InD’Tale Magazine runs the RONE Awards every year, awarding excellence in several novel categories. My book, Age of Druids, is in this year’s finals for the Fantasy category. Check out the results in June’s issue of InD’Tale Magazine! What? You…
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Cool Book Covers
More book cover critiques! This one is all warmth and intrigue. Reds, golds, and yellows imply luxury. The detailed design and the skyline indicate this is a novel set in east Asia. I love the line that draws the eye…
Tagged with: amreading, aria storm, blood and darkness, book cover, books, cover art, critique, illustration, india, mustread, namina forna, s a chakraborty, scarlet lupe, the city of brass, the gilded ones
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Posted in Art, Writing
My Interview with Scrolls and Screens
I’ve been interviewed by the wonderful Melissa Matos from Scrolls and Screens about my books, especially Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. Come check it out now! CLICK LINK Get your copy here! CLICK LINK
Tagged with: adventure, amwriting, audible, audiobook, author, book, ebook, interview, mustread, scrolls and screens, time tourist outfitters, time travel
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Cool Book Covers
I’m back with some more book covers I admire! This one is nicely wicked (as per the title). Limited color scheme really highlights the red, which might be ink, but more likely blood. The rustic font and color treatment on…
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Failure
Failure Gazing up into the hard moonless night The wind pulls my soul from my lips. To what do I fathom in the ink-velvet sky? No hope do I see from the dawning day. My warrior hath gone to war,…
First Draft of Much Ado About Dying DONE!
That’s a wrap!! I just wrote the last words to the first draft of Much Ado About Dying. This is the middle book in The Hidden Gods Series, which began with Taming of the Few. That one isn’t released yet,…
Tagged with: am writing, first draft, ireland, irish, mustread, the hidden gods series, urban fantasy
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Ashes
The ashes blew up from the fire as she gazed into the flames, tears making runnels in those ashes that kissed her face. She tried hard to think of his soul rising up with the sparks into the wind…
Tagged with: author, death, druid, end, flash fiction, funeral, grief, historical, must read, mustread, short story, vignette, write, writing
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Time Tourist Outfitters, LTD is on sale today!
See the Deals of the Week at Hello Books! CLICK HERE
Tagged with: amreading, bargain, discount, ebook, fantasy, hello books, horror, mustread, sale, science fiction, scifi, time tourist outfitters, time travel
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Age of Druids is in the RONE Awards!
InD’Tale Magazine runs the RONE Awards every year, awarding excellence in several novel categories. My book, Age of Druids, is up for the Fantasy category. Voting will be the week of May 3-May 10, 2021. You do have to register,…
Tagged with: age of druids, book, contest, druid, druid's brooch, ebook, ebooks, fae, faerie queen, fairy, histfant, histfantasy, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical fiction society, historical novel society, historical realism, historical romance, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, ind'tale magazine, ireland, irish, magic, magical realism, rone awards, series, teamtirgearr, tirgearr publishing, vote
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Cool Book Covers
Since I design and create my own book covers for my self-published books, I troll through book covers and note really cool ones I find. They might not be ones I’d create myself, nor be applicable to the sort of…
Tagged with: art, author, book, bree wolf, courtney maguire, cover art, ebook, leigh bardugo, michael brown, mustread, netflix, once upon a temptingly ruinous kiss, shadow and bone, the girl who was me is gone
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Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. is a Winner
Here’s the official announcement of Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. as a winner in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards for 2020! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CONTEST WINNERS CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY!
Tagged with: award, book, contest, ebook, lgbtq, maine, mali, mustread, native american, science fiction, scotland, time tourist outfitters, time travel, winner, writers digest
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Cool Book Covers
Since I design and create my own book covers for my self-published books, I troll through book covers and note really cool ones I find. They might not be ones I’d create myself, nor be applicable to the sort of…
Tagged with: art, author, book, cover art, d fischer, ebook, erin satie, farah heron, killing the kind, mikki noble, mustread, tahira in bloom
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Legacy of Luck is on sale!
Legacy of Luck is on sale! Starting now, for the next week, Legacy of Luck, book 3 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is on sale for $0.99. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the first two books. They all work…
Tagged with: 99cents, ardara, book, bookbub, celt, celtic, deal, discount, donegal, druid, druid's brooch, ebook, fae, fairy, histfantasy, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical novel society, historical realism, historical romance, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, history, horse, ireland, irish, isle of skye, jacobite, legacy of luck, love, magic, magical realism, outlander, romance promise, sale, scotland, scottish, series, skye, teamtirgearr, tirgearr publishing, traveler, traveller
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Poem – Sometimes I look back
I don’t often write poetry. But sometimes one comes in like a lightning strike. This one came while I was driving home from work. Luckily (?) it was standing still traffic. Sometimes I look back I drown in a whirlpool…
I’m a Bestselling Author!
I’ve been honored as a Bestselling Author at Tirgearr Publishing for the month of March, 2021! Come on over to Tirgearr Publishing to check out my books! CLICK HERE FOR LINK The Druid’s Brooch Series Historical Fantasy set in Ireland…
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St. Patrick’s Day Sale!
Get your Irish on! The Enchanted Swans, set in Ancient Ireland, will be just 99c on Saint Patrick’s Day! PUBLISHER LINK DIRECT SMASHWORDS LINK Coupon Code NB38P In addition, IRELAND: Mythical, Magical, Mystical, A Guide to Hidden Ireland, will be…
Tagged with: amreading, ancient, ancient ireland, author, bargain, book, celt, celtic, ebook, heritage, hist, histfantasy, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical realism, historical romance, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, history, ireland, irish, Irish History, mustread, nostalgia, saint patrick, saint patrick's day, sale, smashwords, st. patrick, teamtirgearr, tirgearr, travel, travel guide
Posted in Travel, Writing
Posted in Travel, Writing
Read a Book Week! Smashwords sale!
This week, all my books are on sale! All my books over $1.99 are 50% from March 7 – 13! Check out my books on Tirgearr Publishing or directly on Smashwords LINK HERE for Tirgearr books LINK HERE for my…
Tagged with: amreading, author, bargain, book, celt, celtic, ebook, hist, histfantasy, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical realism, historical romance, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, history, icelandic, ireland, irish, Irish History, mustread, romance, sale, smashwords, teamtirgearr, time travel, tirgearr, vikings
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A Year Ago…
A year ago we were hopeful. A year ago, we had no idea. A year ago, we thought this would be an easy thing. A year ago, we made plans. A year ago, we bought airfare for our vacation. A…
Legacy of Hunger is free!
Now, don’t get excited. It won’t be free forever! But right now, for a few days, the new and improved edition of Legacy of Hunger, book one in The Druid’s Brooch series, is free. Amazon. com / Amazon.UK / Nook / Smashwords / Applebooks / Kobo Audiobook: Google Play / Apple
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Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. is on sale!
Come now and get your copy for just 99cents! It will only be on sale for a little while, so get it now! Amazon Link Amazon.UK; Smashwords; Kobo; Nook/Barnes & Noble; Applebooks Audio formats: Audible / Scribd / GooglePlay / Kobo / Nook / Chirp / Audiobooks.com / hibooks / hoopla / Storytel Watch me read the first scenes on my YouTube channel!
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