You’re about to learn that all that flutters are not fairies. Pixies – also known by a plethora of other names like pixy or even pigsies – originate from Celtic roots. The mischievous pixies, in today’s world, are often confused with sprites or fairies, but throughout history, there were said to be even wars between the groups of fluttery ones. … Read more »
When I first began looking into a creature I love, zombies, I thought I knew quite a bit. I thought I’d read and watched enough that I had my bases covered. Ha! Boy was I mistaken. Not only did I learn that there are different types of zombies, but there are tons of zombie myths and legends around the world…. Read more »
What sort of creature do you think of when you hear the world “fairy?” Odds are, thanks to popular media’s portrayal, images of Tinkerbell, tiny homes built into trees, and dresses made of leaves and flowers come to mind. While the innocent, playful, light-hearted fairy is familiar to most, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who saw them… Read more »
It’s October and you know what that means!!! HALLOWEEN!!!!! I don’t think I’ll ever grow out of Halloween. The costumes, the candy, the pranks, the movies, I love all of it. No other holiday captures our imagination and creativity like Halloween. No other holiday brings out the creepy, crawly, whimsical, and wonderful quite like Halloween either. That’s why, on every… Read more »
Music has always been a huge part of my life since I was very young. My mom tells stories about how to get me to go to sleep at night, she often had to put me in the car and drive around listening to music. In our house, music was always playing. And despite the fact that I couldn’t sing… Read more »
I don’t remember a single day of my life that wasn’t surrounded by human speech. If I wasn’t talking to family, I was talking to friends. If I wasn’t talking to friends, I was listening to teachers. If I wasn’t listening to teachers, I was listening to music or nearby chatter. If I wasn’t listening to music or chatter, well,… Read more »
Does music inspire me to write? I guess you could say it inspires me to do just about everything. Okay, almost everything. By that, I mean that music puts me in a certain mood and place, and that, often guides whatever I’m doing. If I’m trying to decide what color to paint a wall and a lively song comes on?… Read more »
Mother At Seven Veronika Gasparyan Mother at Seven is the shocking, inspirational true story of a little girl’s tragic childhood, and how she endured and overcame a decade of unspeakable abuse at the hands of her cruel and sadistic family. Set in Sochi, Russia, near the banks of the majestic Black Sea, Mother at Seven tells of those critical moments… Read more »
I lived off a steady diet of cartoons growing up. Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Dream Works, Don Bluth, Studio Ghibli, and probably more I don’t remember. If it was animated, odds are I watched it or at least knew about it. I liked plenty of live-action stuff too—I watched Jumanji a million times, despite the nightmares, and Disney Channel… Read more »
When you first become a writer the first piece of advice you hear is, “Read!” After you’ve been at it for a few years, maybe have a few pieces published, maybe not, the most common piece of advice is still “Read!” Read inside your genre. Read outside your genre. Read style guides and how-to books. Read the classics. Read pop-literature…. Read more »
Beneath the Void Elisa Dane (Fighting Chance #2) Published by: Swoon Romance Publication date: August 9th 2016 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Sadie Reynolds is drowning. Months have passed since Ian Daniels and Newton Daily opened fire at Atwood High school, killing dozens of students before turning the guns on themselves. Determined to pay tribute to her fallen classmates and teachers,… Read more »
NEIL Sybil Bartel (Uncompromising #2) Publication date: August 22nd 2016 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Ex-Danish Military Special Forces, built like a legend, and uncompromising in every way—Neil Christensen didn’t walk into my life. The Viking-sized warrior crashed it like a hurricane. The moment he showed up at my strip club, my life fell to shit. South Florida’s most ruthless motorcycle… Read more »
All the World’s a Book Fair (or Writer’s Conference) Calendar Get Away to Write-Scotland: A Getaway for Poets and Writers (July 28–August 5) Dundee, Scotland If you’re looking for an artistic retreat and a vacation in Scotland, book this trip! Seems like an excuse to scribble and shop, with some morning workshop sessions. Horror Writers Workshop (August 7-14) Simon Village,… Read more »
One of the authors we’ve reviewed before is having a special giveaway to celebrate the release of her series, The Ceruleans series, in print on Amazon. The giveaway will be running through the month of June (My apologies about not posting it sooner). We hope you will all enter and at the same time check out the 5-book series now… Read more »