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January 24, 2014
Fate’s Fables is on the Fussy Librarian’s recommended reading list!
Apparently, the fussy librarian is very fussy about the books she’ll recommend, so I’m pretty excited she’s given Fate’s Fables her stamp of approval.
If you’re picky about your books too, but totally overwhelmed by the huge choices of ebooks out there, you should join the Fussy Librarian’s email list for daily deals, where you can choose from 40 genres and select content preferences such as the amount of sex and violence.
And if you’re interested in reading Fate’s Fables, it’s on sale for $3.99 on Amazon and $4.49 on B&N right now! For all other retailers, just click on your preferred store:
Kobo • Sony • iBookstore • Copia • Hive • e-Sentral • PagePusher
January 13, 2014
And the winners are…
Big congrats to the two winners of my holiday giveaway contest!
Brittany won the one-of-a-kind Fate’s Fables bracelet for answering the most story questions right about specific details in Fate’s Fables. Let me tell you, she knows the book! And Shelly won the draw for the Fate’s Motto poster!
January 7, 2014
Did you know the words ‘tree’ and ‘true’ are joined at the root?
If you’ve read Fate’s Fables, you may have picked up on my fascination with trees. The more gnarled and knotty the better, as far as I’m concerned. Check out my Pinterest board on Trees for some gorgeous woodsy visuals. One of the main characters in my book is the oak tree. There’s so much mystique surrounding this particular tree, most notably the druids who considered the oak sacred. This gave me a strong spiritual foundation on which to build Finn’s profound connection to nature.
The dominant theme within Fate’s Fables is how words create reality. Whenever Fate travels from one fable to the next, the words lift off the pages of the Book of Fables and swirl around her, building into sights and sounds that match her imagination. She’s also given the power of the Words of Making, an ability she uses lightly at first, until she realizes her own written words manifest into the physical world instantaneously. And with great consequence. She had to learn to search her heart for the truth and write her Words of Making from that wise, inner place, rather than deciding what was best for everyone by coming from the place of ego and mind.
With all this in mind, you’ll see why I found this TEDEd video by Gina Cooke and Brad Purnell to be very interesting indeed. This video “describes the poetic relationship between ‘tree’ and ‘true. Trees have been metaphors for steadfastness and faithfulness for as long as the word true has defined the same qualities”.
Plus the animation is excellent!
January 2, 2014
Happy New Year!
Wow, I can’t believe we’re starting another year. I don’t know about you, but 2013 blurred by in a flurry of activity for me. That’s probably why I’ve welcomed the winter months, quite content to retreat into the warmth of hearth and home. Not to mention the opportunity to get lots of writing done! :D
December 25, 2013
Happy Holidays!
It’s certainly been an interesting year being a newly published author. I’ve enjoyed multiple book signings at Chapters, received a bunch of fantastic 4 and 5 star reviews and gotten thousands of copies of Fate’s Fables into the hands of readers worldwide. Best of all, I’ve met some truly wonderful people, both online and off, throughout the year.
Thanks to each and every one of you for your enthusiastic support.
December 24, 2013
Christmas countdown magical discovery #2
I certainly thought I’d be doing a whole lot more countdowns before Christmas Eve snuck up on me, but as usual, I’ve gotten carried away with all the holiday hustle and bustle.
Here’s a piece of Christmas magic I found for you. The beginnings of a painting by Chris Jones, which smoothly comes to life in beautiful detail to the music of Carol of the Bells. Watching this gives me the same feeling of seeing a magnificent sunrise. I hope you enjoy it too.
December 18, 2013
Christmas countdown magical discovery #1
In the mood to have those heart strings tugged? Then you have to watch this warm and fuzzy Disney-style animated short called The Bear & The Hare. It’s actually an advert for John Lewis, but it’s far from being a mere commercial.
This film was done traditionally, using stop-motion and hand-drawn 2D animation. Pretty much everything was done in camera, utilizing a real set, lighting and lens. Each of the animated characters were printed onto mounted paper and laser cut. Nearly 4,000 frames were used to create the fluid movement of each character. This is a real work of art.
For the behind-the-scenes details, be sure to check out the second video.
December 13, 2013
There’s more Fate’s Fables back on the shelves at Chapters in Richmond!
Chapters in Richmond let me know they were down to only one copy of Fate’s Fables and wanted more books! Apparently, Fate’s Fables is hot for Christmas! I delivered more books and they should be going up on the shelves today.
There’s also a Buy 3 books and get the 4th for FREE special running right now until Sunday. So hurry on down to Richmond Chapters to get your copy of Fate’s Fables and all the other books on your Christmas list.
And here’s another piece of good news for Chapters customers. Fate’s Fables is back up on Kobo and Indigo.ca.
For everyone else in the world, you can get your print edition of Fate’s Fables on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Plus, when you purchase the print edition of Fate’s Fables for only $12.59, you can get the Kindle version for just .99 cents!
For all other eReaders, click here for the latest list of retailers carrying Fate’s Fables.
December 11, 2013
Enter to WIN a one-of-a-kind Fate’s Fables bracelet or a Fate’s Motto poster!
To celebrate the holidays, I’m doing a special giveaway. If you’ve read Fate’s Fables, you’ll have fun answering the trivia questions for a chance to win the bracelet. Each question is based on how the imagery used in the Fate’s Fables book trailer relates to characters, scenes and locations in the book.
Too busy Christmas shopping, baking cookies and trimming the tree to answer questions? No worries. Enter the giveaway by tweeting about the giveaway or any of the other 3 share buttons for a chance to win the poster.
Reality sucks. Make-believe rocks is Fate’s motto. That is, of course, until she finds out the magical world of make-believe inside the Book of Fables is a whole lot more scary and dangerous than what she thought was a sucky reality back in the real world.
At the end of the contest, there will be two winners. One who will receive a one-of-a-kind Fate’s Fables bracelet for answering the 8 questions and another winner who will receive the Fate’s Motto poster just for entering. Best of luck!
Fate’s Fables is available on all eReaders and can be purchased from a variety of different retailers. For those of you with Kindles, Fate’s Fables has been discounted to $3.99 until the contest is over on January 12th, 2014.
Plus, if you have a fantasy lover on your Christmas list, you can buy them the print edition of Fate’s Fables for only $12.59 and get an eBook copy for yourself for just .99 cents!
#WIN a one-of-a-kind Fate’s Fables bracelet & Fate’s Motto poster!
The holiday season is a time for giving and the perfect time for a giveaway. This one is special because only those people who’ve read Fate’s Fables will have a better chance of winning the bracelet. Why? Because this is a contest to see who can accurately answer 8 questions about the imagery used in the Fate’s Fables book trailer and/or how it relates to characters, scenes and locations in the book, Fate’s Fables.
For those of you who are busy with the holiday hustle and bustle, simply enter by clicking on the quicky buttons for a chance to win the poster.
At the end of the contest, there will be two winners. One who will receive a one-of-a-kind Fate’s Fables bracelet for answering the 8 questions and another winner who will receive the Fate’s Motto poster!
If you’d like to read Fate’s Fables , you’ll have plenty of time to complete it for the contest questions because it runs until January 12th, 2014. Fate’s Fables is available on all eReaders and can be purchased from a variety of different retailers. For those of you with Kindles, Fate’s Fables has been discounted to $3.99 until the contest is over.
Plus, if you have a fantasy lover on your Christmas list, you can buy them the print edition of Fate’s Fables for only $12.59 and get an eBook copy for yourself for just .99 cents!
So let’s get started! Watch the Fate’s Fables book trailer and answer the 8 questions listed in the giveaway below. Or just enter for the poster. Best of luck!
