Saturday, February 8, 2014

Seven Days Till You can Buy Love & Magick!

Here in Central Oregon we woke up to 2 ft of new snow!  Yesterday my husband and I shoveled our long driveway twice, 6" and another 6"!

This reminds me of the blizzard Judith Ashley writes about in one of her stories in our Anthology, "Grandmother Moon".

Her descriptions are so realistic I could feel the cold and the biting wind.  The story of two wounded souls finding each other is riveting.

Combine that with a horse, a traitor dog, and a drum, and you have an interesting entertaining story worth reading.

Do you live in snow country?  What do you do when it is cold and snowy outside?

Friday, February 7, 2014

Eight Days, till published!!

I'm doing the Happy Dance!  Love & Magick will be published on February 14, 2014.

This has been an exciting journey with my co-conspirators in putting together our Anthology.

Sarah Raplee has a grown up fairy tale in her story "Enchanted Protector".

Sarah's second story "CURSE OF THE NEAHKAHNIE TREASURE" is about a cursed treasure map,   and the plot twist that breaks the curse I didn't see coming.

"Enchanted Protector"  is a story about a Prince who has been cursed by a Nome.

H-m-m, I don't know about you, but I'm seeing a pattern here!

What is your favorite fairy tale?

Thursday, February 6, 2014

9 Days till Love & Magic will be available

That's right!  February 14th, 2014!!!

Our book is being sold through Wind Tree Press  http://windtreepress.com/

and will be available on 2/14/14!!

For six quite different short stories that will entertain you be sure and buy  your copy.

I had planned on going over to Portland area tomorrow for working on up loading the book.  However, plans have changed as a blizzard is dumping 10" of snow on CentralOregon, and Portland area is expecting 6" of snow!

Looks like the first day after the inclement weather will be on Monday.  :((

There's always a reason things happen, and this too will pass!  Have a great Thursday.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

10 Days and counting! Till Love & Magick will be published!

Counting down the days!

Our pubbed date will be here before we know it.  I'm heading over to Portland on Friday for three days of work with Sarah and Judith my co-authors.

This journey has been exciting and we've learned so much about publishing, publicity and editing along the way.

Will we do it again?  Yes, I think we will.  Judith and Sarah are both so knowledgeable and fun and easy to work with.

Not that we haven't had any disagreements, I mean three women making decisions don't always see eye to eye or heart to heart.

We've managed to work through problems that arose.  And here we are. . .

Almost to the pub date!  I'm getting very excited!!

Have you reached for a star/goal and when you finally got it, what was that feeling like?

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

11 Days till Love & Magick is published

My story "The Crystal Witch" will be published in the anthology "Love & Magick" on February 14, 2014.  Here are some interesting characters from the story.

Today I want to introduce you to Henrietta's contemporary coven.  The coven high priestess is Darla Blackfeather.  She is a strong woman with ties to the land through her Native American heritage. She has black-brown hair, diamond nose stud and a no nonsense attitude

Ella Stone  blond, slight build, thirty-nine years old.  Making candles and infusing aroma therapy to work her spells.

Ivy Fox has a crown of wild red hair.  Plants are her forte.  She infuses potions, oils and teas with magick.  The youngest member of the coven at twenty years old.

Mae Wren is a tiny woman with lively blue eyes, and brown hair.  She is the crone of the group at age sixty-five.  The sage of the coven.  Mother to all the others.

And then there is Rosalba Bell. Olive skin, black hair, dark brown eyes and very exotic looking.  She has a fiery temper.  At twenty-eight years old she is still growing into her latent powers. She is the spiritualist.  She communicates with the spiritual world.  Her spirit guide is Leah.

These descriptions are excerpts from my character sketches.

Do you have a favorite character from a book you've read?


Monday, February 3, 2014

12 Days to Publishing "Love & Magick"

"The Crystal Witch" is one of my short stories in the anthology "Love & Magick".  I had incredible fun writing this story.

Some of the characters are Henrietta Anne Wynn, born October 1, 1674, in Waxing, MA., Waya, Cherokee shaman's son, Adahy, Cherokee shaman, Declan Blackthorn, the preacher's son and a man with evil intent.

How these four characters interact creates the catalyst which sends Henrietta on a journey she'll never forget!

Tomorrow stop by and meet her witch friends!

What is your favorite paranormal book?

Sunday, February 2, 2014

13 Days to Publishing "Love & Magick"

Our publishing date for "Love & Magick" is approaching fast!  OMG!  and we've got so much to do!

Today is Sunday and I'm reviewing my week.  It's a busy one.  Tuesday and Wednesday a quick trip to Central Point, OR to visit  parents.

Thursday off to Portland to work with Judith and Sarah.  We have PR stuff to work on, meeting up with book sellers and putting our six, yes I said six, stories into a template and Jutoh!

We're very excited Wind Tree Press will be publishing "Love & Magick". http://www.windtreepress.com/

This is a total new experience for Sarah and I, we are newbies.  Judith has some experience as she has been putting her novels in the template.

Check back tomorrow to learn interesting facts about "The Crystal Witch".