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Everything You Need to Be at Your Creative Best #authors #books #nonfiction

For years, I’ve written blog posts to help other authors I as learned more on this journey to be a successful author. At some point, I decided to turn most of this into books (with lots more information added than in the original blog posts). Thus I have Non-Fiction @ Ronel the Mythmaker as books …

Book Club Questions: Blaze of Glory #newrelease #IrascibleImmortals #darkfantasy

To celebrate the release of Blaze of Glory, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book Club Questions Blaze of Glory What do you think of Kit? Do you think that things are usually less rowdy at the retirement home she’s in? What do you think of the different pantheons rubbing shoulders? What do …

Book Club Questions: Russian Roulette #newrelease #IrascibleImmortals #darkfantasy

Celebrating the release of Russian Roulette, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book Club Questions Russian Roulette Have you heard about any of the love gods mentioned in this book before? What do you think of Cupid? What do you think of Xochipilli’s actions? Do you think Yue-Lao will win the lady’s heart …

How To Add An Author Newsletter To Your Toolbox #authorpreneur #authornewsletter

You can always skip all of this and just pay BookBub to use their list – feel free to jump through all of their hoops to get to the top of the charts. Or you can have your own version of BookBub: an email list of targeted readers who signed up to hear about your …

Book Reviews: Preparing to Write Settings that Feel Like Characters and Lumber of the Kuweakunks by @JLenniDorner #darkfantasy #nonfiction #bookreview

I read two great books by fellow author and friend J Lenni Dorner this year and thought I’d share the reviews with you. This reference guide is a tool to help you organize your thoughts and ideas to obtain the goal of making a setting that feels like a character. This valuable reference guide is …

Book Club Questions: Stories on Scrolls #newrelease #darkfantasy #books

To celebrate the release of Stories on Scrolls, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book Club Questions Stories on Scrolls What do you think about the Hunter and her world? What are your thoughts about the Paladin and his stories? Did you enjoy the explanation of folklore found with each scroll? What did …

Mission of Love as a Shelter Volunteer #guestpost #animalrescue #books

I saw Sharon sharing this book on Instagram and immediately knew I needed to host her here on the blog. Take it away, Sharon! As I sit down to write this post, it’s a sunny May morning. We have a humane trap set in the yard to try to capture one of the feral cats …

Whirlwind Publishing #writerslife #IrascibleImmortals #IWSG

It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for a new posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group.  It’s been a crazy year thus far. All of my planning has gone out the window. And it’s been exciting! With a bit of finagling, I was able to redo my entire publishing calendar for the …

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly #AtoZReflections #blogging

I can scarcely believe that another April has come and gone! Though I don’t always write a reflections post, I thought I’d do so this year as some things nagged at me all month. The Good Doing folklore posts are definitely the way to go — they stay relevant even after the A-Z is done. …

Zipping Sprites #folklore #AtoZChallenge

Z is for Zip Tiny winged faeries dressed all in green. This is the traditional view of sprites — an umbrella term for various fae. Folklore Celtic Myth and Legend by Charles Squire, [1905] –a land of perpetual pleasure and feasting, described variously as the “Land of Promise” (Tir Tairngiré), the “Plain of Happiness” (Mag …