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Mae Clair: Old Cemeteries & Princess White Feather

I picked up several habits from my parents, including my love of reading and writing, and a rather strange one from my father. He liked to explore old cemeteries and make etchings of tombstones. I thought that was an odd habit to have, but as early as my tween years, I was poking around the local cemetery in the town where I grew up.

My father had traveled all over the country when he was younger, leading a nomadic existence even before joining the army at the start of WWII. Family genealogy s...

Mae Clair: Spotlight on Only in Her Dreams by Christina McKnight

Today I’m pleased to spotlight ONLY IN HER DREAMS, The Oneiroi Book 1 by Christina McKnight.

Blurb:

When Lucessa Sarcona awakes from a recurring dream, she has no idea her life is about to be turned upside down. A stranger, familiar to her dreams, shows up in the flesh, and Lucessa knows she’s either crazy or experiencing something not of this world.

A war ensues between three demigod brothers. One, trained to rule Erebos, is violently replaced. One forced to return to his homeland and lead the...

Mae Clair’s Mythical Monday: Ball Lightning

It’s Mythical Monday time and only a few days after WEATHERING ROCK’s release. Wow. Can you believe it? Given I’m still deliriously jazzed about the whole idea, I thought I’d use today’s MM post to examine an element key to the novel.

How the heck did Caleb DeCardian end up in 2012? Let’s not forget, the guy was born in 1833.

You’ve probably heard me mention ball lightning before. When I started poking around looking for an…ahem…plausible explanation of how a Civil War colonel ended up in moder...

Mae Clair’s SSS: Weathering Rock

Six Sentence Sunday 9-30-12

It’s Six Sentence Sunday! This is an extra special SSS for me as it’s the first since WEATHERING ROCK was released on Thursday. I’m still wrapping my head around the lovely little gem of being an author. So, for this SSS I thought I’d go back to the beginning and share the first six sentences of the book:

~ooOOoo~

The June moon rode a ragged ridge of bone-white clouds, filmy and pale as the translucent skin of an onion. Honeysuckle mingled with the aroma of sweet clov...

Mae Clair: Weathering Rock Release! #romance #paranormal #timetravel

I had a different post planned for today, but have bumped it into next week because – - NEWFLASH – - WEATHERING ROCK is available for purchase EARLY!

I was excited to discover it on Amazon yesterday evening, but didn’t get a chance to really check it out. I had a quick glimpse before heading out to dinner with a few friends. When I got home, I looked at it more closely and realized the book was available for purchase. Even as I type this, that hasn’t completely registered. Please understand wr...

Mae Clair: What is the Twelfth Sun?

The Twelfth Sun is a fictional nineteenth century schooner and the name of my latest novel. I just signed a contract with my publisher, Lyrical Press, last week for an anticipated release of August 2013. I’ll be diving into pre-edits any day now. It feels good to be starting the publication process all over again before WEATHERING ROCK is released on October 8th. This time, I know the ropes and have a better idea of what to expect.

So I thought I’d share a glimpse of TWELFTH SUN, because I’m s...

Mae Clair’s Mythical Monday: Ship Spirits

In the days of yore when master craftsmen turned their hands to the construction of ships, they not onlybuilt vessels that effortlessly rode an undulating sea, but imbued their creation with a life of its own. At one time, sailing ships were the most complicated crafts to grace the ocean. Constructed from natural elements like wood and canvas, these sleek creations were as untamed as the raw components used to give them life.

Legend tells us that when a sailing ship caught the wind for the fir...

Mae Clair: I’m MIA

It’s Six Sentence Sunday and I’m off gallivanting at the beach for the day, but I have some exciting news to share: I just signed a contract with my publisher, Lyrical Press for my latest novel, TWELFTH SUN.

SQUEEE! I’ll definitely be doing a blog post about it next week, LOL!.

And I willbe back in the SSS swing of things next Sunday. In the meantime, may I suggest these writers who always do a fantastic job in making me eager tocheck their Six snippets each week:

[image error] Angela Quarles

Carrie Crain

Chris...

Mae Clair: What does Autumn Taste Like?

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts but, in the spirit of autumn’s arrival, I thought I’d engage in a short creativity exercise and invite you to do the same.

Want to give it a try? All you have to do is match the sense (sight, taste, smell, touch, sound) to the season, connecting a concrete impression with the abstract. Sound confusing? Nah! ‘Tis simple. Check it out:

What does autumn look like?

Fat orange pumpkins and floppy scarecrows reclining on front porches

What does autum...

Mae Clair: The Lovely Blogger Award

The wonderfully prolific Kitt Crescendo recently nominated me for the One Lovely Blogger award. If you’re not familiar with Kitt’s blog theinnerwildkat you need to hop over and start reading pronto. She’s brilliantly creative and always delivers a thought-provoking post. Thanks for the nomination, Kitt!

So how does this particular award work? Well, to start I’m supposed to share seven random tidbits about moi. Yes I realize the anticipation is tantamount to a lunar shuttle launch, but try to r...