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Thursday’s Children Blog Hop — The Firsts

A Get To Know You Blog Hop for Thursday’s Children bloggers AND Like A Virgin contest Hopefuls! Questions posed by the hosts of the Like a Virgin contest: How do you remember your first kiss? It was very sweet. We were really just friends, but we went to major events like Prom together, so a [...]

Cover Reveal: DAUGHTER OF CHAOS by Jen McConnel

For this week’s Thursday’s Children blog hop post, I am delighted to have the opportunity to reveal the cover for DAUGHTER OF CHAOS, a YA paranormal by Jennifer McConnel. It will be published by Month9Books in March 2014. This is one book you definitely want to put on your “must read” list! The cover for [...]

Inspiration from the Garden

Thursday’s Children posts often focus on inspiration, and there are few things that inspire me more than gardening. When I am either frazzled or depressed, nothing can make me feel better than working outside in my yard and garden. Something about digging in the dirt while listening to the sounds of birds and insects soothes [...]

MY SISTER’S REAPER by Dorothy Dreyer

I am very happy to introduce everyone to a new YA Paranormal novel, MY SISTER’S REAPER by Dorothy Dreyer. Dorothy is published by Month9Books, so she is one of publishing company “sisters”. That makes me doubly delighted to promote her book. However, I’d be glad to do so anyway, since this a great Young Adult [...]

ON THE EVENT HORIZON (Poem)

I wrote this poem a few years ago, when I was taking classes for my Masters in Liberal Studies degree.  It was inspired by science, but represents an intersection of science and emotion: ON THE EVENT HORIZON May those brave few who venture in this space Speed on – as lucid and as swift as [...]

Thursday’s Children Blog Hop — Mansions of the Mind

  I had the most amazing dream recently– and in thinking it over experienced a revelation about some of my more common dreams. Yes, I keep a dream diary. I actually referred to my dream diary when I was writing my adult scifi trilogy, which begins with THE LIGHT FROM OTHER SUNS. (More info. about this book and [...]

Thursday’s Children Blog Hop — Rooms and Characters

Rhiann Wynn-Nolet is discussing rooms — particularly bedrooms – and what they can say about our characters in her blog post this week (http://rhiannwynnnolet.com/ ).  I thought I’d explore that idea as well. In CROWN OF ICE, the ice palace where Snow Queen Thyra Winther lives is an essential element of the story, because it shows how cold, [...]

Celebrating the Release of SORRY’S NOT ENOUGH by J. Lea Lopez

I’m always happy to celebrate the release of a fellow author’s book, and J. Lea Lopez’s novel, SORRY’S NOT ENOUGH is no exception. Here’s the info. on this Contemporary New Adult novel: Charlotte learned at an early age that people – including family – are capable of hurting you so bad “sorry” will never be enough. The [...]

Thursday’s Children — Spotlight on Author S.A. Hunt

Thursday’s Children is all about inspiration, and what’s more inspirational than an author releasing a great book? That’s why I’m happy to shine this week’s spotlight on author S.A. Hunt and THE WHIRLWIND IN THE THORN TREE.   Here’s S. A.’s story, in his own words: “THE WHIRLWIND IN THE THORN TREE is a highly-reviewed [...]

Flash Fiction — A Ghost Story

Just for fun – I thought I’d share the flash fiction story that won a Writers Lens contest in Sept. of 2012: This was the Prompt: A spirit is refusing to return to the spirit realm at the end of Ghost Month. Why? What will he/she do instead of returning?    Here’s my story: I [...]