May 28, 2010 -- I know it's beena long time since I posted here. A lot is going on. I've gotten the final edits for A GIFT FOR MURDER and turned them back in. I'm now working on the sequel, WIRED FOR MURDER. I'm also working on a complete overhaul for this website. I hope to have a brand new look soon.

October 9, 2009: I've just signed a contract with Tekno Books for A GIFT FOR MURDER, a mystery novel to be published by Five Star/Cengage in hardcover. No release date yet. I've also just finished a Gothic novella, HEART OF THE NIGHT. More info on both releases coming soon.

January 15, 2009 -- I'll again be a guest at SheVaCon (http://www.shevacon.org/) in Roanoke, Va., February 27 - March 1, and at StellarCon http://www.stellarcon.org in High Point, NC, March 13-15.

December 29, 2008 - In February, I'll be part of a PR workshop online:

“PR is NOT a Four-Letter Word” online workshop
From February 2nd – 27th, Marcia James will present an intensive online workshop on author promotion.  Over 20 PR-savvy guest lecturers—Melissa Alvarez, Dianne Castell, Kate Douglas, Carol Ann Erhardt, Karen Harper, Susan Gee Heino, Donna Hill, Linda Keller, Laurie Kingery, Karen McCullough, Donna MacMeans, Janice Maynard, Beth Morrow, Jenna Petersen, Patricia Sargeant, Barbara Satow, Jenn Stark, Jennifer Stevenson, Kay Stockham, DeNita Tuttle and J.C. Wilder—will present affordable self-promotion strategies from author branding and press kits to blog/chatroom opportunities and niche markets.  The speaker fees will be donated to Best Friends Animal Society (http://www.bestfriends.org/), which has the largest no-kill animal shelter in the U.S.  For workshop registration information, go to the Yosemite Romance Writers’ site: http://www.yosemiteromancewriters.com/6.html

October 20, 2008 For those who were at my presentation on Saturday, October 18
on plotting, the slides and more information are here.

July 22 2008 I blogged about Music to Write By at the Ladies of the Club blog site and at my MySpace and CrimeSpace pages. Come read why I can not write or read with music in the background. I think I forgot to mention that Vampire's Christmas Carol won third place in the Lories Best Published Contest, Novella category. The contest is sponsored by From the Heart Romance Writers. And I'm a finalist in their "Best Proposal from a Published Author" contest a well.

July 16, 2008 I blogged about Writing Dark at the Cerridwen Authors blog site and at my MySpace and CrimeSpace pages. Already there has been some interesting discussion on the topic at CrimeSpace.

June 26, 2008: I am sooo far behind.  I blogged at The Ladies of the Club blog and on my MySpace and CrimeSpace pages this week about my favorite movies of all time.

March 1, 2008: I got an awesome review for Shadow of a Doubt from Victoria Kennedy of Victoria's BookShelf at Midwest Review of Books.  You can read it here.

March 1, 2008: The Cerridwen Authors' contest has begun.  Details are here.  I'll try to post each day's clue on my site so you can keep up.

February 19, 2008: I'm getting ready to go to SheVaCon this weekend.  If you're in the Roanoke, Virginia area come by and say hello. Meanwhile, a group of Cerridwen Press authors are getting ready to do a huge contest with some AWESOME prizes.  More details shortly.

February 12, 2008: I blogged today at The Ladies of the Club and on my MySpace page about Twelve works of fiction that have influenced my reading, writing and life

January 14, 2008: I blogged today at The Ladies of the Club and on my MySpace page about "Five things I love about being an author; five things I hate about being an author."

January 7 , 2008: I added a new dragon image to my dragons page, and I blogged about it, the dragon on my Christmas tree, at the Cerridwen authors' blog and on my MySpace blog.

January 1 , 2008: The first review for BENEATH A CHRISTMAS MOON is in, and it's fantastic!  Fallen Angels Reviews gave it five stars and a "Recommended Read".  Read the full review here. What a great way to start the year!

