Smithy featured on "Cheers, Dears" - November 10, 2021
Recently, I was invited to "Cheers, Dears," a literary podcast hosted by author S. Faxon. We discussed my novel Smithy, "The Twilight...
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Happy Halloween!
What better place to spend Halloween than in Newport, RI, where I've been able to revisit the Elms and Seaview Terrace (aka TV's...
"Ghosts Are People Too"--A Halloween Haunt by Amanda Desiree
An essay I wrote for the Horror Writers' Association's annual "Halloween Haunts" blog was recently posted: https://horror.org/halloween-h...
Author Appearance at North Torrance Library (October 2, 2021)
Earlier this month, I participated in my first live author event held at the North Torrance Library in Torrance, CA. This was the first...
Author Event in North Torrance (October 2, 2021)
Please join me at the North Torrance Library on Saturday, October 2nd at 3:00 for a discussion about Smithy, including a Q&A session. The...
From Seaview Terrace to Trevor Hall
Recently, Seaview Terrace, the Newport mansion that most influenced my vision of Trevor Hall, went up for sale. I've had the privilege of...
More Smithy Easter Eggs and Fun Facts
Here's some more behind the scenes trivia: The scene with the Rolling Stones record was the first one I wrote for the book. The...
Smithy Easter Eggs and Fun Facts
I infused Smithy with references to famous figures, haunted history, favorite authors and TV shows, and inside references for my friends....
Smithy in Newport
On a visit to Newport/Middletown, RI earlier this summer, I was thrilled to find Smithy shelved in "Local Interest" at the Barnes and...
Book Signing at Dark Delicacies (July 17, 2021)
Thank you to everyone who came out over the weekend to support Smithy! Special thanks to Del Howison and everyone at Dark Delicacies for...
"For the Love of Horror" Features Amanda Desiree
It was an honor to be interviewed by author Gwendolyn Kiste for her blog, "For the Love of Horror:" http://www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/fo...
The House
“My name is Victoria Winters and my journey is beginning…a journey that will bring me to a strange, dark place, to the edge of the sea,...
The Ghost
I grew up surrounding myself with ghosts. As a child, my favorite books were the “True” Ghost Story series from Sterling Publishing and...
Book Signing - July 17 @ 3:00
If you'll be in the Southern California area on Saturday July 17th, please join me at Dark Delicacies in Burbank:...
RIP, Cobby
The oldest captive chimp in the US has died: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/our-hearts-are-broken-cobby-the-oldest-male-living-chimpan...
The Ape
Bibliography Project Nim Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would be Human – Elizabeth Hess Nim: A Chimpanzee Who Learned Sign Language -...
The Making of Smithy
Somewhere in my storage unit are my notes from Dr. Des Lauriers’s physical anthropology class sixteen years ago; scribbled in the margins...
New Author Interview - Scholars From the Edge of Time
Recently I got to be the featured guest on the program "Scholars From the Edge of Time" hosted by Michele Brittany and Nicholas Diak....
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