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Sneak Peek Friday: Author David Wiley

Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
I think it’s about time to shake up my Sneak Peek Friday posts a little.  In addition to sharing excerpts from my own writing from time to time, I’ll also be featuring other authors.  Maybe among them you’ll find a new favorite. This week I’d like to welcome author…

Revised Posting Schedule

When it came time to look at my posting schedule for the blog, there was something that stood out: I loved writing my Saturday posts and would usually get them ready early, but found myself not looking forward to Thursdays. While I am a writer in my craft, I found myself loathing writing the posts […]

Fantasy Art Wednesday Reimagined

Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
Though I’ve always loved writing, I also used to be an artist–even had dreams of being one professionally. In High School I spent my lunch hours in the art room, paint brush in one hand, food in the other. All very healthy, I’m sure. When it was time to…

Medieval Monday: Plants and Herbs (part 1)

Originally posted on The Weaving Word:
In the medieval world, just about anything you could forage, or anything you could grow, had a use…or many uses.  All kinds of plants, even things we would consider to be weeds, might be used for medicine, cooking, as strewing herbs to combat vermin and bad smells, or they…

Guest Post: Are You a Writer?

Today we have a special guest post from Josh Brown. If you missed his guest post last month, be sure to check that one out as well! Read on to get challenged to answer the question: are you a writer or an author? Are You A Writer? Writers. I know you’ve seen them. You totally […]

Inspiration Sunday!

Originally posted on The Weaving Word:
Today I’m posting a beautiful quote from my biggest inspiration, C.S. Lewis…just because I want to. It was when I was happiest that I longed most…The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing…to find the place where all the beauty came from. ― C.S. Lewis, Till…

Scop: The Medieval Minstrel

Welcome to another edition of Scholarly Saturdays. Today we are going to talk about scops, who performed the role that we commonly associate with either bards or minstrels. They were an integral part of the Medieval society and thanks to the scops we have some great works of literature today. The most notable of these […]

Indie Author Spotlight: Allison D. Reid

It is time for the May author of the month, and this is one I am excited to share with you. If you haven’t done so, you can read my review of Allison’s first book, Journey to Aviad, which is free on Kindle and Nook devices. Also, don’t forget that you can get a digital […]

Guest Post:An Arthurian Revolution by Paola K. Amaras

Today we have a guest post from another author who contributed to the King of Ages: A King Arthur Anthology. Paola’s story, “Twilight’s Last Dreaming”, is unique and imaginative and will sweep readers along on an exciting adventure. You can read this story and 12 others for free when you sign up for my newsletter […]

Celebrate May with some free eBooks!

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