December 13, 2007: It's out!!!  BENEATH A CHRISTMAS MOON is NOW available at Cerridwen Press.

December 12, 2007: Did another Podcast on Melissa Alvarez's Blog Radio.

December 9, 2007: I've been featured on The Pink Ladies Blog. Please drop by and leave a comment. I also participated in my first Podcast at Raven Radio. You can listen to it here. (I'm the one with the harsh, croaky voice, a product of several necessary surgeries to my nose and sinues.)

December 6, 2007: Almost time for the release of BENEATH A CHRISTMAS MOON. It took me almost an entire day, but I made a video trailer for it.  It's on the home page.

November 5, 2007: I won the Alternate Category of the Maryland Romance Writers
"Reveal Your Inner Vixen" Contest. See the announcement here!
Read an excerpt from the winning story here.

October 27, 2007 - I'm starting to schedule events for next year. I'll be doing a signing with other romance authors at the Barnes & Noble, Friendly Center in Greensboro, NC on Feb. 12, 2008. I'll be at SheVaCon Feb. 22-24, 2008 in Roanoke, VA.  I'm tentatively planning to go to Celebrate Romance Feb. 29-Mar.2 in Columbia, SC. And I'll be a guest at StellarCon in High Point, NC, March 14-16, 2008.

August 31, 2007 - I've posted the blurb and excerpt for A Vampire's Christmas Carol here.

August 8, 2007 - Lots of news! Shadow of a Doubt has been released in trade paperback for the very first time. Hooray! Order a copy here: http://www.jasminejade.com/p-3401-shadow-of-a-doubt.aspx . Plus, I've got a contract for a vampire novella in the paranormal Christmas anthology from Cerridwen, titled Beneath a Christmas Moon. My story is "A Vampire's Christmas Carol". Excerpt coming soon! Since I've always said I'd never write a vampire story, I'll have to explain. That's coming soon, too.

June, 2007 -- My first blog entry ever! I'm part of The Ladies of the Club. Check out my first posting here: http://ladiesoftheclub.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-first-blog-entry.html

May, 2007 -- My CrimeSpace site is also part of Coffee Time Romance's Ning network.

April, 2007 -- I have a space at CrimeSpace. It's a work in progress, but pretty neat! Check it out here: http://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karenmccullough

February 18, 2007 -- I'll be a guest at SheVaCon, in Roanoke, Virginia, this coming weekend, February 23-25, and then March 9-11, I'll be a guest at StellarCon in High Point, NC. Please come say hello if you're at either of those events.

December 11, 2006 -- I'll be at several conventions and conferences in February and March. First, February 3, 2007, I'll be helping to organize as well as being a panelist at an MWA-sponsored SkillBuild session in Winston-Salem, NC. For more details, click here. Later in February, I'll be a guest at SheVaCon, in Roanoke, Virginia, February 23-25, and then March 9-11, I'll be a guest at StellarCon in High Point, NC.

June 8, 2006 -- I've got the new cover for Shadow of a Doubt, from Cerridwen Press.

May 17, 2006 -- Yikes, has it really been so long since I last posted? I've been neglecting things here. A lot has happened, some of it good, some bad. The bad new: LTDBooks, which published A Question of Fire and Shadow of a Doubt, went out of business at the end of 2005. It was a classy outfit and I'm going to miss them. The good news: Cerridwen Press, the mainstream imprint of Ellora's Cave, has picked up rights to Shadow of a Doubt and will be re-releasing it, first in electronic form and then in print. More to come!

I do still have a few trade paperback copies of A Question of Fire. If anyone wants to order a copy, email me.

May 16 -- I added a couple of pictures to the Dragons page. They include some snapshots of some of my personal collection of dragon figures and other dragon things.

November 19, 2004 -- I'll be a guest at Stellarcon, March 11-13. Please stop by and say hello if you're in the area. Wizard's Bridge is getting some great reviews: 5 Hearts from The Romance Studio, 5 Angels from Fallen Angels Reviews, 4 1/2 Hearts from Love Romances, and 4 stars from Romantic Times!

