When I’m not writing, my main responsibility is marketing our books, and a lot of that involves compiling Amazon Ad keywords – usually by researching books and authors that are similar to ours, and by seeing what kinds of books… Read More ›
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Halfway Dead – Book Review
If the tagline “Come for the waffles. Stay for the magic.” doesn’t grab you by the throat and plunge your eyeballs straight into Terry Maggert’s Halfway Dead then you, my friend…well, probably haven’t met the right waffle. Which is all… Read More ›
Nova’s Having Hyperthyroid Adventures.
While everyone else is social distancing from people, we’ll soon have to distance ourselves from…our cat. 😐 Catboss Nova has been keeping things exciting this spring. When H.P. took her to the vet for her regular checkup last month, we… Read More ›
Con Me Once – Book Review
Rauch and Frank are two down-on-their-luck roommates who just want better lives – Rauch for the two of them, Frank for other people. It’s why, when Frank isn’t working at the local comic shop, he prowls the streets as the… Read More ›
Recipes on Top – Sublime Beer Cheese Soup (Mark II – Veggie Bomb)
View this post on Instagram Mark II! This version has more veggies in it because I’m not sure it’s healthy for a human to eat a block and a half of cheese in one sitting (i.e. Mark I) – though… Read More ›
Recipes on Top – Sublime Beer Cheese Soup (Mark I – Cheese Bomb)
View this post on Instagram Revisiting an old favorite today! #canadiancheddarcheesesoup #yum A post shared by H. P. Holo (@hpholo) on Dec 10, 2019 at 6:36am PST Ingredients: ¼ lb smoked bacon, finely chopped 1 medium red onion cut into… Read More ›
Holo Writing featured by Blue Ridge Public Radio!
Whew! It’s been a busy month already! We just returned from Electric City ComiCon in Anderson, SC, and before that, we were at A.A.R.C. – Asheville Anime Regional Convention in Asheville, NC. While we were there, Blue Ridge Public Radio… Read More ›
H.P. at Liberty Con 30!, Part 2 (or, FAQ: Where’d you get that…?)
Last month at Liberty Con, I received so many compliments and questions about my table display in the Author’s Alley that it seemed prudent to compile all my answers in a blog post. So, without further ado, here’s my basic… Read More ›
H.P. at Liberty Con 30!, Part 1
Whew! Liberty Con 30 ended a week ago, but it’s taken me this long to recover from it – which is a sign of a great con, if I say so myself. (Also a sign that my hotel room had… Read More ›
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! (S1) – Anime Review
One of my favorite emerging genres in anime is Cute Boys Doing Stupid Things, so you can imagine my delight when I came across this commercial: At this point, despite an uncharacteristically serious ending, Ouran High School Host Club is… Read More ›
The Wizard’s Way Playlist – Part 3
Welcome to the last entry in The Wizard’s Way Playlist series! If you’re late to the party, you can find Part 1 and Part 2 here, and, of course, the YouTube playlist below. Now, without further ado, read on for… Read More ›
$.99 eBook Deal – Time Reavers
Hey, everyone! Just in time for the holidays, we’re running an eBook deal on Time Reavers! Now through Wednesday, December 28th, you can download Time Reavers for just $.99 on Amazon, so if you’ve been pondering dipping your toe… Read More ›
H.P. at YALLfest 2016!
Every November, I make my annual pilgrimage* to Charleston, S.C. for YALLFest, a YA reading festival organized by indie bookshop Blue Bicycle Books. *not as an author. Just as a fangirl. “YA reading festival” does not do this event justice,… Read More ›
H.P. at the Pugs & Pals Picnic 2016!
I’ve wanted to go to the Pugs & Pals Picnic in Stokesdale, NC for YEARS but never could for various reasons. This year, I finally had my chance, and since I’d written a book starring a pug, I figured why… Read More ›
Holo Writing at AWA 2016!
We’re back and recovered from Anime Weekend Atlanta! This year was a little slower than our last year, but apparently election years always are (Thanks, Washington). Still, we had H.P.’s favorite location ever. RIGHT NEXT TO THE FOOD TRUCKS…. Read More ›
The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills – Book Review
I picked up Joanna Pearson’s The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills because the audiobook is short, but also because it met my “Read a not-fantasy every now and then” goal. In it, Janice Wills is a high school junior… Read More ›
Holo Writing at HonorCon 2015!
H.P. and I recently attended HonorCon 2015, and we had a blast! The convention itself was certainly lower key than DragonCon or AWA, but the halls were packed with readers passionate about military science fiction in general and David Weber’s… Read More ›