I’ll give the sad news first, so we can move onto happier things. Lady Guinevere, the sweet little cat I owned for over 22 years, passed away of renal failure this month. It wasn’t unexpected, given her age and failing health, but we miss her dearly. For the past three months prior to my cat’s death, … Continue reading Sad and Happy News
DawnSinger Finaled in WalMart’s Get-on-the-Shelf Contest! A surprise awaited me upon my return home from the retreat. My husband had entered the book trailer for DawnSinger, Tales of Faeraven 1, in WalMart’s Get On The Shelf Contest for a chance to sell my book in WalMart stores, and it finaled! What you can do to … Continue reading Books and a Book Festival
The Clock is Ticking My speaking engagements next year in part call upon me to teach others better time management skills, so it seems fair that I master it in my own life. Since taking on the role of writer, then contracted author, and now published novelist, my life has gotten more and more complicated. … Continue reading Author News: Time Management, Upcoming Travels
I’m delighted to post the covers for DawnSinger and WayFarer, the first two epic fantasy books in my Tales of Faeraven series. Artist Nicola Martinez did a beautiful job capturing my story’s essence. Sometimes victory only comes through surrender. About DawnSinger book one in the epic fantasy trilogy, Tales of Faeraven Kai, a Guardian of … Continue reading Fantasy Books: DawnSinger and WayFarer Covers
Whether traveling to a literary event, ferreting information at a research location, or spending time at my writing desk, I record my findings in this online journal. Life has taken me in a direction I never wanted to go. An extended family member passed away suddenly. I’m still recovering from the shock. When faced with … Continue reading We’re all on a journey, and we know it
Are you constantly in hurry-too-fast mode but still can’t keep up? I understand the frustration of not having enough time for everything you need or want to do. If that happens consistently, it introduces long-term stress with attendant health consequences into your life. Who needs that? Slowing down to enjoy life. This is not an impossible feat, … Continue reading Slowing down to enjoy life
Creative Worlds in 2014 What Readers Want It’s taken a while to sort out what to offer readers of Creative Worlds. It hasn’t been that I had too little to write about, rather the opposite. With interests in history, photography, poetry, novel writing, and teaching, I have found it hard to distill the essence of … Continue reading What You Can Expect From Creative Worlds in 2014
I’ve had a tough time this summer keeping on track with my writing goals. There’s just something about balmy breezes, the laughter of children, and flowers blooming in the garden designed to distract me. This is prime time for daydreaming. I’ll be able to reflect upon and revise my goals during the summer Live Write Breathe … Continue reading A Midsummer’s Dream
Announcing the Creative Worlds book extra sites! I’ve added subdomains by genre to Creative Worlds as a thank you to readers. Be sure to visit Fantasy Worlds, Historical Worlds, and Dangerous Worlds My Book News for July 2013: What I’m working on right now: I’m completing DawnKing, book three in Tales of Faeraven, and have reached the midpoint of the book. I’m … Continue reading Experience Creative Worlds in a Whole New Way