September 17, 2004 -- Unfortunately the workshop below has been cancelled. However, on Sept. 25, 2004, I'll be at the High Point, NC library as part of its Author Day. Please stop by and say hello if you're in the area. In other news: Wizard's Bridge is now available for pre-order at ImaJinn! Save money by reserving your copy now!

September 7, 2003 -- I'll be an instructor at the Triad Writers Workshop. If you're anywhere in or around Greensboro, NC, come and join us.

September 7, 2003-- A Question of Fire has been released in trade paperback by LTDBooks.

December 15, 2002 Witch's Journey is has been released! It can be ordered from ImaJinn Books..

August 21, 2002--Witch's Journey is in the final edit stage at ImaJinn. It's scheduled for a November release.
     I'm getting ready to go to Dragon*Con next week. Please look for me and say hello if you're going to be there!

May 17, 2002--It's been a long time since I posted anything, but there hasn't been much to say until recently. Now I've got several exciting notes:
     First - I just signed the contract, so it's now official. ImaJinn will be publishing an extensively revised and rewritten version of The Rainbow Bridge! The book will be retitled WIZARD'S BRIDGE, so I don't have to keep explaining that it has nothing to do witih dead pets. I don't have a pub. date yet, but I'm assuming some time next year.
     Second - I will be a guest at Dragon*Con again this year. I had a blast at last year's con and am looking forward to doing it again this year!
     Third - I'm working on scanning in the text for one of my now out-of-print Avalon Books and will be giving it away as a free electronic download to help promote my current books. I hope to have it ready to put up for download in the next couple of weeks!

December 12, 2001--Witch's Journey is a finalist for an Eppie Award in the Paranormal Romance category!

December 3, 2001--Samandi (aka DragginMama), who organizes the Dream Realm Awards gifted me with a delightful surprise, a lovely snow globe with dragon. You can see it on my Dragons page.

November 30, 2001--I've just signed the contract! Witch's Journey will be a Fall 2002 release in trade paperback from ImaJinn Books, a print publisher specializing in paranormal romances.

November 12, 2001 Witch's Journey is a finalist for the Dream Realm Awards in the Speculative Fiction-Romance category! I have a contract offer for it and will be announcing its new home as soon as the names are on the bottom line.

A Question of Fire is now available from LTDBooks.

September 7, 2001 Back from Dragon*Con! I had a terrific time there and met a lot of very interesting people. I'm still recovering from the exhaustion, but also feeling energized and ready to get writing again myself. On the writing front, I've learned that A Question of Fire should be released in electronic form any day now from LTDBooks. Print editions are coming.

August 20, 2001 Shadow of a Doubt is now available in electronic form at LTD Books. A Question of Fire should be released in electronic form in September. Print editions are coming.

July 30, 2001 I've learned that A Question of Fire and Shadow of a Doubt will be re-released in electronic form in August by LTD Books. There will be print versions, also. Availability of those hasn't yet been announce.

July 22, 2001 The weekend of August 31 - Sept. 2, I'll be a guest at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Among other things I'll be doing a panel on e-publishing on Friday. If you're going to be there, look for me and come say hello!

May 30, 2001 With a heavy heart I report that Dreams Unlimited is no more. This is sad, sad news, but I'm trying to look on it as an opportunity to do new things. The good news is that two of my books, Shadow of a Doubt and A Question of Fire, will be picked up by LTD Books, a terrific epublisher with an excellent reputation. I'm looking at a different possible future for Witch's Journey and The Rainbow Bridge. I'll post the news as soon as I know something definite.

February 25, 2001: At Last! WITCH'S JOURNEY is now available at Dreams Unlimited! Click here to read an excerpt from the story. In honor of it, I'll be running a contest, too. Look for it to be starting soon.

February, 2001: SHADOW OF A DOUBT is an Eppie Finalist in the Romantic Suspense category! The Eppie Award is presented by EPIC, a professional organization of electronically published authors, to promote excellence in electronic publishing. I'm now three for three with electronic books being finalists in the Eppies.