Sharing The Love!

Hi darlins!

Guess what I have. At laaaast.

Yes, that would be a paperback copy of Ten Simple Tips For Surviving The Apocalypse! The formatting is courtesy of PD Singer, an incredible author friend with all the computer skills I lack, and I have three of these to give away for Valentine's Day! Because of course, what goes better with Valentine's Day that a mutant apocalypse end of the world road trip fic? Nothing, that's what. I'll send them anywhere (they're pretty small, thank goodness; not to pricey to ship) so please play along!

How do you win? It's pretty simple: just show me some love. Leave me a nice note on Facebook or Goodreads, write a review for something of mine you might have read (it doesn't have to be a super review, btw; you like what you like, be honest), rec a story to a friend, and THEN! Key point here: leave a comment here or email me so I know you're playing along. This is mostly based on the honor system because I just don't have the time to check up on grown adults playing along with my Valentine's Day game.

Please play! You could win a copy of Ten Simple Tips, and even if you don't, you'll be my Valentine anyway :)

PS, contest winners are chosen on the 14th, so you've got until then. Work it!

My Don't Read in the Closet story is here!

Happy Friday!

It's that tiiime again!

Yep, it is, and my story Ten Simple Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse is live! About 29,000 words of snarky humor, frenemy roadtripping and constructive, plot-driven violence in the post-apocalyptic world. I'm really happy with this story, Jenni Lea had such a great prompt and was super encouraging. The download isn't quite available yet, but you can read it on the Goodreads M/M group's website if you're a member.

Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/12062422-ten-simple-steps-for-surviving-the-apocalypse-by-cari-z-6-12

Here's the original prompt, in case you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about.

Dear Author,

Those of us who survived the virus that wiped out 50% of the population are the lucky ones. Those of us who survived the subsequent wars that decimated the world as we know it, throwing us back into a pre-industrial era are the lucky ones. Those of us who survived are the lucky ones.

Except… Some of us are different. Some of us are changing. Some say the virus mutated. Some say it is a result of genetic warfare. All I know is that I can see better in the dark, I can hear from further away and I am stronger now than I ever have been before. And I have claws.

We may not be the lucky ones after all.


And ooh, once it's posted I do have a custom cover for it, courtesy of Caitlin Ricci.

Please read and enjoy! I hope you like it.