Fantastic Creatures Anthology Release and Scavenger Hunt
In celebration of Fantastic Creatures, the new release, it’s a scavenger hunt. Intisar Khanani shares the inspiration for her tale, Seekers.
Continue reading →In celebration of Fantastic Creatures, the new release, it’s a scavenger hunt. Intisar Khanani shares the inspiration for her tale, Seekers.
Continue reading →When fantasy focuses on fear, dark magic, and evil over good, then it’s time to reevaluate if I should be reading it.
Continue reading →I’ve not done a ton of reading lately, but I thought with fall approaching and kids in school, maybe we needed some ideas of books to read. Some of these will be old favorites, others will be new, and one will not be released until Oct 10th.
Continue reading →I’ve waited for Dragon’s Cure to have a wider audience for ten years now. I originally wrote it at the request of my daughter, Dawnya. She wanted a story with Duskya in it. The story unfolded with the idea of a dragon rider who didn’t want to be a rider. The two stories intertwine to create my personal favorite of the Dragon Courage series. Duskya’s daughter, Carryn, learns about growing up; while Serena struggles to find people she can trust.
Continue reading →Today I have the honor of handing my blog over to a guest author. Missy Sheldrake is the author of the Keepers of the Wellsprings series. Yesterday saw the release of book three in the series. She has book one for free this weekend and book two for 99 cents.
Continue reading →As technology improves a battle begins to be waged between print books and ebooks. Traditionalists say the only real book is a hard copy made with paper. The progressives say ebooks are just fine. One the one extreme, we hear of books becoming obsolete and libraries not existing. However, as an author, I see the value in both.
Continue reading →“Look just because some man in a red coat hands you a sword, it doesn’t make you a hero!”
~Susan Pevensie, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Movie
What then does make a hero? Does a uniform? I know when I think of a hero, the first thing that comes to mind is our men and women who serve in the military. I don’t know if that is because my Gramps Pat who served in WWII, his grandpa who fought in the Civil War, or my uncles who were in Vietnam.
This though goes to prove one of my soap box themes–read to and with your kids! It builds memories and shared experiences. You’re able to talk about characters as if they are family friends. You can have teachable moments instead of you lecturing them. Just pause and discuss the situation the main, or side, character finds him- or herself in and ask your child, “What would you do?” It becomes a natural way of teaching. Need some ideas for good books besides these? Check out my top 10 plus three list of children’s books or my list of other great books.
Continue reading →Loving fantasy, not only for writing but also for reading, I am naturally drawn to good clean fantasy books. I love reading them and finding new ones I can enjoy. I have had the opportunity of beginning it during my lunch break on Friday. I was instantly drawn into the story and plot, even though I have yet to read book 1. I am excited to finish reading book 2 and then pick up book 1 and read it.
Continue reading →This time 28 great Fantasy Authors have banded together to bring you an awesome prize.
What prize?
Maybe I should’ve said PRIZES!
That’s right, the winner of this giveaway gets a $50 Amazon.com certificate AND an ebook bundle of 28 wonderful flinch free fantasy novels.