Rennie St. James's Blog: Ramblings, page 11

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes

[Double #CoverReveal and #Giveaway]

I have just posted the public reveal for the next two covers in my urban fantasy series – you can check out my author Facebook page for a chance to win ebook copies of all three books! Below though are the gorgeous results from the efforts of Braelynn Gibson (the young cover model) and Mary Hastings of Hastings Design Corp (the graphic designer).

As we always wish to be the case, the beauty here isn’t just skin (or cover) deep. While I’m...

Book review: Eve of Eridu

A quiet rebellion: All about Eve of Eridu

Have you read the book about the girl in the future? You know the one – she’s special, the government is corrupt, and she leads a rebellion? I bet this sounds familiar, right? Dystopian YA novels have been the thing for several years now. However, Eve of Eridu is a little different and that’s a good thing. Below is the 4 star review I left on Goodreads and Amazon, but I wanted to write a bit more here.

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Eve of Eridu isn’t your typical d...

More villainous thoughts shared on the Dark Lord Journal!

My second guest post on the Dark Lord Journal’s blog is up now!  This post explores more on writing villains as flesh and blood characters with unique motivations and choices.  I hope you’ll visit and join the discussion…you may even win one of the ebook ARCs of my novel, Azimuth, before its release on Sept 25, 2018!

Read it here!

Some epic journeys start with a stumble.

Some epic journeys start with a stumble.

[aka one writer’s recipe for lemonade]

‘Some epic journeys start with a stumble’ is the tagline for Book 1 in my Rahki Chronicles series and for my author website. It doesn’t just apply to my characters though. If you’ve checked out previous blogs (Failure, Jack), you may already see where this post is going.

My mom shares a particular story from childhood – I’ll report an abbreviated version. She and my dad attended a parents/ teacher conference when...

Azimuth (The Rahki Chronicles Book 1), Rennie St. James

Always excited whenever someone reads and enjoys one of my books! This particular one is quite well written too! Book bloggers are awesome!

Drabble: Yielding to love

As new drivers, we are taught that one driver must yield the right of way to another. Two objects can’t occupy the same space at the same time. Space and time are limited, but love is not.

Love is staying in one place because another needs you there. Love can occupy two places at once – two hearts beating together. Warmth. Comfort.

Love is giving your time to another. Is there work to be done? Yes, but it can wait. Companionship. Trust. Love.

Curl up here next to me, little ball of fur – time...

Guest post on the Dark Lord Journal

I’m very excited to share my guest post on the Dark Lord Journal blog with you.  First though, if you don’t follow the blog, you should!  Second, you can check the Dark Lord out on Twitter too (@darklordjournal)!

My post is titled The Gray Light of Villainy 101 – Relationships, and you can find it here.  To share a bit more on the subject, I must admit that I love villains!  There can be such complexity in darker characters which is lacking in the good guys sometimes.  This is a subject I’ve...

Cover reveal contest & secrets

Have you heard the quote that a writer isn’t a single person, but many people in one body/ mind? That could explain why I’m somewhat neurotic about sharing my writing (please, please read my book…um, no, don’t even look at my book…yes, I am a writer…no, I’m not the writer you are looking for, move along). However, all of me is united on this beautiful cover – I am absolutely giddy to share it!

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Mary Hastings of Hastings Design Corp truly gave me a cover worth more than a thousand words (more...

Living like a story book heroine

Living like a story book heroine

[a writer’s take on travel & vacation]

 I love traveling and it plays a huge part in my Rahki Chronicles fantasy series. However, fantasy and reality can be worlds apart. Let’s start with a question to help us understand those differences. Please select one of the following options:

Sampling a homemade brew from an enthusiastic vendor’s back room Faithfully following a guide into a cave without a backward glance Trying the local delicacy at an unknown restaur...

Is this your sign?

The Magic 8 ball was one of my favorite toys as a child and as an adult. What could be better than getting immediate answers to life’s tough questions? Does Johnny/ Janie love me? Should I take that new job? Will the trip be fun? While I don’t advise anyone to live their life by the Magic 8 ball, I do believe in signs.*

*Side note – this particular post isn’t concerned with Who gives the signs.

It could be a timely advertisement for a tourist destination you’ve always wanted to visit. Perhaps...