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Skyjacked - Book 1 of the Corvus Ranger series ~ Sci-fi fantasy ~ NEW Release ~ Debut

Excited ~ Guess what arrived today?'Skyjacked' novel by Shirley Golden, a debut author with Urbane Publications. I can't wait to get stuck in. :o)
Blurb:
Separated from his son, only a galaxy stands between him and home... The year is 2154, and Corvus Ranger, a space pilot and captain of the Soliton, embarks on a penal run to Jupiter's prison moon, Europa. It should be another routine drop, but a motley band of escaped convicts have other ideas. When Soliton is hijacked, Corvus is forced to set...

The Trysting Tree ~ Folklore

Many a romantic story features trysting trees, including the tales of Robin Hood and his merry men. In the 1845 version of the story, Maid Marion and Robin Hood are buried together under their 'Trysting Tree.' Scott's Ivanhoe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The White Company make several references to trysting trees.
Tom Cadrin.jpgAnd named a trysting day,And bade his messengers ride forthEast and west and south and north,To summon his array.~ A poem by Macaulay. In Sir Walter Scott's Waverley the...

A Character's growth ~ Tommy Collins

Piles of notes that need to be typed up lay around me as I procrastinate on Pinterest boards, Youtube, Twitter, FB, and daydream different scenes, as writers do. So, on that note, I thought why not create a blog post to continue the procrastination. *Winks* ;o)
Tommy Collins (O'Coileain) ~
This character has come a long way since the first book. He has refused to remain in a minor role and has grown tremendously while writing book two. Obviously, I can't give anything away, but I want...

Are you interested in writing?

The Open University (UK) offer free online courses. From the website ~
Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? This first free course, Start writing fiction, will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings. You will also be able to look at the different genres for fiction.

Before, during or after the course you may also like to view a variety of related content on OpenLearn, we've collated a range of free content to enable you to...

Beautifully haunting...

Edgar Allan Poe ~ widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a wholeBirdy and Rhodes ~ Let it all go...
Birdy - Shelter [Official Music Video] Investigating the yin and yang of a heart.
I like to write emotional conflict. I really feel comfortable writing scenes that capture the rawness of love in full glory or the kind that can only be found in the depths of despair. Investigating the yin and yang of a heart. There's something about t...

Bestseller ~ A Carpet of Purple Flowers - May 2016 ~Quick Update - I'm happy. :o)

Bestseller Listhttp://www.enbook.cz/mccartney-tracy-anne-carpet-of-purple-flowers.html Czech Republiclove, peace and light x

Romantic Dreamers...

1. a person with romantic beliefs or attitudes."I am an incurable romantic"synonyms: idealist, sentimentalist, romanticist2. a writer or artist of the Romantic movement."Wordsworth, Coleridge, and the later Romantics"Art by Deonta WheelerA hopeless romantic ~ http://www.urbandictionary.comA person in love with love. Believers in fairy tales and love. All hopeless romantics are idealists, the sentimental dreamers, the imaginative and the fanciful. They often live with rose coloured glasse...

Writing Style...

A kind reviewer, via Goodreads, mentioned that she liked my 'writing style' and this prompted me to blog a post concerning 'The Voice' of an author. Further down, I've provided links to websites with more information. Enjoy. :o)  A writer's style is what sets his or her writing apart and makes it unique. Style is the way writing is dressed up (or down) to fit the specific context, purpose, or audience. Word choice, sentence fluency, and the writer's voice — all contribute to the style of...

Singing Stars

Do stars make sounds?The stars might be singing – but, since sound can’t propagate through the vacuum of space, no one can hear them. The sound was at such a high frequency - almost a trillion hertz - that even animals like bats and dolphins (which have a much bigger range than humans) wouldn't have been able to hear it. In fact, the unexpected sound was six million times higher than that anything that can be heard by a mammal. Nebula RCW49 Scientists have recorded the sound of three star...

Beltane )O( 30th April ~ 1st May ~ May Day 2016

A Special Time Beltane is the anglicised name for the Gaelic May Day festival. Most commonly it is held on 1st May, or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.  In Irish, the name for the festival day is Lá Bealtaine. In Scottish Gaelic Là Bealltainn.In Manx Gaelic Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn.Beltane is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it is associated with im...