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February 20, 2016
She Comes To Judge Weekend Writing Warriors
Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)
The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the April/May 2016 time frame.
Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown world. This snippet is from quite a bit further in the novel, after tey’ve le...
February 13, 2016
Higher Stakes Than She Knew Weekend Writing Warriors
Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)
I felt like I should have shared a more romantic snippet in honor of Valentine’s Day but I didn’t want to disappoint readers who are expecting the next lines fromLady of the Star Wind. The WIP isanepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released afte...
February 11, 2016
Sectors SF Romance: Star Cruise: Marooned
Beaming! So happy they enjoyed the book :)
Recommend by: Riley
On the surface, Star Cruise: Marooned is a story about survival. Due to a major snafu, the cruise ship Far Horizon end up at the wrong place at the wrong time. A shuttle from the ship went down to the planet Dantaralon for what was supposed to be a lovely afternoon on a beautiful tropical shore. But most of the shuttle crew and passengers get stranded just in time for the Shemdylann pirates to show up.
Wha...
February 8, 2016
The First Harlequin Novel I Ever Read
Veronica sez: Pulled this post from the 2011 Archives: Australian rural romance has come a long way from this vintage romance I read many years ago! Today I’m interviewing some of the top rural romance authors over at USA Today Happily Ever After. That sent me off to find this old post about my first-ever Harlequin read. Hope you’ll check out the modern rural romances we talk about over at USAT/HEA!
Begin the Archived Post:
Subtitled “When I Fell in Love with the Idea of Australia”
I still re...
February 6, 2016
Now You Want To Kill Me? Weekend Writing Warriors
If you’re here for the “SFRB Presents,” that post will be found here.
Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)
Continuing with science fiction romance today. Here’s an excerpt from Lady of the Star Wind,anepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the Apr...
February 4, 2016
No One To Help You SFRB Showcase
Once a month the Science Fiction Romance Brigade authors showcase snippets from new work, WIPs, cover reveals or other fun things. The link is here for all the participants.
I’m sharing an excerpt from my SFR Galaxy Award Winning novelMission to Mahjundar.
Princess Shalira is blind as the result of a botched assassination attempt on her when she was a child. Mike is the Sectors Special Forces operator she loves and this is an ambush by an unknown enemy on the two of them and their companions....
February 1, 2016
Ballet 422 Dance As A Creative Process
One of the reasons I love my Netflix subscription is that I find documentaries to watch that I never would have seen otherwise. “Ballet 422” is my most recent journey. Here’s the description from the Internet Database of Movies: From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work. The dance is entitled “Paz de la Jolla,” based on “Sinfonietta La Jolla” by Bohuslav Martinu, and will be the 422nd n...
January 30, 2016
Reaction Not As Expected Weekend Writing Warriors
Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)
Continuing with science fiction romance today. Here’s an excerpt from Lady of the Star Wind,anepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreakin the April/May 2016 time frame (fingers crossed that I can keep my schedule)....
January 23, 2016
What Have You Done? Weekend Writing Warriors
Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…a fun way to sample new books and find new authors! (Also welcome to the Sunday Snippetvisitors!)
Continuing with science fiction romance today. Here’s an excerpt from Lady of the Star Wind,anepic portal fantasy, which is undergoing a final edit and will be released after Star Cruise: Outbreaksometime early next year.
Sandy and Mark have been transported to an unknown wor...
January 22, 2016
10 Things I Love About The 100 TV Show
Having recently binge watched the CW science fiction TV series “The 100,” I was very excited about the premiere of Season 3. I wrote a recap for USA Today Happily Ever After but here’s my Top 10 Things I Love about the series in general.
There will be spoilers if you haven’t already seen the first two seasons…
Bellamy. Ok, he’s good to look at, I love his voice and wow, has the character gone through a growth arc over the seasons. He always stays true to his primary focus, watching out for h...