In my evolution/development as a writer, I'm thinking of my timelines in terms of titles. 2015 is the "finish the Blood Curse series year." 2016 is the "year of the festival." For those of you on the west coast, you may know that the LA Times Book Fest is coming up soon (April 18 and … Continue reading The LA Times BookFest…#wwwblogs
Writer Wednesday
WARRIOR – A #WriterWednesday #SneakPeek
In the final edits phase of the new novel, "Warrior." This is Book 4 in the "Blood Curse" series - it is the sequel to Blessings, Damnation, and Darkness. Just giving you a little teaser here. "The air was a hot, sweaty fist that clutched at her throat. Whispers and moans and distant electricity shifted … Continue reading WARRIOR – A #WriterWednesday #SneakPeek
Stalking the Demon – Ciara Ballintyne #WriterWednesday
I waited for this sequel, as did my teenager. We have now both finished it, ooh'ed and aah'ed over it and I have come up with a very short review. WHEN WILL THE NEXT BOOK BE OUT?! We met Alloran, Dek, and Gisayne in "Confronting the Demon." In "Stalking the Demon," we learn how romance … Continue reading Stalking the Demon – Ciara Ballintyne #WriterWednesday
Character Sketch…#WriterWednesday
Sirena. Who is she, and why should you care? As the Blood Curse series has progressed, we have moved into the stories of Finola O'Bannion's various cousins: "Darkness" gave us Mara's journey, and the upcoming "Warrior" will tell the tale of Sirena. Sirena is one of the younger cousins. She's a teenager at the start … Continue reading Character Sketch…#WriterWednesday
Writer Wednesday – Lori Schafer
This week's Writer Wednesday is all about Lori Schafer's memoir, "On Hearing of My Mother's Death Six Years After It Happened: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness." I couldn't put it down. I'm usually early to bed around here, and up before dawn, but this one had me seeing midnight. I like to think of … Continue reading Writer Wednesday – Lori Schafer
Writer Wednesday…Excitement!
I have new books to read! Ciara Ballintyne released her sequel, "Stalking the Demon," on Halloween, and I've just purchased the kindle edition. Lori Shafer also has a memoir, "On Hearing of My Mother's Death Six Years After It Happened," which I've also downloaded. I'm too excited to read, since my first book signing is … Continue reading Writer Wednesday…Excitement!
Writer Wednesday…Excerpt
This is from my upcoming novel, Darkness: "Letting herself into the kitchen again, she stopped dead in her tracks. The refrigerator door was in the process of opening right in front of her. Scanning quickly, Fin saw an extra cup of coffee had been poured and was waiting on the counter. Taking a chance, Fin … Continue reading Writer Wednesday…Excerpt
Writer Wednesday…An Excerpt
In the midst of editing "Darkness," which has a planned release for the first week of September (eek!), it occurred to me that I hadn't really run any countdown deals, or shared any excerpts here on this blog from "Damnation." After pondering, debating, and much discussion around the dinner table here (yes, titles are a … Continue reading Writer Wednesday…An Excerpt
Artist Wednesday…Rose Tanner
Last week I featured an artist who studies the human figure. This week, I would like to share with you the art of Rose Tanner. Rose is an avian artist, originally from Banff, Alberta. She owned an organic lavender farm for many years, and has a deep and abiding love of nature. The personality and … Continue reading Artist Wednesday…Rose Tanner
Artist Wednesday…Michele Ohanesian
Okay, I normally do #WriterWednesday here, and review a book on Wednesdays. Since I have a deep and abiding love of stories of all kinds (and since pictures paint a thousand words, as the saying goes) I am featuring an artist this week. 🙂 This week's artist is the painter Michele Ohanesian. Michele paints figure … Continue reading Artist Wednesday…Michele Ohanesian