author of celtic, medieval, gothic and fairytale inspired fiction
So, I’m taking a little break from the serious writerly advice I’ve been offering lately and doing something fun.
So, here’s 5 quotes about coffee for you to enjoy!
1. Coffee is the best medicine.
2. Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love.
3. All you need is love and more coffee.
4. Coffee is happiness in a cup.
5. Life happens. But coffee helps.
Have you ever found yourself stumbling over where to start on a new novel? I have.
So, below I’ve come up with five questions to ask yourself before you get started writing.
They are:
1. Who is the main character or the heart of the story?
2. Who is the antagonist?
3. What threatens your main character?
4. What is the catalyst that sets the story in motion?
5. Where does the story end?
If you’ve answered all five of these you should have at least some idea as to the direction your story is headed.
I hope you found this blog post helpful in some way. If you did, drop me a like or a comment below.
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
I am predominantly a Paranormal Romance author. So, if you happen to be a Speculative Fiction, Romance or Paranormal Fiction writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
It’s time to SHARE what you’re working on!
The rules are pretty simple, if you want to play along.
Just share up to 500 words in the comments from something you’ve been working on.
This is taken from PENDRAGON which I’m struggling with right now. Hopefully it comes together by the August 9th deadline.
“Mordred!” I looked up, to find Macha running towards me. The wind blowing her raven locks into her eyes, forcing her to stop and brush her hair back behind her ears.
“Ems,” I greeted.
“Guess what?”
“Um…” I pretended to think. “I give up. What?”
“Queen Mab has said I can attend tonight’s solstice ball.”
I smiled. Knowing Mab as I did, meant I knew why Macha had been allowed to attend.
At nineteen Macha was considered of age amount fey kind. But I knew something Queen Mab didn’t about her youngest daughter.
Macha liked girls. I knew because I’d caught her with Evanthe in the stables when they thought nobody else was around.
Which would possibly put a spanner in tonight’s festivities. If I was correct in my assumptions, there was only one reason, I could think of as to why Queen Mab would allow Macha to the Solstice Ball. She’d found a suitor and was planning on marrying Macha off — tonight.
And Macha wouldn’t be happy. She’d be pissed. Her temper was well known throughout the Winter Court.
Want to know the one thing that will make a difference to your writing?
Well I’m about to share it.
Get ready.
It’s reading.
Yes. READING.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. It can’t be that simple, right? Wrong! It really is that simple.
Immersing yourself in the genre you’re writing in not only helps you with language and style but also with finding your writing voice and it also helps with grammar and spelling. Something every writer at any stage can benefit from.
I don’t know about you but my grammar is often weak, especially in my longer works. But I’m working to improve it, and reading helps me to recall certain grammar rules.
It also helps your mood by helping you relax and centre yourself. Plus if you’re anything like me, reading a paperback book can aid in helping you fall asleep.
So, what are you waiting for? Go on and grab yourself your next favourite read and get cracking.
Paperback books are still my most favourite thing to pick up and read, but kindle is a close second.
What’s your favourite? Paperback or eBook?
Comment below!
Bonus points if you share the title of the last book you picked up and read or are reading!
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
I am predominantly a Paranormal Romance author. So, if you’re a Paranormal Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
👑ONCE IS AVAILABLE NOW!👑
This is Once Upon a Time… with a twist!
What happens when you combine fairy tale Princesses and Speculative Fiction?
You get a great many stories of wonder and intrigue with a dash of magic and scifi thrown in for good measure.
Because everything is better with Princesses!
Discounted until Friday, July 17th! Price goes up afterwards to $2.49!
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
There are a few anthologies and box sets releasing this month that feature my stories.
The first is Of Fables and Fae by Pauline Creeden which features STOLEN and is due for release today! (1st July 2020).
