I'll be following the hardest act ever when I host the Indie Author Mega Release Party set up by Zanzibar 7. Schwarzenegger on April 16. Yes, that's right. I've been slated right after the author of the amazing Paranromal Detective story, Grave Beginnings, the Otter Prince himself, R.R. Virdi. Maybe it's an initials author thing, I don't know. Anyway. I can still even anymore, so it's all good. 

This event is online on Facebook, happening all day. It starts at 10AM EST, and I'm on at 11AM, same bat time-zone. I have some big announcements planned for the Providence Paranormal series, so if you show up you will hear them first! Also on deck are some fun discussions on my process and inspiration sources, what else D.R. does besides writing, and a song parody. 

Stick around after I'm done and you get to hang out with Lee French, author of the fabulous Backyard Dragons and con-goer supreme. Check in at other points in the day, because it's 12 awesomesauce writers in 12 hours, with some amazeballs prizes delivered by rafflecopter. Click the image above to sign up for the Best Little Release Party in April!

Story And A SnackBarely Awake just went live on the Kindle store! Visit the page by clicking the cover above. You can read with your Kindle Select subscription at no additional charge. Otherwise, it's $2.99 to download and $9.42 for the paperback. Click here to find a paperback copy. 
Bear shifters love their food. Here's a recipe that's from Louisiana, just like our hero, Bobby Tremain. Enjoy!
Pillowcase Cookies
Fishermen would bring these cookies onboard with them in pillowcases.
Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 Cups of flour
• 1 Cup of sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 Eggs and 1 yolk
• 1/2 cup of butter, cut up
• 1 tbsp of whole milk
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract

Instructions:

• Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Cut in butter with a pastry knife or blender until you have crumbs
• ln another bowl, whisk egg, yolk, milk, and vanilla.
• Add egg mix to flour mix until almost combined.
• Work dough into a ball with your hands.
• Flatten the dough ball into a disk, cover with plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour. 
• Heat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
• Roll dough 1/4 inches thick and cut with your favorite cookie cutters.
• Bake on a cookie sheet until tops are golden, about 12 minutes.
• Enjoy while reading Barely Awake!

I think you're gonna like it.
I think you're gonna feel you belong.
-Alice Cooper

Excuse me for bursting into song there. It's something I do from time to time. Okay, maybe a little more frequently than that. And I change the words. You can blame Weird Al, but really my grandma was responsible for this habit of mine. You're lucky I didn't decide to pursue a career as a popular music parodist. Instead, I wrote some novels. They're a little bit silly, a little spooky, but mostly fun.

They say novelists should have websites and so here's mine. There's a front page where I post links to my work. There's a page where you can find some details about who I am and why I crunch out words on a regular basis. And then, there's this bloglet, where I might ramble on, sing my song. It's little and there's not much here yet. Give it time.