Monthly Archives: November 2015

Nov 30 2015

Just In Time For The Holidays! Sky Woman – Now In Print!

That’s right! Sky Woman is now in print! And you can expect the rest of The Seeder Saga in print by the end of the year!

Sorry for the delay on this…I really wanted it to be just right. I’m hard at work formatting the other two books (and writing the second book of the Elemental Destinies series), and it’s all coming together.

Thanks to all of you who’ve taken the journey with Miri, Rain and Lizzie through a galaxy full of hot men and high adventure!!

You can still order the digital version via Amazon, with print hooking up to Amazon shortly. For now, follow this link to the Createspace page for a paperback copy.

Stay tuned to the blog…big announcement coming tomorrow!

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Nov 27 2015

FanFic Friday:

In my latest fanfic, “Twice Upon A Dream,” we see Killian, Emma, Regina, Robin, Snow, David and Henry all thrown into the dreamscape (this is a sequel to my earlier fic, “These Dreams” where we see a Captain Swan adventure in dreamland), and trying desperately to get themselves out.

They each need to find something (or things) associated with the number seven in order to counteract the curse that put them there, all while navigating through their own dreams, each other’s dreams, and the dreams of everyone in Storybrooke. It makes for one wild and exciting ride where anything can happen.

In this scene, Killian finds himself in his own past, and we get a cameo at the end from a character that lit up the screen…

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Nov 26 2015

A Little OUAT Fanfic For The Holiday: Thanksgiving

In my series of one-off Fanfics, You Had Me At Malfeasance, I try to create scenes that would fit in seamlessly around parts of the show. It’s very Captain Swan oriented, but I do lean heavily on other characters and their relationships as well.

In this piece, we see Thanksgiving dinner at the Charming house, with special guests, Regina, Robin, Roland and of course…Killian.

I wanted to give all of them a chance to share what they were thankful for.

So slice up some turkey, pass the sweet potatoes, and enjoy a feast with our favorite fairytale characters in “Thanksgiving.”

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

 

Nov 23 2015

Inventing That Interesting Secondary Character

 

I love a good secondary character. If the main characters are the meat of your story, the secondary characters are the seasoning that flavor it and give it spice and their relationships to the major characters are what give the story its depth.

Not only can they add comedic relief (like the lovestruck first mate, Mr. Barton in Eight Nights At Sea or Useless the cat in Someday in Dublin) but they can also give you an extra punch in the heart (like Sami – the young girl who idolizes my heroine in my newest novel, Windsinger).

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Nov 20 2015
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Book Excerpt: Someday In Dublin #romance

“Took you long enough, luv.”
Michael’s voice, cloudy with sleep, reached her as she stepped quietly back into the bedroom.
“Sorry to wake you,” she said. “I guess I’ve finally adjusted to the time change. I was wide awake so I figured I’d get a shower.”
He gestured to the cat sitting on his chest. “You left me here with no one but a cat for company and now she’s taken over.” Continue reading →

Nov 19 2015

Resource Thursday: Writing The Damn Book #amwriting #writing

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Nina Amir tells us how to write a good book in 30 days. (This entire site has a lot of good resources, as well)

Thoughts about “Thought Verbs” from Chuck Palahniuck, author of “Fight Club.”

Creating crisis in your story

The Shape of Stories by Kurt Vonnegut

And finally, here’s one of my favorite paragraphs about writing:

“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage them with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums. The crash of the cymbals – sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”

-Gary Provost