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August 22, 2015
Lots of wonderful news!
Don’t miss the latest updates and announcements about The Passion of the Dragon Saga!
July 11, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens released a Comic-Con featurette that’ll make you cry
I’m having some serious comic con envy lately
Originally posted on Funk's House of Geekery:
Star Wars is more than a movie, it’s a vessel that instantly transports you back to a specific time period in your life. When people speak of a romanticism for film they’re often speaking about the movies they grew up with that helped transform them into who they are today. Star Wars is exactly that for a multitude of people across the globe. So much so that it’s now taken on a culture of its own. Which is why when fans (including myself) first heard the rumblings of a new trilogy being made we couldn’t help but feel a little skeptical. We’ve been burned by George Lucas before with his ill-fated attempt to launch a prequel series that was mostly met with distaste. Gone were characters with heart, gorgeous art direction. awe-inspiring sets and the sense of magic that kept those first three movies alive. Instead they were replaced with…
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The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
This is one of my absolute favorite books! I always highly recommend it.
Originally posted on Far North Book Review:
I finished reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova last week and I absolutely adored it.
Important to note: I’m generally a fast reader but this book was very meaty and it took me about a month to read, which is three weeks longer than I had expected. I typically read on my lunch breaks at work, so figure 45 minutes to an hour five days a week, plus a few hours in the evenings and on weekends; so a rough estimate puts me reading The Historian in 15-20 hours total. (Expect to renew your copy of this book from the library in order to finish it!)
Not to scare you off of this book! It really was terrific, although a quick answer to “What’s the book about?” is a rather dull “Well, it’s about a man and his daughter who are both researching Vlad Tepes,” which is true, but that’s…
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July 10, 2015
Lots of changes!
I’ve been working towards making lots of changes to my blog. I have decided now that I’ve moved to wordpress to make it more than a blog. It will now be my full website, featuring a lot more than just my blog posts. I’ll start sharing more about my writing as well as my inspirations. I want to bring a little more of my world to everyone. I, also, want to give a little insight on how I am inspired. I think sharing these things might help others find a little inspiration of their own.
There will be some new things added to my website as well! I’ll be having guest bloggers now. My plan is to have at least two of them a month. If you would like to guest blog, please contact me! I will, also, be in support of my fellow Indie authors will be doing blog spotlights, interviews and more! I would love to feature you! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like me to feature you or your work! In addition to those things and my normal blogs about life, inspiration, and my writing I will be sharing some of my personal recommendations of things from music to beauty products. I’m already getting started on the new things and have my first guest blogger already lined up! I’m quite excited.
Even though I am making all of these changes, I am still a writer. Writing is a big part of me. I’m not sure where I would be without it, to be honest. I write because I have an imagination that is always running wild. I write because it is my therapy. I write because it makes me happy. I write because it helps me process my feelings and dreams. I write because it is how I live, by creating new worlds with pen and paper. Being a writer has been who I am for most of my life and I love that I have not let anything take that from me. I do not write for anything but myself and am very happy to be sharing it with the world. I chased my dreams and now live a life without regret because I did go after them. I am living my dreams every day. This is who I am and I would tell a perfect stranger to find out who they are, chase their dreams, and never ever give up on anything that makes them happy.
I honestly cannot wait to share more with the world on this website. There will be more inspiration, more writing, and more of so many things. It’s the start of something new in my life as I sit here listening to Epica and writing. I’m in the process of starting to select the poems for my next poetry collection, Phoenix from the Ashes. I’m also writing with Rayna on Love in Flames, the second volume of The Passion of the Dragon Saga, as I type this. New things are coming and they’re starting now!
Also, don’t forget to sign up for the email newsletter that Rayna Kingston and myself will be doing once a month!
July 8, 2015
News on The Passion of the Dragon Saga!
If you haven’t checked out the website for The Passion of the Dragon Saga, a series co-written by Rayna Kingston and myself, then you really should! Rayna & I just posted an update about a Kindle Countdown Deal for Hearts on Fire, the Hardcover release of Hearts on Fire, the release of Love in Flames, and more on the series! We also have an email newsletter so that you can keep up with all things regarding our writing, The Passion of the Dragon Saga, our solo projects, and more! Click here to sign up!
June 24, 2015
ANNOUNCEMENT: “Love in Flames” Teaser and “Hearts on Fire” Updates
“Love in Flames” Teaser and “Hearts on Fire” Updates.
Don’t miss the latest announcement from KCL Publishing’s blogger, Ashley, about Love in Flames: The Story of Vlad the Impaler and the Women He Loved (The Passion of the Dragon Saga: Volume Two)! Read the blurb and learn the release date! It’s coming sooner than expected!
June 7, 2015
Half-way there!
Don’t miss the latest update from Rayna and myself on The Passion of the Dragon Saga!
Originally posted on The Passion of the Dragon Saga:
We’re so excited to be half-way done with the writing of the second volume in The Passion of the Dragon Saga! Love in Flames has been more difficult to write than Hearts on Fire. Weaving this story of two women entwined in love with the mysterious, infamous Prince has been quite the adventure for us both. We already had a general idea of the story we wanted to tell when we began writing the series, and book by book it is fusing into more than we could have imagined it to be. The initial idea for the series began as a story we thought might be possibly two novels. It turned out to be much more once we began writing out our plans and giving them depth, a wild idea became the unexpected conception of a lifetime that could have been. The more we discussed this story, the…
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June 1, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner Makes Transgender A Household Word, But Do You Know How To Refer To Her Now? « KBCW
I think Caitlyn Jenner looks fantastic! Sending love and support! I hope your story inspires so many others and helps to save lives. May this be one stop closer to more understanding and wider spread equality in the world!
If anyone is wanting to be better informed on how to discuss gender identities this article is a great help and resource for all! Check it out: Caitlyn Jenner Makes Transgender A Household Word, But Do You Know How To Refer To Her Now? « KBCW.
I’m proudly a straight ally for equality. I only hope to see more love and equality in the world and less hate. We are who we are regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, or religion. Let’s spread some love and squash the hate!
May 25, 2015
Four complete chapters!!!
Don’t miss the latest update from Rayna and myself on the latest progress on the writing of The Passion of the Dragon Saga!!!
Originally posted on The Passion of the Dragon Saga:
After spending around two months working through the writing of Chapter Three of Love in Flames, we finally have completed it. In the process of trying to complete the chapter we realized that the content of our third chapter was too much and too heavy for a single chapter. We made the decision to split the chapter into two. That made the past two months of frustration with trying to finish writing the third chapter into a complete Chapter Three and Four! We are a little over a third of the way done with the second book of the series. It’s quite exciting as we are now flowing right into the writing of Chapter Five! We are trying to display real emotion in our characters as well as portray history as accurately as possible. So yes, those of you readers who are familiar with Vlad’s history, be prepared to…
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