Blog Posts
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Book Review – A Darker Shade of Magic (Shade of Magic Series)
I didn’t feel right to review just one book, when I was reading the series. I finished A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC last year, but had editing commitments that prevented me from diving…
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Too Good To Be True – My Encounter With Three Fake Hugh Jackmans
Saturday September 22nd. A lovely new autumn day. On this day I felt pretty invincible. I love autumn. It is my favorite time of year. And I live in a climate where I…
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Let’s Be Authors! – Making It at FanX 2018
I had a discussion years ago, actually on a road trip to Portland with my author gal pals, about when someone “Makes It” in this business of writing. What is the threshold? I…
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An Editor’s Note: My Thoughts on Ironsoul
Ironsoul IS coming! In fact, it’s almost here. Billy Blacksmith: The Ironsoul will be release Sept. 1st and I’m super excited. Pre-order here! A few years ago, I had a gentle conversation with a…
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Wandering Beautiful – Therapeutic Poetry
I like poetry, I always have. Several of my favorite authors also wrote poetry: Milne, Carroll, Tolkien, Poe for starters. I found them first as authors and later recognized them as poets.…
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FIVE YEARS! Vivatera’s Special Birthday
As Bowie sang… We’ve got five years, stuck on my eyes We’ve got five years, what a surprise We’ve got five years, my brain hurts a lot We’ve got five years, that’s all…
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Moments In Millennia – Now a Memoir
In January 2014, this little book came out. It wasn’t a thunderous crash or a lightning bolt, but just a little ripple to those involved, a gentle reception in the world of books.…
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Narrator Spotlight – Meet Aly, the Voice Behind Vivatera
As Vivatera’s audiobook comes closer to release, I thought I would spotlight the very talented actress that took on this series with such enthusiasm. First, let me tell you of the unusual circumstances…
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Project Conjectrix – Journey of the Misprinted Misfits
Conjectrix: In Latin it means: diviner, female soothsayer, female dream interpreter. I used this word in my second novel for all three definitions. But, I added that this magical item, called the Conjectrix,…
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Let’s Be Authors – NaNoWriMo Explained
I know. I should be writing right now, with this being November, but I’m counting this in my word count. 😉 EVERYONE is doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, and it…
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Let’s Be Authors! Experiment #2: Conning A Con – Pretending To Be Special
Experiment #2 involves Salt Lake Comic Con, though I think this would apply with any convention. I tried to make this post as funny as possible, but sometimes, the truth is just not…
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Salt Lake Comic Con 2017 – 1001 Author Tales!
Ten days! Salt Lake Comic Con is in TEN DAYS! And we are in Booth 1001! I expect to see everyone there. I’m anxious. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m… just… so many things…
