Hyacinth always assumed dying would simplify her life. Apparently not. WAKING THE DEAD by Kerry Blaisdell Today I’m thrilled to have fellow author Kerry Blaisdell on the blog with her newest release, Waking the Dead, Book Two in the Dead Series. Enjoy, this looks good! GENRE Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Ghost Fiction PUBLISHER …
Astraeus Audiobook by Haley Cavanagh The audio book for Astraeus is now out! Download your copy from Audible, Amazon, or iTunes today, and enjoy this award-winning sci-fi novel, narrated by voice-over actor Steve Campbell. Enjoy these sample clips of the audio book below, and be sure to get your copy today.  One pre-apocalyptic Earth. One desperate …
Last weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend Fyrecon, a cool local convention geared towards writers, readers, artists, and gamers. It was a diamond cave of knowledge and experience, and I’m SO glad I went. Firstly, I went to a class on Spinning Wheels and Fairy Tales. I learned that the word “spinster” comes from …
Feedback from Fyrecon (Spoiler alert: It was AWESOME!) Read More »
All right, all right. I’ll be the first to admit it, Mr. Darcy and I look forward to having our time after the kids shuffle to bed. We love hanging out with our girls, but it’s fun to occasionally throw a bag of popcorn in the microwave after they head to Bedfordshireland, chill out on …
The monomyth is the hero’s journey, broken into three separate phases that encompass the hero’s emotional and spiritual growth from his overall experience. In his writings, Joseph Campbell described a simple formula for these rites of passage: the departure or separation of the hero, the hero’s initiation, and the return of the hero, which encompasses …
There is always that bone-chilling moment where you are about to submit your manuscript to an editor, literary agent, or publisher, and you hit Send. But have you done everything you could to get the manuscript ready? I’d like to share simple, but effective self-editing hacks I’ve learned throughout the years in self-editing. I usually …
