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August 4, 2016
Interview Roundup and #Storology talk!
A collection of links to original interviews and media appearances from the past month. This round was particularly enjoyable, as each interview brought in new questions, and exposed new aspects to writing, history, research and my personal history. Pagan Musings (Blog Talk Radio) – a podcast interview about anything and everything to do with […]
August 1, 2016
#WIPJoy
Throughout July I have been running a Twitter event for #WIPJoy – The Joy of my Work In Progress.It was based on the questions originally set by SimmeringMind for June, but since I only found out about it close to the end I figured late is still OK You can see the original questions here, […]
July 29, 2016
Murder In Absentia – Review by Errin Krystal
Assaph Mehr’s Murder in Absentia, is a tale of murder, mystery and magic. A historical fantasy, set in Mehr’s ancient Rome-like world of Egretia. Follow Felix the Fox, as he unravels th… Source: Murder In Absentia – Review
July 25, 2016
SQUEEEE!
Every author, every person really, has someauthors they looks up to. People who have “made it” and inspired them to write. So when one of them ends up reading your book and liking it…Well, a very loud “Squeee!” is in order. Ruth Downieis the author of the Medicus series, featuring the legionnairemedic and currently reluctant […]
July 20, 2016
Dealing with Writer’s Block
This is going to be particularly amusing for those who have read Murder In Absentia or the short stories… I was dealing with a bit of a block last week. So decided I’ll just write. Doesn’t matter if it’s crap, but just write something. Anything. Advance the plot or go sideways, just do it. So… […]
July 16, 2016
FIFTY for FIFTY!
This week, Murder In Absentia has reached 50 reviews on Amazon! Not only is this an important milestone for any novel, those reviews are absolutely amazing! Over two-thirds of the reviews are 5-star, and the rest are 4 star reviews! I am truly humbled by the reception of Murder In Absentia, and to celebrate Purple […]
July 11, 2016
Review of Catch the Moon, Mary by Wendy Waters
One of the joy of being an Indie Author, is discovering the works of fellow indies. These are books you are unlikely to find on the best-seller shelf at your local soulless mega-store. No. These are exceptional works with literary merit, books that will make you feel, expose you to new worlds and make you […]
July 8, 2016
Oh, Fortuna!
As mentioned in my previous post, I participate in a lot of Twitter events. As chance would have it, this Friday’s #FictFri challenge was about ‘Fortune‘… I laughed so hard! ‘Felix’ in Latin means ‘lucky’. He often makes comments about his love/terror/awerelationship with the goddess Fortuna. So if you’re in the mood for some laughs, […]
July 5, 2016
#Hashtags
This post will be of interest to both fellow authors and readers. Every week, almost every day, there are “events” taking placeon Twitter that showcase author’s current work. Some are aimed at quoting a line from the Work In Progress,usually with a given theme; some are mini challenges – writing a snippet in response to […]
June 21, 2016
Girl On Fire
One never knows where inspiration will strike from. I am busy drafting In Numina, and by no means was I looking to work on another Felix project while in the midst on it. However, last week I run into Aradia on Twitter. I usually chat with other authors, but she is a musician – and […]