From the back of the book: The Fae can be tricky creatures. Some manipulate humans while others avoid them. Will you be fooled by the glamour and magic? With more than 700 pages of captivating fiction, you’ll be enchanted by fairy queens, surrounded by pixies, ride alongside creatures to lands unknown, and fear whether each new Fae you meet is friend or foe.
With stories from:
Bokerah Brumley
Anna Santos
Margo Bond Collins
Anthea Sharp
Samantha Coville
Majanka Verstraete
Kat Parrish
Zoey Xolton
Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Caroline A. Gill
Krystal Pena
And Pauline Creeden
Available here!
The next is Once from Iron Faerie Publishing which features five drabbles and two 250 word flash pieces centering around princesses.
From the back of the book: This is Once Upon a Time… with a twist!
What happens when you combine fairy tale Princesses and Speculative Fiction?
You get a great many stories of wonder and intrigue with a dash of magic and scifi thrown in for good measure.
Because everything is better with Princesses!
Featuring microfiction by:
Andra Dill
Andrea L. Staum
Beth W. Patterson
Chris Bannor
Cindar Harrell
Georgina Stancer
McKenzie Richardson
Rowanne S. Carberry
Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Zoey Xolton
Due for release 15th July 2020! Available for preorder here!
The next is Midsummer Night Shifts which features my story IN MY BLOOD.
From the back of the book: Fall in love with shifters stalking through the moonlit heat of a summer night.
Join the hunt as these shifters slide through the shadows unseen, stalk their enemies, pursue their loves, and take down their prey.
Sink your teeth into 20+ stories of hot city streets, steamy tropical jungles, pack politics, and fated mates as the heroines and heroines embrace their inner animals.
Fans of Dannika Dark, Terry Bolryder, Celia Kyle, Eva Chase, and T.S. Joyce will love this sizzling collection of shifter tales!
Midsummer Night Shifts features the following authors:
May Dawson
Lacey Carter Andersen
Joanna Mazurkiewicz
Margo Bond Collins
Elvira Bathory
Jen Ponce
Lexi Ostrow
Krista Ames
Ashley Amy
Jasmine Cross
J. A. Cummings
Jocelyn Dex
Trinity Hanrahan
Imani L. Hawkins
Ivy Hearne
Meghyn King
Justine Kitay
Tracey H. Kitts
Cassie Leigh
Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Mandy Melanson
Niobe Marsh
Sharon Rose Mayes
Eve L. Mitchell
Kat Parrish
Krystal Pena
Eden Rose
Tricia Schneider
Salem Storm
KT Strange
R.L. Wilson
Zoey Xolton
Due for release 16th July 2020! Available for preorder here!
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
In an effort to get more eyes on my social media, I’ve decided to participate in a #followfriday!
But I’m putting a twist on mine.
Any authors, editors, book lovers who see this are welcome to join in.
As I’ve been primarily focused on the paranormal/speculative fiction part of my Paranormal Romance brand as an author, I’d like to focus on the Romance part for a change… So, if you’re a Romance writer, author, reader, editor or cover designer. Let’s connect and help each other grow!
And please follow my blog, leave a comment and I’ll follow yours right back. ❤️
Fall in love with shifters stalking through the moonlit heat of a summer night.
Join the hunt as these shifters slide through the shadows unseen, stalk their enemies, pursue their loves, and take down their prey.
Sink your teeth into 20+ stories of hot city streets, steamy tropical jungles, pack politics, and fated mates as the heroes and heroines embrace their inner animals.
Fans of Dannika Dark, Terry Bolryder, Celia Kyle, Eva Chase, and T.S. Joyce will love this sizzling collection of shifter tales!
My story, In My Blood, tells the story of a wolf shifter romance that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places… The Summer Court.
With a menagerie of other shifters making an appearance, it’s going to be a thrilling ride. But I won’t spoil it. Suffice to say, this story is set in a world of my own making. One which I adore and hope to share with you – by way of a novel series – soon!
You can pre-order it now! LINK!
This limited edition Summer Shifter Romance Collection will go live 16th July 2020!
