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The Goddess of Winter #folklore

I’m enchanted by the old lore of the world – especially the Celtic goddesses. The Cailleach is one of the most fascinating, powerful and terrifying of the Celtic goddesses. It is said that she is ancient. The Cailleach in Folklore Carmina Gadelica Hymns and Incantations Ortha Nan Gaidheal Volume II by Alexander Carmichael [1900] Cailleach, …

Toxic Mushrooms and Inquisitive Rottweilers

In February I got the shock of my life: Caitlin got poisoned by mushrooms. How? She doesn’t leave the fairy rings alone. And though I respectfully remove them every morning, it seems that she can find them even when they’ve barely begun to grow. Now I go out twice a day to scan the lawn …

New Book Release: Survival of the Fittest #bookblast

Blogging friend Jacqui Murray has a brand new release! Read on for the details. Five tribes. One leader. A treacherous journey across three continents in search of a new home. Chased by a ruthless and powerful enemy, Xhosa flees with her People, leaving behind a certain life in her African homeland to search for an …

Faerie: Home of the Fae #folklore

Folklore Many have tried to reach Faerie, as shown in W.B. Yeats’ Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. HY-BRASAIL–THE ISLE OF THE BLEST On the ocean that hollows the rocks where ye dwell,A shadowy land has appeared, as they tell;Men thought it a region of sunshine and rest,And they called it Hy-Brasail, the isle of …

Monthly Wrap-up February 2019

I’d like to share some blogging and publishing news before unplugging for a month. (If you are part of my newsletter, you’ll know even more!) Blogging News 2019 Goals, Resolutions and Questions #IWSG Pixies All Over the Place #Folklore Things Every #Authorpreneur Should Know for 2019 #AuthorToolboxBlogHop Cherished Lamps and Rotties (Adventures with Rottweilers) Pool …

Running Your Author Empire

I learned a ton of things this year about running my author business.
I thought about doing this as a series, but seeing as this is the last AuthorToolbox post for the year, I decided to go big.

To learn more about the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop go here.

I got advice from other authors, did a lot of research and had to find my own way. Some of what held me back was old advice – new changes had happened since my author friends had gone through the process, which meant that I had to go through to...

RSS Feeds and the Good They Can Do For Your Blog

As part of building a better online presence (defining my brand and getting it noticed), I decided to look into more ways to grow my blog’s readership.

You can find out everything about the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop here.

That’s a mouthful! Though it’s the best I could do without actually naming the places that use RSS feeds.

It started out innocently enough: I was looking into Feedly because a couple of blogging friends had recommended it to solve my little dilemma of not being up to speed wi...

How to Set Up Instagram to Grow Your Author Business #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

It’s time for a new adventure with this month’s Author Toolbox Blog Hop.

Welcome to the third year of the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop, which is a monthly event on the topic of resources and learning for authors. Feel free to hop around to the various blogs and see what you learn! The rules and sign-up form are below the list of hop participants. All authors at all stages of their careers are welcome to join. Non-writing publishing peeps (editors, book-marketing specialists, book-cover designers, p...

The Ruler of them All: The Queen of the Fae #folklore

The Faery Queen has always been this powerful, otherworldly beauty cloaked in mystery and whispers. Not a lot can be found in folklore about her, but what is obvious is that she goes by many names and can be found across the globe.

The Faery Queen in Folklore The Forest in Folklore and Mythology by Alexander Porteous [1928]

Oberon was the king of the Fairies, and he and his queen Titania are important figures in the Fairy lore of the Middle Ages. Sometimes the Fairies of popular belief may be...

Being an Insecure Writer – And Happy About It #IWSG

It’s the first Wednesday of a new month, whether I can believe it or not, so it is time for another round of the IWSG.

Let’s start with this month’s question.

Besides writing, what other creative outlets do you have?

Well, we covered that one a while ago with my sewing post. Lessons in Writing from Sewing

I also like to knit, but that makes it difficult to write later, what with carpal tunnel and all. I do have a couple of lovely scarves.

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For my folklore posts, I’ve started to draw what I t...