Posts Tagged: Young adult fiction
The third book in the Children of the Gods series by Jessica Therrien is coming! It’s actually ready and waiting behind the curtain for it’s premier moment. Yay! Books one and two, Oppression and Uprising, are being re-released prior to Redemption‘s big release date. I’m so excited about this. We’re talking Greek gods and their…
Do you treasure quiet moments when you can steal away from the every day and get lost in a book? Do you find yourself living the story you find written between the pages, running side-by-side with the characters in the novel? If so, you are afflicted, my friend. Like so many others in this word…
How far do you go to research your stories? I’ve flown across the country, walked forever so that I could hike deep into the dark, stalagmite covered caverns inside of a mountain. But those are stories for another time. Today we’re talking about old, abandoned mines. Gold mines. Mercury mines. Coal mines. Becoming: The Balance…
This post is for all my YA and Sci-Fi writer peeps. I realize this is late notice, but my little Monkey is well enough today to sit on the sofa so that I can drag the laptop out and type. I see fewer bed changes and bowl wash outs in store for me today, thankfully.…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a sample of my work on the blog. To be honest, I shy away from it. I tend to take the safe rather than sorry philosophy when it comes to considering querying agents and publishers. But a new meme is making its way around the blogosphere. Maybe you’ve…
Death. One of the few things we can be certain of in our lifetime. Death is a natural part of the cycle and doesn’t have to be seen as a bad thing. It’s all a matter of perspective. We are energy and energy can’t be destroyed so it must go somewhere. – Immortal Monday. I’ve…
Do you like surprises? Most of my life I have been telling myself and those around me that I was not a big fan. But the truth is, if they’re happy ones, they’re rather quite fun. On Friday, May 4th , Laura Stanfill from Writing, Reading, Community, amazed me by passing the Sunshine Award in…
Wednesday posts have taken on a bit of a writer’s theme lately. Don’t you be getting used to it now. I can be a fickle girl. But today, I’ll be sharing more writerly stuff. Only this time, I won’t be sharing anyone’s work but my own. Try not to mash your teeth and run away.…
Almost since the inception of Immortal Monday, my son’s been making requests. A few weeks ago I passed one of these requests by you, and many of you said “why the heck not.” As a result, we are here to talk about one hot customer today. And when I say hot, I mean he will…
I have another midweek surprise for you! If you haven’t heard of the wonderful works of E.C. Stilson, then perk up and pay attention. She broke into the world of published author with the very beautiful and personal works know as The Golden Sky. This gem started as a journal to her beloved son, Zeke, whom was…
Spontaneity. . . Not one of my best qualities. I am in love with the idea of it, wish to embrace it, yet constantly find the need to plan, organize, plot and formulate. These traits can be awesome when it comes to planning events and organizing one’s day. But sometimes enough is enough! Do you…
Welcome to a world where anything is possible. A world where magic and fantasy come together. What? You didn’t know you were in such a place? Have you gotten lost? We celebrate the impossible here. As a writer of fantasy, I like indulging my inner child and believing that every now and again, magic can…