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Ask The #Editor: Advice from Charmaine M. Young

 While I’m high-fiving my co-authors over Masters of Time breaking the Top 100 in Sci-fi/Fantasy Anthologies and Magical Realism yesterday, I know that we couldn’t have done it without the hard work and no-nonsense feedback from our editor, Charmaine Young. Our stories are our darlings, but it’s our editor’s job to tell us when we’re spoiling our darlings rotten and ...

Pre-Order Masters of Time For 99 Cents

Science Fiction & Fantasy Time Travel A clone who usurps his own destiny–and with it, the power of Time. A time travel romance that would defy death, and an alluring agent from the future hunting her prey… Imaginative and heart-pounding stories are woven into the fabric of this time travel short story collection. From adventure to loss, hope and sacrifice, ...

Kingdom on the Edge of Reality: Review + Blog Tour Stop

Today you’re along for the ride with me. There’s an awesome blog tour going on with the Kingdom on the Edge of Reality, and this is one of the stops I had the pleasure of reading the book, which was given to me from the publisher, and I’ve got the details and my thoughts below: Book Description Sometimes it’s funny ...

The Tower’s Alchemist #audiobook is coming!

Fantasy / Historical Fantasy I’m thrilled to announce that The Tower’s Alchemist (The Gray Tower Trilogy, #1) will be available in audiobook format very soon! And goodness, just listening to some exclusive samples from our phenomenal voice actress has me giddy and in awe. You’re going to love it. If you’re new to my blog and/or my books, first I’d ...

#WonderCon2015 Spiritual Themes in Comics Panel!

Will you be at WonderCon in Anaheim, April 3rd, oh…around noonish? Then I’d love for you to stop by the “Spiritual Themes in Comics” panel where I’ll be one of the guest speakers. Yay! So what about spiritual themes in comics? I, for one, think it’s a fascinating topic. I know I’ve explored the idea of faith, and the external ...

Guest Post: What Makes it a Fantasy? by @devorah_fox

What Makes It a Fantasy? Further Thoughts © 2015 by Devorah Fox (Published at Fantasy, Mash-ups, & Mayhem with permission)   Last year as I prepared for the launch of The King’s Redress, Book Three in The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam epic fantasy series, I ruminated on what makes a story a fantasy as opposed to general fiction. Fiction ...

Cover Reveal: Masters of Time

Hone the untapped powers of your mind to rewind time and save the love of your life. Step through a painting and explore an eerie past. Jump into the future with a clone who will usurp his destiny… July 2015, Time will fall into unlikely hands Masters of Time: A Sci-fi & Fantasy Time Travel Anthology will be released July ...

The Ghost of Time: Envisioning The Story

Guest Post by Samantha LaFantasie Ghost of Time – How Visual Aids Helped Me Write My Story Making a story feel real with visual aids are one of the many things that get left in the dust when many authors talk about their books. For me, visual aids are an important part of my process. From locations to character descriptions, ...

Heart Song by @SamLaFantasie #Fantasy #AmReading

Relena wants freedom, depending on herself and not having to answer to anyone, but a betrayal takes that away. The last thing she expected was the incredibly handsome Marren to free her. The catch? She has to fall in love with him, fulfill a prophecy involving their heart song, and rejoin the two realms. But Jiren, the last Ancient of ...

Come The Dark: Excerpt + Giveaway

Come, the Dark by: Rebecca Hamilton Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance 361 pages Release Date: January 6, 2015 Rose desperately wants to escape the abuse of the father who impregnated her and the dark spirits that haunt her life. Being thrust from Georgia 1961 into the era of Salem’s infamous witch trials isn’t what she had in ...