BOTH Past Storm and Fire and Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. have made the reader voting phase of InD’Tale Magazine’s RONE awards! Unfortunately, I must choose one, as the votes usually get split when one author has two books, so…
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Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. in Rone Awards Voting!
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Fantastic reviews for Age of Secrets!
Buy your copy here! Reviews are coming in for Age of Secrets, book #8 in The Druid’s Brooch Series The latest is from the April 2020 issue of InD’Tale Magazine, giving Age of Secrets 4.5 stars out of 5, and…
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Age of Secrets, Book #8 of The Druid’s Brooch Series, is now LIVE! . Fingin has no drive in his life until he finds a half-drowned dog who becomes his best friend. That friend leads him to a cottage where…
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Author Newsletters
Author Newsletter WHY? – To create a relationship with your readers and build a fanbase Platforms: Each one has its own costs and pros/cons. Check each one’s details for which one works best for you. Shifting from one…
Writer’s Block
Writer’s Block By Christy Nicholas What is it? Wikipedia defines Writer’s Block as a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. Some authors experience…
A Conversation with Melora Johnson, author of Earthbound
Today, I am hosting a fantastic newly published author, Melora Johnson! Her first novel is being published on January 15th, 2020 by Tirgearr Publishing. Click here! Thank You I’d like to start by thanking Christy for hosting me…
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Age of Secrets (Druid’s Brooch #8) is on pre-order!
Age of Secrets, Book #8 of The Druid’s Brooch Series, is now on pre-order! . Release date is March 11, 2020. . Fingin has no drive in his life until he finds a half-drowned dog who becomes his best friend.…
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Reviews – where do authors get them?
Reviews for your book By Christy Nicholas So, you’ve written your first draft. You’ve bled, sweated, and cried to get it professionally edited, published it (either with a publisher or on your own), and now it’s out there like…
Science Fiction Giveaway!
Win up to 14+ Science Fiction eBooks + Bonus Paperbacks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (14+) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles)
Past Storm and Fire is a Discovered Diamond!
The lovely folks at Discovering Diamonds have posted a review of Past Storm and Fire. Here’s an excerpt. Please visit their site for the entire review! How often do we find that it takes a crisis or a disaster…
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Dialogue vs. Narrative vs. Action in Writing Novels
Dialogue vs. Narrative vs. Action Definitions: Dialogue: The words exchanged by characters in a conversation. Narrative: a report of related events presented to readers. Action: a description of the physical occurrences in a story. A well-balanced story…
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Past Storm and Fire is on audiobook!
Past Storm and Fire is now available as an audiobook! Audible Audiobooks.com Scribd GooglePlay Kobo Nook Chirpbooks To find it in your library, request it through Overdrive: Overdrive
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Age of Saints is going wide!
Age of Saints, book #7 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is going wide on September 3, 2019! If you still want it on KU, get it quick! This book has been available on Kindle Unlimited, and thus exclusively on Amazon.…
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DragonCon 2019!
DragonCon 2019 is just around the corner. As always, I’m in the Art Show, which is located on the level below the lobby in the Hyatt. Come find my booth (a whole 8X10 booth this year!) in B12 (Bingo!).…
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Posted in Art, Jewelry
Writing Update!
I haven’t been on here much to give a personal update on things going on, so here goes. I finished book #8 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, Age of Secrets, and just got the contract back from my publisher,…
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Scavenger Hunt with Prizes!
Hello My Awesome Readers, The Night Owl Romance Cupcakes & Books online reader scavenger hunt event is here! Enter between Aug 8th and the 22nd. $700+ in Prizes & Over 100 Winners Ready to Win? I’ve teamed…
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Series giveaway! Free stuff!
SERIES eBook & Paperback Giveaway! (1) Winner of a KINDLE READER (2) Winners of eBook “Gift Baskets” of Book #1 of All Participating Series (40+) Winners of individual ebooks or paperbacks (randomly selected)
I’m a bestselling author!
I’m a bestselling author at my publisher, Tirgearr Publishing, for July 2019, woohoo! Come check out my books and pick one up yourself here!
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Win a Kindle Fire 7!
Who doesn’t love free things? A free Kindle Fire 7! Winner is drawn July 1. Just follow each author on the list on Bookbub or Facebook and earn another entry. CLICK HERE TO ENTER!
Misfortune of Time made the Finals! Rone Awards 2019
Misfortune of Time, Book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch series, made the Rone Awards 2019 Finals in the Fantasy Category! See the listing in the June 2019 issue of InD’Tale Magazine here! Pick up your own copy here!
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