Jacqui Murray's Blog

Whispers of a Southern Moon

I follow good efriend, Priscilla Bettis, on her blog and on Amazon, and have reviewed a few of her publications here on WordDreams. Such as: The Hay Bale a quiet rural home with one hay bale on the back lawn. What’s that about? Vampire of the Midnight Sun Two stories that you’ll keep reading even … Continue reading →

Cover Reveal for Balance of Nature and Updates

Balance of Nature is the final book in The Savage Land trilogy, the third trilogy about primeval man in the series, Dawn of Humanity: A prehistoric thriller in the spirit of Jean Auel, Savage Land follows several bands of humans, ruling a world where they thought themselves apex predators. What they didn’t count on was Nature. … Continue reading →

Excited to Host Liz Gauffreau’s Latest, The Weight of Snow and Regret

Liz and I met in the blogosphere and have since shared many meaningful discussions about particular books, the craft of writing, and how it fits into busy lives. We might disagree, don’t write in the same genre, but we  always enjoy sharing ideas and seeing where they take us. So of course, when Liz asked … Continue reading →

How to Research When All You Have is Bones and Dirt

When I launched my prehistoric fiction, Badlands, Book 2 of my trilogy, Savage Land, I leaned on long-time efriends to share my excitement. One of those was Alex Cavanaugh. Alex is the author of riveting science fiction like The Cassa series, called “a must for any Science Fiction fan” by the SFF Hub,” (click image … Continue reading →

8 Bits of Life Wisdom From My Computer

If you love reading about writing, quick articles from a multitudinous mix of authors from notice to established, from Indie to trad, I hope you have Chris Graham’s blog with the audacious name, The Story Reading Ape,  on auto-read. In his own words, the purpose of this blog is: To introduce YOU to new (to me) authors I’ve … Continue reading →

IWSG — Favorite Writing

This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … Continue reading →

Poet Balroop Singh’s First Fiction

Balroop Singh is a long-time efriend, acclaimed poet, and fellow blogger over at Emotional Shadows. I’ve read many of Balroop’s poetry collections (click for my reviews on Magical Whispers,  Moments We Love, Timeless Echoes, Slivers, and Hues of Hope). Something about her outlook on life, the way she sees what’s around the corner opens my eyes in ways nothing … Continue reading →

The Typical Neanderthal Day

I’ve been blogging buddies with Debra Purdy Kong for many years. Debra is a British Columbia author who’s been writing for over 30 years. Her volunteer experiences, criminology diploma, and security work inspired the character, Casey Holland, a transit security professional in Metro Vancouver. She is also a part-time facilitator in Creative Writing Workshops through … Continue reading →

Welcome Deborah Brasket and her Fascinating New Book!

Blurb What happens when the one person holding a family together mysteriously disappears? How well do we really know anyone, especially those we love the most? One day Fran heads toward the grocery store and keeps going till she reaches the tip of South America, leaving an empty hole in the lives of her family: Kay, … Continue reading →

Teacher-Authors: What’s on my Ed Blog

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month from my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher: I get thousands of visitors a day–over six million since I started. The most common reason why you-all drop by is for resources. I … Continue reading →