SB3 Draft is Done!!
Yesterday, I sent SB3 off to my fabulous, amazing, wonderful, I love them so much, alpha readers (who are also fabulous, amazing,...
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melissaolthoff4
- Sep 24
- 2 min
The Enemy of Good
The other day, I made a somewhat facetious comment on Facebook that I was going to get this SB3 final battle scene right even if it...
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melissaolthoff4
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Procrastitasking
What's procrastitasking you say? That's where writers suddenly develop an interest in dusting or cleaning their house rather than work on...
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melissaolthoff4
- Sep 10
- 3 min
DragonCon AAR
I've been home for five full days now. Five days. And my brain is still spinning with all the awesome, amazing, wonderful, batshit crazy...
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melissaolthoff4
- Aug 28
- 1 min
DragonCon Week!!
Does my brain think I have another week to go before DragonCon? Yes, yes it does. But I leave in two days, so my brain really needs to...
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melissaolthoff4
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Monday Hustle
Some days are busier than others. Mondays are usually the worst, but damn did I get some stuff done today! Even if it felt like I was...
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melissaolthoff4
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Surprise - THE END!!
Okay, so the fact that I typed 'the end' on SB3 was kind of a surprise to me too! I had originally planned a trilogy for the Salvage...
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melissaolthoff4
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Mondays are a Mother
My house is quiet, and I'm not sure what to do with myself without the constant refrain that has haunted my entire summer: My kids are...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Second Place!!
Baen announced the winners of the annual Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Contest today!! Huge congrats to A.A. Nour for taking the top...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Pandemonium and Umbrellas!!
PRIVATEERS & PANDEMONIUM, the third book in the Salvage Treasure trilogy, is out in the wild!! Will our heroes defeat the worst pirate in...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Imaginarium AAR and Privateers Release Week!!
Imaginarium was a good time for CKP, and Nick and I in particular. My evil twin won Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year for...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Imaginarium Week!!
On Friday, I'll be heading up to Louisville, Kentucky for the tenth anniversary of Imaginarium, a convention for authors, filmmakers,...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Finalist!!
I've started and rewritten this sentence eight times. I give up on being clever, I'm too freaking excited for clever. We're going to go...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jun 27
- 6 min
LibertyCon AAR!!
For those few of you who don't know what LibertyCon is, it's only the most amazing literary science fiction and fantasy convention ever!!...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jun 19
- 2 min
LibertyCon Week!!
I leave for LibertyCon, one of the best, awesomest, most amazingly fun cons in three days. Have I packed? Have I finished shopping? Have...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jun 12
- 2 min
From Salvage Bunnies to 4HU Ducks
I said what I said! While everyone else is fighting over cool, tough nicknames like Honey Badger, I'm over here with my Salvage Bunny,...
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melissaolthoff4
- Jun 5
- 2 min
A Pirate's Life for Maddy!!
Avast ye scurvy dogs!! Pirate Queen Maddy has declared that Mondays are perfect for payback. As in PIRATES & PAYBACK, book two of space...
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melissaolthoff4
- May 29
- 1 min
Memorial Day
Hey folks. This post is going to be short and, well . . . short. Today isn't for veterans. It isn't for those who are actively serving....
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melissaolthoff4
- May 22
- 2 min
Orange Tags and Mayhem FTW!!
Awww yeah!! We Dare: Old Age and Treachery is kicking some serious butt. We snagged not one but TWO orange tags, with a #1 New Release on...
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melissaolthoff4
- May 15
- 2 min
Old Age and Treachery
This Friday is the release of what's possibly the last of the We Dare Anthologies. This is the second time I've been asked to contribute...
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