First, my news: The Enchanted Swans is the Readers’ Choice Winner of the Books and Benches February 2017 Cover Contest, woohoo! Thanks to all who helped vote for me! Next, a giveaway for everyone else: Enter the March Newsletter Giveaway…
Monthly Archives: February 2017
The Romance Reviews Anniversary Party!
The Romance Reviews celebrate their 6th Anniversary! ***** I write historical fantasy novels, mostly set in Ireland, and a contemporary romance based on my parents’ 30-year search for true love. Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as…
Help out a friend in need…
I don’t normally do this, but I have a good, longtime friend who is in dire straits in south Florida. He’s disabled and has been living in a homeless shelter. He needs help to get out of Fort Myers and to…
Happy Birthday, Tirgearr Publishing!
My publisher, Tirgearr Publishing, is celebrating their fifth birthday this week. But they’re the ones giving the gifts! Prizes, including an All-New Kindle Fire HD8 Tablet, free print books, ebooks, and brand spanking new Tirgearryean T-shirts Want to enter? Click…
Genesis of a Novel – PartXI – Beta Readers
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . So, you’ve finished your first draft. Congratulations! That’s an incredible hurdle! So many…
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Posted in Writing
Another contest! Win a Kindle Fire!
Who wants free stuff? We all do, of course! Enter below to win! Win up to 20+ Historical Romance eBooks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (20) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles) I recommend checking out Faith in the Storm Edward Harrington has just been through a traumatic tornado and now […]
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
A contest and some recommendations!
Who wants free stuff? We all do, of course! Enter below to win! Win up to 20+ Historical Romance eBooks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (20) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles) I recommend checking out Faith in the Storm Edward Harrington has just been through a traumatic tornado and now […]
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
A contest and some recommendations!
Who wants free stuff? We all do, of course! Enter below to win! Win up to 20+ Historical Romance eBooks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (20) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles) I recommend checking…
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Posted in Writing
Genesis of a Novel – Part X – More Procrastination and First Draft Finished!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . OK, so I procrastinated some more. It happens. . There sometimes comes a…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Vision -first draft DONE!
After a four-month hiatus (though I was already 2/3 through) I finally finished the first draft of Misfortune of Vision, Book 4 from The Druid’s Brooch Series. Now I get to go through and edit, and edit, and edit…
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Posted in Travel
Legacy of Luck won an award!
January 2017 – Chill With a Book Award Readers’ Award for Legacy of Luck! Want to see what all the fuss is about? Buy it now! ***** I write historical fantasy novels, mostly set in Ireland, and a contemporary…
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Posted in Writing
Call of the Morrigú is on contract!
Well, crap, that was fast! I sent in Call of the Morrigú ten days ago. Ten. I just got the contract offer today! Ten days! Usually it’s several MONTHS. Ten days. Evidently my new editor (just got switched to her…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Some recommendations…
I recommend checking out Nick Wisserman. As magic awakens in Early America, Naysin, a child of the Lepane nation, manifests talents that defile his tribe’s harvest ceremony. His punishment is exile. In the years that follow, Naysin’s spirit fathers keep…
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Posted in Writing
Living The History – Beery me – a few snippets about medieval beer and ale drinking by Elizabeth Chadwick @ Elizabeth Chadwick
Beery-Me – a few snippets about medieval beer and ale drinking. Source: Living The History – Beery me – a few snippets about medieval beer and ale drinking by Elizabeth Chadwick @ Elizabeth Chadwick
Brigid’s Blessings on the Celtic Fire Festival of Imbolc
On Imbolc Eve Irish & Scottish women would clean and prepare their household for Brigid’s blessings during the night.She was said to visit virtuous houses. Source: Brigid’s Blessings on the Celtic Fire Festival of Imbolc
Imbolc is coming!
Imbolc is upon us soon! What is Imbolc? It is a returning of the light. It is a day of hope, of reassurance that the sun will come back and grace us with its verdant light. It is ‘breaking the…
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 