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February 28, 2018
Let Your Imagination Run Wild – #WhatIf Fantasy Tag Game
How is your imagination this morning? Energized and fighting the bit and raring to go? I discovered the #WhatIf Fantasy tag game roaming around the blogosphere – set loose upon the world by fellow fantasy author Jenelle Schmidt – and thought you guys might enjoy a chance to play along and answer the questions too! So […]
February 23, 2018
Stories to Inspire
For me, a truly good story not only has an amazing world, characters that I believe in and connect with, and a plot that hooks me by both head and heart and won’t let go, it also inspires me. It may be through the overarching theme of the story, through the decisions characters make or […]
February 15, 2018
Fantastic Creatures
A few weeks back, I posted about my favorite mythical monsters, so I think it’s only right to follow it up now with a look at favorite non-monstrous fantasy creatures. And yes, if you haven’t guessed it already from the common themes in the covers of my books and the hints I’ve been dropping about my […]
February 1, 2018
Tell Me Your Story
He leaned against the coconut tree, arms crossed over his chest, wrinkling his mustard yellow tank top. Mud and sweat stains covered cloth that had been worn thin through repeated hand washings. After two days of working in the mud and rain, we all basked in the sunlight, allowing the warmth to seep into our […]
January 25, 2018
My 2018 Re-Read List
I have always found re-reading a book to be like greeting an old friend. Not the awkward type of conversation that ensues when that old friend isn’t quite what you remembered – you know the type of conversation, where you both hem and haw and chat about the weather and wonder where that old sense […]
January 19, 2018
Mythical Monsters, Oh My!
I recommend reading this post curled up in a comfy chair with a warm blanket, the lights on, the doors locked, and a weapon close to hand. Because we are venturing into creepy territory here, my friends, where there be monsters … Really, this post is going to be so much fun! Fantasy, legend, and […]
January 11, 2018
Is the Writing Life the Life for You?
Sometimes, writing is coffee and book covers and words that roll off the fingers like a mountain shedding snowmelt to make way for spring. And sometimes, writing is trudging on through dust and heat and still typing away, even when inspiration is far away and putting words on the page feels like prying rocks from […]
January 5, 2018
Swords of Enchantment and Renown
There is something wondrous and intensely beautiful about a blade. Something about that shining steel with an edge like breaking dawn that grips the heart of you and won’t let go. I received my first sword at the ripe age of five or six. It was a beautiful blade that shone in the moonlight that […]
December 12, 2017
Song of Leira Cover Reveal
Can you believe it … Book Three’s cover is finally here! Guys, I am so incredibly excited about this. It’s been a long time coming, but I think you’ll agree that this cover was well worth the wait. Are you ready? Like really ready? Here goes! . . . . . . . . Song of […]
December 1, 2017
Want To See Book Three’s Cover Early?
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HERE! First off, you guys are literally the best, most patient readers on the planet, so I am SO excited to finally get you to announce that we have an upcoming cover AND title reveal for Book Three in the Songkeeper Chronicles!!!! *cue massive amounts of excitement* That’s right. We have a cover […]
