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May 16, 2013
5 on Friday - Set 171
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
Lo-o-ong weekend! Thank the Lord. My Friday off from the day job, Saturday, Sunday and Victoria Day Monday. Let's rock!
1 - Working For the Weekend - Loverboy
2 - After Midnight - Eric Clapton
3 - Limelight - Rush
4 - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
5 - Lust For Life ...
May 15, 2013
May 9, 2013
5 on Friday - Set 170
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
As I keep my head down and work hard on finishing the first round of revisions for the second book in my Dragonsfyre series, here are five pieces of music that could belong to a soundtrack for this story.
For a sneak peek at a scene from this story, click HERE.
1 - Wardruna - Sowelu
This piece is sung in a mix of Norwegian and Old N...
Thursday Thirteen - 278 - 13 E-books My Writers' Group is Donating to the Brenda Novak Online Auction For Diabetes Research
My writers' group, Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada , is donating a Kobo mini loaded up with e-booky goodness for the Brenda Novak Online Auction for Diabetes Research .
Check out these titles that will go to the lucky bidder:
1 - Paula Altenburg - THE DEMON'S DAUGHTER
2 - Donna Alward - OFF THE CLOCK
3 - Kelly Boyce - THE OUTLAW BRIDE
4 - Lilly Cain - UNDERCOVER ALLIANCE
5 - Pamela Callow - DAMAGED
6 - Cathryn Fox - COWBOY'S WAY
7 - Deborah Hale writing as Elizabeth Charles - CONFESSIONS OF A COURTE...
May 3, 2013
Free Comic Book Day - May the 4th Be With You
To celebrate Free Comic Book Day , I'm hosting a giveaway that starts today and runs till the end of the month.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
SAINT SANGUINUS features my Dark Ages vampire superhero, Peredur.
Last year, Free Comic Book Day was one of my favorite author events for 2012. This year, I have a special treat to go along with free copies of my book.
Toronto sculptor and illustrator Ted Heeley has created an illustrated version of Peredur for my Free Comic Book Day giveaway.
Six limited prints ar...
5 on Friday - Set 169
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day !
To celebrate, I'm holding a month-long giveaway for e-copies of my Dark Ages vampire superhero story, SAINT SANGUINUS here on my blog. Stop by tomorrow to sign in for the giveaway.
I'll be dropping by at all the local comic book shops here in Halifax and Dartmouth--meanwhile, here at my blog I'll be celebrating superhe...
May 1, 2013
April 30, 2013
A to Z Blog Challenge - Z
*tooting little horn* Welcome to Day 26 of the A to Z Blog Challenge . My third completed challenge--thanks to everyone who dropped by. Today:
Z
is for
Zealots
In the sequel to my dark fantasy novel, BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE, releasing later this summer, the sect of monks who stamped out the use of magick are the zealots to whom I refer.
In the world of Dragonsfyre, called the Eighth Dominion, dragons plague the people in bursts of destructive sightings, rather like the tornadoes...
April 29, 2013
A to Z Blog Challenge - Y
Welcome to Day 25 of the A to Z Blog Challenge . Today:
Y
is for
Yashtii
Yashtii is a supporting female character in my dark fantasy novel, BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE .
A member of the Sibiu, a nomadic people who live on the edges of Eighth Dominion society, she is not the sort of choice any member of the nobility have made for a bride. Until now.
For today's post, meet Yashtii in this excerpt:
Something else had begun to pull his attention to the far corner of the hall.
...
April 27, 2013
A to Z Blog Challenge - X
Welcome to Day 24 of the A to Z Blog Challenge . Today:
X
is for
Xena
As you may have noticed from my musical set yesterday, where W was for Xena, Warrior Princess, Xena is one of my favorite fictional characters.
My husband and I named our late dog after Xena. She was our warrior princess, all right.
We were blessed to have her for our dog, and in the year since she's been gone, it's been a gradual healing process for all of us--my husband, my mom and me. We all live together. We were al...
