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Calisa Rhose presents ~ UnCover Monday in December

Hey-Ho Cover Oglers! December snuck up on me so I’m posting this a few days late, but that’s ok since it runs all month. Here’s Debember’s lovely art and the awesome authors and artists. It would be great if you leave a comment letting everyone know what you like (or don’t like) about them and […]

Calisa Rhose presents ~ Ilona Fridl and Prime Catch

 Osiyo~ I’m pleased to have Ilona Fridl with me to share her latest release, Prime Catch. Welcome, Ilona! Please tell us about your book. My new release from The Wild Rose Press is a spin-off of the novel Golden North. It’s set in Juneau, Alaska Territory in 1923. The characters of Sheriff Amos Darcy and […]

Calisa Rhose and Friday Fanfare Welcomes ~ Keri Neal

And Hopeless… This is a special edition of FFF as I help Keri Neal with her blog tour. Please enjoy her hard work! How did your writing journey begin? I wrote a lot in middle and high school, mainly because that is when I became a big reader. I never really had dreams of getting […]

Calisa Rhose Presents ~ Teaching is Learning by Barbara Barrett

Teaching is Learning Barbara Barrett Ever tried to study for a test or helped another person study for a test by using the “teaching method”? I learn how much I know and don’t know by attempting to explain/describe my subject to someone else. I recently had the opportunity to teach a class on writing fiction […]

Calisa Rhose Presents ~ Heather Kinnane

Osiyo~ Welcome to the Ranch and visiting my guest and crit partner, Heather Kinnane! I’m locking Heather in the round pen for the day to share insights on sequels so grab a donut and coffee and let’s listen. Unexpected Sequels In August this year I finally celebrated the publication of my first book. It’s an […]

Calisa Rhose presents ~ UnCover Monday

UnCover Mondays on The Ranch!!! This feature is only to highlight authors–not to sell books (though if you see one you want to buy I’m sure the authors won’t mind  ). Enjoy this weeks’ covers to ogle and explore. If there is one provided, you can follow the artist links by clicking each book cover that […]

Calisa Rhose and Friday FanFare Presents ~ Brenda Whiteside

…with Amanda in the Summer I’m so excited to have friend and sister WRP author of Honey on White Bread, Brenda Whiteside on the blog! I had another guest who was supposed to be here but couldn’t make it so Brenda graciously agreed to fill the slot. (Mostly because, due to family issues I failed […]

Calisa Rhose resents ~ Paisley Kirkpatrick

Paisley Kirkpatrick is taking the round pen today! Forever After is the story of the youngest Benjamin sister. An interesting occurrence happened to me while I was writing Marinda’s story. I discovered that I might have my great, great grandmother living in my head and feeding my muse with interesting stories. I had that ‘WOW’ […]

Calisa Rhose presents Daisy Banks with A Gentleman’s Folly

Osiyo~ I’m pleased to introduce sister Lyrical Press author, Daisy Banks. She’s taking over the ranch to tell us about her writing and share her book A Gentelman’s Folly, published by Liquid Silver Books. I leave the round pen to you, my dear. Thanks for having me at the Ranch. It makes a break from […]

Easy Plotting for a Pantser by Calisa Rhose

Osiyo~ I’ve been thinking about plotting lately. You know, that map some authors create and utilize so successfully when planning a new book. I, however, am NOT one of those writers who plot. Yes. My name is Calisa, and I’m a pantser. So how do I keep my stories straight in my head? Hmm. I […]