author of celtic, medieval, gothic and fairytale inspired fiction
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
The poppies lay scattered across a field of green.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
This wasn’t my choice.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
I was always the one being hunted.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Hungry dogs are never loyal.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
New Monday = New Week!
Monday’s are for fresh starts! Who is with me?
Not to mention all the new goals and new plans waiting to be unveiled.
So, what did you accomplish? Good things I hope.
Currently, I have Pendragon awaiting further edits, A Rueful Equinox sitting at just over 2700 words and… A Curse of Thorns & Roses is in the planning stages. And that’s just my writing projects. I’ve also been editing short stories, creating various content which I hope to share with you soon. As for my little Monday ritual it usually involves coffee and cake.I’ll be sharing future progress and if you happen to have made any of your own, please do share in the comments… no matter how big or small it was!
And don’t worry if you didn’t make much progress today is a new day and the start of a new week.
Just work the steps from this post and you’ll be on your way!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
And suddenly we were strangers again.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
New Monday = New Week!
Monday’s are for fresh starts! Who is with me?
Not to mention all the new goals and new plans waiting to be unveiled.
So, what did you accomplish? Good things I hope.
I did a lot this past week and I’ve got a lot of balls up in the air to get on with over the next week.
We’ll see how productive I am next week.
What’s your Monday ritual? Did you make one?
I did!
What about you?
I’ll be sharing my ritual along with weekly progress reports in subsequent Monday blog posts.
Share the progress you made in the comments no matter how big or small it was!
And don’t worry if you didn’t make much progress today is a new day and the start of a new week.
Just work the steps from this post and you’ll be on your way!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Truth, is often stranger than fiction.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed one thing… well two things actually.
I write Paranormal Romance… and, I love faeries.
So, I combined both of those and now write A LOT of speculative fiction with faerie centric characters or themes.
My personal viewpoint on fey origin stories is that they’re gods or demi gods. I wouldn’t call them daemons as such only because from a Pagan standpoint the gods tend to take on various aspects. Therefore there’s both light and dark/benevolent and malevolent/winter and summer fey, and I don’t think that’s as clear cut either.
And right now, I have three 10,000+ word stories available in Limited Edition anthologies… which won’t be around forever.
Grab your copies now if you haven’t already!
Of Fables and Fae $2.99
My story, STOLEN features within.
Never make a deal with a faerie. You might find yourself bargaining your newborn daughter’s life as payment.
My father told me the story long before I could talk. I knew it by heart. Together, he and my brother had hunted and killed every last faerie they could find. All to save me from my fate.
For five hundred years the women in my family were taken as payment for a debt owed to the faerie lord. And paid with their lives. Humans weren’t designed to live in Faerie. We were too fragile.
But I’m not like those who have come before me. I’m strong, not weak. I will survive and one day, I will be free.
The next is, Midsummer Night Shifts $2.99
My story, IN MY BLOOD features within.
Twenty-one-year-old, Evie is one of the last Quinn female wolf shifters.
Born to mixed lineage and not quite fey nor quite wolf, Evie has grown up thinking herself more wolf than fey, while following pack orders. But all that’s about to change.
Summoned to Arcadia by the Queen of the Summer Court, Evie finds herself nothing more than a pawn to strengthen her cousin’s hold on the throne.
But both women are keeping secrets, however, only Evie’s catch up to her during the Solstice Ball which forces her to flee with two unlikely companions, Fianna and Cole.
Now back home, Evie attempts to capture her own happily ever after… but will she?
The last is, Falling For Shifters $2.99
My story, A RUEFUL EQUINOX features within.
Fox Donovan has never quite belonged in either the Winter Court or the Summer Court.
His marriage to wolf shifter, Violet Grayson leads to further complications. Especially now that there’s war on the horizon.
What will happen when family and court politics collide?
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.
New Monday = New Week!
Monday’s are for fresh starts! Who is with me?
Not to mention all the new goals and new plans waiting to be unveiled.
So, what did you accomplish last week?
Did you make your Friday more productive? Or did you struggle with it like I did?
What’s your Monday ritual? Did you make one?
Did you set a weekend routine? If spending both days writing counts, I totally nailed it.
As for Monday’s not sucking… well I’m still working on that.
How about you?
Share the progress you made in the comments no matter how big or small it was!
And don’t worry if you didn’t make much progress today is a new day and the start of a new week.
Just work the steps from last week’s post and you’ll be on your way!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
There is no us, there never was.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
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.
New Monday = New Week!
Monday’s are for fresh starts! Who is with me?
Not to mention all the new goals and new plans waiting to be unveiled.
I’m not the biggest fan of Monday’s to be honest but I’m looking to change that. And I thought what better way than to bring you guys along for the ride with me and maybe see some positive changes in your lives as well.
So, how can you fall in love with Monday’s?
1. Make Friday Productive.
Have a slower start to the working week by preparing the best you can on Friday. Put in a lot of work on Friday. So you don’t have that much on your to do list for the new week. Get the most difficult tasks done on Friday so that Monday doesn’t have to be crazy and full of stress.
2. Create a Monday Ritual.
To start loving Mondays find a habit, a treat, or a ritual – something that you really love and look forward to and make it happen.
3. Stop derailing yourself on the weekends.
Most of us love to sleep in on the weekends but it isn’t always practical. You’ll find yourself getting exhausted fast. To avoid that keep your weekend sleep schedule similar to your weekday schedule and you’ll soon find yourself ready to take on Monday.
4. Change your mindset.
Stop telling yourself that Monday’s suck. The truth is they don’t. It’s just that for some of us the weekend never lasts long enough. Instead think of Monday’s as a fresh start. A new chance to go after things that matter most to you.
I hope this gives you a much needed boost to take back Monday and mould it into something you can learn to love.
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Regret is a powerful emotion but and even stronger motivator.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!