When I am not writing I like to quilt. One of these days I might get a quilt finished.
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Magic Creatures of Celtic Myths Anthology
This is going live very shortly and will be available on all the Amazons and Smashworlds. I have two of my stories in here, ‘The Seventh Child’ and ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’. No, you won’t find them on my page for free shorts, nor will you find them on Readwave. If you liked the others, then these are my favorites and I hope you will like them, too. This book is bursting with exceptional stories and they are all different.
Contest Winner!
Contest Winner!
Congratulations to Gillian F, who comes from Ireland. This review was posted on Amazon.co.uk.
5.0 out of 5 stars Darkspire Reaches 10 April 2013
By GillianF
Format:Kindle Edition
I sat down one morning after purchasing the kindle version of the book and spent the day reading this adventurous, romantic fantasy. Darkspire Reaches has originality, great pacing and characters who are likeable and engaging. The premise follows Raven on her journey to discover who and what she is. The Wyvern of the tale has been hunting her since her birth, but not is all as it seems and I won’t say much as I don’t want to spoil anything!
Raven is initially quite docile and reserved, but as the story progresses, her confidence builds and her potential comes forth. Connor is mysterious and not without fault – his holding back the truth causes grief to himself and Raven. And Kryling, the characterful firedrake, occasionally steals the show with his antics. I definitely have a soft spot for him now!
Overall, a very entertaining read, with great world-building, characters and storyline. There are some very interesting aspects to this book, the Samara Maidens and the Emperor, and I’d love to know more about these back stories. I’m hoping for another instalment so I can find out a little more about them, as well as Raven and Connor, and will be keeping an eye out for it!
Raven is initially quite docile and reserved, but as the story progresses, her confidence builds and her potential comes forth. Connor is mysterious and not without fault – his holding back the truth causes grief to himself and Raven. And Kryling, the characterful firedrake, occasionally steals the show with his antics. I definitely have a soft spot for him now!
Overall, a very entertaining read, with great world-building, characters and storyline. There are some very interesting aspects to this book, the Samara Maidens and the Emperor, and I’d love to know more about these back stories. I’m hoping for another instalment so I can find out a little more about them, as well as Raven and Connor, and will be keeping an eye out for it!
When it is enough already?
When it is enough already?
A simple question. At what point does a person become tired of the same old tropes and when to read something entirely different in their preferred genre? I am not necessarily promoting my own book. I am asking that people keep an open mind. Here is the place to find the truly unusual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EALPyL-o23Q&feature=player_embedded#!
Contest Winner
Contest Winner
The lucky winner of the Kindle contest has been established. I just need to get in touch with them and then I will release the details. Darn this weather and my internet provider. I have high speed cable, which is housed on a box in the street for all the unfortunate subscribers. Any variation in temperature will send the wretched box into hopeless convulsions and deprive me of a connections.
As I am invariably the very first person trying to get web access, I am always the first one to ring in with an issue. Monday was no different. Wakes up to no connection. Unplugs router to give the system time to reset itself, although I an not optimistic about this as I only have one green light showing. I go through the motions anyhow–twice. Phones Eastlink and am told by the automatic response to do what I just did. Waits for a real person, who tell me to disconnect my router, which I have already done twice. Explain this. Am told the tech will be out the following day. Sigh. Tell person to check if anyone else is down in the area, as if I am down, so will be everyone else. Long wait and then operator comes back with the news that everyone is down and the service tech will be dispatched that day and not the following. I am now feeling so special.
Anyhow, problem fixed for the moment and I am back online until the next glitch. Once I have heard from the winner, I will post the Kindle and make the winner announcement. Gotta love Eastlink. NOT.
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