(I tried to find a clever title, and this is what my brain came up with. Sigh.) As you may know, I first published The One Who Could Not Fly, the first book in the Wing Cycle trilogy at the end of March of last year. It astonishes me to think that only a year […]
Fantasy Nostalgia
This last week has been rather crazy. I’ve had so many things going on that have absolutely nothing to do with writing, and as a result, my brain shorted out. I’ve stepped back on some of the writing projects that I should probably not have been working on for at least six months anyways and […]
The Two Worlds in Which I Write
I am going to share with you a little secret about my writing. I write books in two worlds: Earth (only with magic and such) and Taloria. All my books take place in one or the other, and they’re interconnected in ways that go beyond sharing some characters. Let’s start with Taloria. All of the […]
Something In a Name
I think perhaps the hardest part of writing stories for me is coming up with a character name. I usually have a pretty good idea of where the story is going, despite being a “pantser”, so that’s less of an issue. And getting words down on the page is more a matter of whether my […]
The Crow and the King – RErelease Sale
It is high time that I got around to rereleasing The Crow and the King. I first wrote this story about eight years ago, and published it three or so years ago, before I decided to pursue writing as my career. Now, I am giving this book the attention that it deserves! A new cover, […]
Puzzling
I was trying to come up with a topic for this week’s blog that wasn’t to do with the new cat (no matter how adorable she is) or to do with discussions of a book series that won’t be out until summer. It is a very interesting book series, and I am having an absolute […]
Tiny thief
A goodly portion of my social media posts for the last week have had to do with Minnie, the cat I mentioned in last week’s blog post who I adopted from outside. She is doing very well, now, having been spayed and vaccinated and finally given full access to the house. I think she is […]
Newest Member of the Writing Team
So…I adopted a cat. Another cat, I should say, since my usual writing buddy, the Queen of the Universe, is still happily sleeping away in her cat tree. The new member of the family is Minnie (as in The Moocher), a stray cat that is part of the neighbourhood cats that I have been feeding […]
A Beach Sounds Nice
I like winter. I like winter rather a lot. You know that annoying person in February who is still thrilled that things are cold and the snow is here? Yeah, I’m that person. I tend to be more productive in the cold weather, and I also tend to move better. But every now and again, […]
2021 Plans: The Million Word Challenge
Well, we made it! The year 2020 is over and now we are in to 2021. Granted, I know that things aren’t going to be a whole lot different, since the end of a calendar year doesn’t automatically change things. However, despite the arbitrary nature of time, I am going to be optimistic and talk […]
Oh, Kindle…
As you may know, I am rather fond of books. Not just fond of books, but perhaps overly fond of books. I read a lot and, as such, I acquire a lot of ebooks. Most of these are for review, but some are through Bookfunnel promotions and such. I would download the books, open them […]
Marketing and my Tailfeathers
This year has been a doozy, not only for the whole world, but for me personally. In the midst of my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, I’ve been in pain and exhausted. I’ve had to cut back on things like author interviews (switching from video-based to text-based) and have cut waaaay back on marketing efforts. Namely, advertising. […]