Feline Friday--A Black Cat for Friday the 13th

Magic the Cat, doing her best to look spooky for Friday the 13th. She's doing a pretty good job, don't you think?

And don't forget, only two more days to sign up for my "Witchcraft for the Paranormal Author" online workshop over at www.savvyauthors.com . It starts on the 16th, and Magic will be supervising my every move, as usual. I hope to see you there!

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's are kinda important. After all, none of us would be here without them.

But more than that, we are who we are as adults at least in part because of what we learned from our mothers. My mother is a brilliant professional who showed me that a woman could succeed (and excel, even) in a man's world. And she is a fabulous writer who was my first reader on my first book (and did lots of edits so I looked a lot smarter than I am).

So thank you, Mom, for everything you did and do for me. I love you. Happy Mother's Day.

And yes--I cleaned my room.

Workshop: Witchcraft for the Paranormal Author

I am giving my popular writing workshop, "Witchcraft for the Paranormal Author," over at SavvyAuthors starting on May 16th. This is the last time I'm giving it this year (or possibly for a couple of years), so if you're at all interested, you might want to go sign up!

http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/workshoplist.php

I hope to see you there!

A tome is where the heart is: The Goddess is in the Details

A tome is where the heart is: The Goddess is in the Details: "The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch by Deborah Blake ISBN: 978-0-7387-1486-8 228 Pages Synopsis: Deborah B..."

Great review of my book! YAY!

The Salem Trip -- Post 2 "The Betties Rule"

One of the best parts of my recent trip to the NECRWA conference in Salem was getting to meet some of the fabulous women from Lucy March's blog. Lucy, who is actually author Lani Diane Rich, is a warm, friendly, smart, beautiful, and extremely cool woman. Who has brought together a lot of other women who are the same--The Betties. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to www.lucymarch.com and check it out.)

Meeting Lani in person was a real treat, and getting to hang out with her, honorary Betty-and-famous-author Anne Stuart (aka Krissie), and Betties Kate George (who ran the conference with aplomb and skill), Delia, and Megan was the icing on the cake. (Bacon-flavored, of course).

There was a lot of laughter and some serious author talk along the way--watching Lani and Krissie giggle was practically worth the price of admission, all by itself. Betties rule.

Anne Stuart and Lani Diane Rich

The Betties: Delia, Megan, me, Lani, Kate, and Katy (left to right)

Anne, me, Lani, and Kate at the Literacy Booksigning

Thanks for sharing the adventure with me, ladies. Y'all are the bomb.

Black Ink, White Paper blog post

My new post is up at the group blog, Black Ink, White Paper. I talk about writers need to read as much as they need to write.

http://blackinkwhitepaper.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/read-often-and-widely/

Salem Trip -- Post 1 "The Witch School Interview"

My trip to Salem was great, and I have lots to share (and plenty of pictures). Of course, I am so exhausted, I haven't even unpacked yet!

So here is the interview I did with Don Lewis of The Witch School, who was kind enough to host a book signing for me, and take me on a personal tour of their museum.

http://www.witchschool.com/video/rev-don-interviews-deborah