This Halloween begins with a weird anecdote. On more than a few occasions, my two-year-old daughter has seemed to read my mind. I would be thinking about something completely unrelated to what we’re doing, and without warning she would ask a question about or mention something related to my thoughts. Something strange happened the other […]
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For this week’s Writer Wednesday, I’m happy to feature M. H. B. Hughes, author of 1777–Danbury on Fire! I was fortunate enough to help Millicent with the editing and layout of the novel, and the book has special meaning to me because (1) it takes place in the area of the country in which I […]
Welcome to today’s Writer Wednesday feature. Today I had the chance to highlight Madeleine Romeyer Dherbey, author of The Fortress, releasing today with Freedom Forge Press. Six weeks before Operation Overlord, a thousand kilometers from the beaches of Normandy… There are no generals in the French Vercors, just a handful of men and women against […]
I’m excited to kick off my blog tour this week. I’m touring my two most recent young adult works: The Man with the Crystal Ankh (perfect for this haunting time of year) and The Girl Who Flew Away, a literary coming-of-age novel. Each stop offers the chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card or copies of my books. […]
Call me a nerd, but I always enjoyed the feelings associated with “Back to School.” Don’t get me wrong; summer is my favorite season, and I love the freedom of endless days, but there was always something thrilling about fresh pens and pencils, fresh notebooks, and endless books to read. The fall leaves in the […]
This week, I’m happy to feature Carolyn Arnold in my Writer Wednesday feature. She’s the author of the Brandon Fisher FBI series. A spotlight about the series appears below the interview, and at the end of the post, you’ll find the link to a giveaway she is hosting. Arnold is an international bestselling and award-winning […]
The first time I saw a leafy seadragon, I was fascinated. It’s a fish in the same family as a seahorse, and it’s covered in leaf-like growths that help camouflage it in the waters near Australia, where it lives. For me, the leafy seadragon held the same fascination that captivates the protagonist in The Life […]
Today I’m pleased to share three trailers for a forthcoming novel I had the honor of editing. Blythe by John E. Kramer is “Dark, beautiful and profound, with a wicked twist. Blythe takes her stand in a world of physical and spiritual torment, while Aaron confronts the village leaders including his own father to find […]
Welcome to Writer Wednesday! When I saw the opportunity to participate in this book tour, I readily signed up because fitness is something important to me. About two years ago, my husband and I went on a journey to lose collectively 100 pounds. We each lost 50, and the benefits are incredible. We feel better, […]
The month of April is National Poetry Month, and today is the date of Shakespeare’s baptism. To celebrate the life of the famous bard, I wanted to share a prompt I came across during a writing event this past weekend. Prompt: Write a magic spell This was a prompt one of the facilitators gave to […]
