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Hot damn, it’s book time!

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Well hell fire and little fishes, y’all, today is the day!

What day?

This one:

You know how the British have those miniseries that are longer than hour television shows, but shorter than a movie? Well that’s how this book is, except there are no British people. There is, however, a Swede, a bitchy botanist, and a lot of Guatemalans, if that helps.

Wait, where am I going with this? Oh, right, so originally I thought this would be one book (as opposed to book one). Then I started outlining, and writing, and forcing my husband to sit patiently and let me bounce ideas off him, and the story grew into a monster. So I had a choice, write a book so long, no one would read it, or break it into a series. I chose option two.

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, Kikki Killmé: Ixcotep is totally different than Human Resources, Martinis, and Other Bad Things. It isn’t women’s fiction, but a mystery-ish story that contains a dollop of supernatural and occult (which plays a larger part in books two and three). It has Mayan ruins, a bad ass archaeologist with a secret past, and a botanist on the look out for a plant that’ll fuck you up. And no, this is not a book about 2012. No lame, written version of a John Cusack movie here, thank you very much.

And most importantly, it’s available on Amazon today – Kikki Killmé, Book One: Ixcotep.

It’s book time! (And other stuff too)

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Hello and happy Monday y’all!

If you haven’t already read Human Resources, Martinis, and Other Bad Things, then guess what? Today is your lucky day. And so is tomorrow, and Wednesday, because now through the 22nd you can download your copy on Amazon for free. If you don’t have an e-reader, don’t worry, you can download this free app from Amazon to access books on your PC, phone, and etch-a-sketch.

Tomorrow we’ll discuss my new book, Kikki Killmé – Ixcotep, which is the first in a series.

Okay, that’s actually it for book talk, but I do have two other completely random bits…

First, do you guys have recurring dreams? I do, a whole series of them, as a matter of fact. One has to do with waiting tables/bartending. I haven’t done either in years, but I began waiting tables at the age of 17, and in my early twenties started bartending, which was my livelihood until my late 20s. Just over a decade is a long time to do anything, so I suppose that’s why I still frequently have dreams…well, nightmares is a more accurate description. They are never happy dreams, I’m always either slammed with too many customers, or I forgot the menu and/or how to make drinks, or I showed up to work with no pants, or whatever.

So last night I had one of those nightmares. Guess who my coworkers were? Several of you guys, and the cast of True Blood. Which is totally weird, because I don’t even know what most of you look like. Anyway, the restaurant was in an old theater, and every one of you (plus Sookie) thought I was a moron, because I couldn’t walk through the rows of seats without tripping…

Um, yeah.

And in other news, it finally happened. This is a Lil Stinko story, which I try to keep at a minimum so as not to be the crazy dog woman, but those of you with a juvenile sense of humor will find it funny (which includes me, my husband, and my dad). As you know, we’ve renamed her The Tooter, and if you’re new to the Cowardly Feminist, see this post.

The other evening, I was walking down the stairs carrying Stinky, and she let one fly. Loudly. So loud that it scared her (honestly, she should be used to it by now). And of course, when I got to the bottom of the stairwell, one of my neighbors was standing there with raised eyebrows and a HUGE grin on her face. What was I going to do, point to Lil Stinko say she did it? Who would believe that?

So I waved, said hello, and kept walking. And you just know my neighbor will forever think of me as The Girl Who Farted on the Stairs.

Thanks a lot Stinko.

Who the hell is Kikki?

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I have totally been falling down on the job in terms of blogging the past couple of weeks. What can I say? I’ve got a ton of shit going on, some of which is very exciting, and should make up for my slacker-ness (slackenly-ness? Whatever).

Let’s talk about the exciting stuff. Soon, very soon, this is happening:

Meet Kikki. She’s bad ass.

 

The first installment of the new Kikki Killmé series will be out shortly, so check back next week for an update!

And speaking of books, I am also running a promo on Amazon for Human Resources, Martinis, and Other Bad Things. You’ll be able to download it for free starting Monday, August 20th through Wednesday the 22nd.  I will post the link Monday morning.

Happy Friday y’all!