it… scrolling … Continue reading »

The Halloween Tree, Chapter Two!

Aunt Kate Grace is possibly a cuter aunt than me–and I thought that was impossible. And those nieces of hers…Well see for yourself in her video reading of The Halloween Tree, chapter two! It’s a different kind of spooky! A smile-the-whole-time-you-watch-it type of spooky. Continue reading »

HC & Tara Normal Rock NYC Comic Con!

I’m a proud little agent today. I got a bunch of texts during church from my client, HC Noel, rockin it fo’ reals at NYC Comic Con. He sold out his Ghost Pirate T-shirts and pimped Tara like the wicked awesome pimp that he is. Continue reading »

A Witchy Love Affair

One of the better parts of being an agent is that I get to snap my fingers at my incredibly cool clients, beg them to do things for me, and usually get what I want! Yep! I abuse my power over these poor unsuspecting writers—even if this particular client is a father of 3 kids … Continue reading »

This writing thing…it’s hard work

Yes, I am an agent. But oh did I used to write, my friends, I wrote. Not novels, not short stories, not poetry. Nope, this girl is a trained journalist. So in a small, tiny way, I get it. I understand how hard it is to write. I understand writer’s block. I understand laboring and … Continue reading »

Let me just give you a taste of what my newest client can do…

I have just signed the extremely talented Rebekah Joy Plett. I’m kind of in disbelief because she is unbelievable. I log on to twitter tonight to find this waiting for me: Continue reading »