
The Enchanted Swans, the gorgeous cover designed by Cora Graphics, is in February’s contest at Books & Benches. Voting opens 2/1/17 and goes through 2/28/17. Each person can only vote once, so please go check it out! *****…
Everyone likes free! In honor of my new book, The Enchanted Swans, I’m going to be sending out a titillating excerpt from the book. Not the front, where other excerpts have come from, but from the juicy middle! …
A blog about books, life in Taiwan, writing, teaching, and anything else I feel like posting about. Source: Letters From Annie (Douglass) Lima: Realm Explorers Part XCVI: Visit Pre-Celtic Ireland with Christy Nicholas
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about table manners in the fourteenth century. Participants at a feast were expected to behave in a certain way, but such good manners were not expected lower down the… Source: What did peasants…
There are many accounts of a land of immortality and eternal youth in world myths and legends, as well as shamanic and indigenous spiritual traditions. Source: Mysterious Worlds: Travels to the Faerie and Shamanic Realms | Ancient Origins
An article about me in The Leader today! The Leader StaffCORNING – Christy Nicholas loves her career as an accountant with Corning Incorporated, but she’s found a new passion for words in recent years and has become a published…
I went on a search to find out when fall fastenings on men’s trousers gave way to fly fastenings and fell down a lovely research rabbit hole. How did it come about that men wore trousers and … Source: Who…
When Elle meets Alex in a nightclub, it’s love at first sight for both of them. He’s just finished his naval aviation training to fly combat and cargo planes, and is due to go onto the aircraft…
WOOHOO! It’s live! Want to see the magical cover? Here it is! The Enchanted Swans, my next novel, is now available for pre-order on Amazon! For other formats, check out my Tirgearr page In pre-Celtic Ireland, Fionnuala…
Soon, very soon. Perhaps Friday? We shall see… I’m so excited about the new cover coming for my novel, The Enchanted Swans! It’s gorgeous! I can’t wait to share it… The Enchanted Swans is a novelization of the ancient…
After many iterations, sessions for feedback, edits, and efforts, my latest novel, Call of the Morrigú, has now officially been sent in to my publisher for consideration! And now I wait… Would you dare rouse a Goddess? …
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I have been tagged by Mandy Eve Barnett, https://mandyevebarnett.com to play along with this Q&A, so here’s mine. Rules: Thank the blogger who tagged you. Thank you, Mandy. I’ll remember this. Answer the ten questions…
Holy wells are places of religious devotion where people come to pray and leave simple offerings. The surviving names of many wells are a direct translation into English of the equivalent in Irish … Source: Irish Holy Wells | Lorna…
For the last twenty years, I’ve been hosting visitors to Ireland, and certain items always get packed, but rarely used. Here’s a look at some things you should think twice about before bringing them to the Emerald Isle. Computers Aren’t…
I’m an editor at Random House, but for the last several years I’ve been writing around the edges of my day job: mornings, nights, weekends, wherever I can grab the free time. I began my first novel… Source: What Being…
Do you feel drawn to Ireland, to it’s spirituality, history, people or lore? I’m fascinated by this woman, who runs workshops to get in touch with the mystical side of her land. Lora O’Brien, Irish author, Freelance Writer, Heritage…
When you’ve finally finished your manuscript after thousands of hours of work, the last thing you want to hear is that there’s more work to be done. But unfortunately, that’s the simple truth of the matter. Finalising your draft is an…
I have made so many of these necklaces that it seems like I can stitch one up in my sleep. I guess I just love it. It’s so stylish and easy to wear, and it’s wonderfully comfortable! Find the tutorial…
Shadow Maker: Morrighan House Witches Book One FREE on Amazon Physics major Dieter Lindemann is perfectly content living in a world where the Shadows he sees and hears are nothing but figments of h… Source: Indie Author Promo Time! |…