The Girdle of Melian

ound three of A Round of Words in 80 Days ! My start-of-Round-2 goals were: 1. Larksong : I need to finish entering all the edits on paper and finish research 2. A Stitch in Time : I need to edit this thing because... 3. A Stitch in Time outtake: I need to finish drafting this, so I can possibly issue both stories together! [one scene edited and posted!] 4. The Flight of Time : It's ready to go! I just need to finish the synopsis! Instead of working on those, I wrote a handful of new stories! Links are available on my ko-fi page (yes, I'm set up to receive donations, but any and all amounts received will go back to supporting other creators!). I know we're all getting tired of seeing the same story titles in this list! For the next round then, I'm going to consolidate a bit. My goals are... 1. Larksong and A Stitch in Time : finish edits 2. The Flight of Time synopsis: enter beta changes 3. post a bunch of stories: A Stitch in Time outtake chapter 2...

new Kait Nolan! PLAYBOY IN A KILT KILTED HEARTS: BOOK 3 Out now! A notorious former playboy As heir to Ardinmuir, Connor MacKean had one job: fulfill the marriage pact that's held his family captive for three-hundred years. Except his sister's the one who took the plunge, and now there's nothing standing in the way of him finding a real and lasting love. Nothing except the fact that the object of his affections has never seen him as anything more than her best friend's little brother. A hard-working Cinderella who doesn't need a prince The last thing Sophie Cameron has time for is a man. Her days are full keeping her flower shop afloat, expanding the event planning business she opened with her best friend, and keeping the promise she made to her late father to take care of her stepmother--even though Lorraine is more like a stepmonster. A fake engagement that's more real than either of them bargained for The little white lie Connor told a former fling to esca...

etting to know you! Lavender! I took part in this blogfest hosted by author J. L. Campbell over a decade ago! Here's the original post . Let's see how my answers have changed... 1. Name two historical romance authors who inspire you. Joanna Bourne , same as last time... ...and because registration is coming up soon for the Surrey International Writers' Conference , I'm going to say Susanna Kearsley ! I love attending her classes! 2. How did you start writing in your genre? My answers from last time are still valid: Short answer - I don't know. Long answer - One day in high school I stopped writing middle grade stories and started writing a romance between two real life musicians. I knew they were meant to be together, even if they couldn't see it. Some years later, after two finished novels and a few aborted story ideas, I went back to MG. But everything moved slowly. Ideas were halting, editing was plodding along at a snail's pace. A...

ow is it June already? Don't answer that, I don't want to know! It's Insecure Writer's Support Group Day ! Insecure Writer's Support Group A database resource site and support group for writers and authors. Featuring weekly guests and tips, a monthly blogfest gathering, a Facebook group, a book club, and thousands of links – all to benefit writers! #IWSG Website / Facebook Group / Twitter  / Book Club Reedsy Discount /  Past Issues Fast Five Free Gift - Mobi / Epub / Pdf Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been...

ur Flag Means Death part 5!   The older posts are here: Part 1 , Part 2 (featuring stickers), Part 3 , and Part 4 (featuring knitting). Part 5 features some random photos of a baking class I took part in, hosted by Samba Schutte ! Proceeds of the event were in support of Every Mother Counts . We made a chocolate tart! Getting ready... Baking the crust... Can I have some? Why not? Here we go! Yum Uh oh, chocolate explosion... The next day: Only one slice left! Extra! Adorable bees by McStuffies   New from Akashic Books ! The Austin Noir collection, featuring a great (sad) story by Gabino Iglesias “You’ve probably heard of Austin. You may have been here for South by Southwest. Your best friend may have recently relocated here from California. You might have thought about moving here yourself, then decided it wasn’t worth it to live in Texas. You may have moved to Austin decades ago. You may even have been born and raised in Austin, and now y...

new guest today! Please welcome Michael Roth , author of River's New Friend : River is a puppy in search of a new friend. When Mom and Dad bring home a new, little sister, named Willow, River expects Willow will be the perfect friend. But Willow steals food, slobbers on toys, makes messes all over the house, and takes away from River's time with Mom and Dad. River is sure there has been a terrible mistake. Willow isn't a new friend, she's a MONSTER! River does not want to play with her sister, she will find a new friend instead. "A humorous, heartwarming, and honest story about learning to appreciate a challenging, new sibling." River's New Friend highlights that relationships with siblings can be challenging sometimes, but through the story, River learns to appreciate her new sister and by the end River is glad that her sister is part of the family. River's New Friend is full of humor and has fun read-along elements like animal sounds and acti...

welcome, Vanessa, author of the Fireborn series! I actually never meant for Fireborn to be a series. I wrote Dragon Whisperer before I discovered the joys (and somewhat necessity) of outlining and I didn’t even have a clear idea of where the book was going as I was writing it, except that I meant for it to be a stand alone. In a lot of ways, the first three books do stand alone, each with a different protagonist and influenced by previous events but not in a way that readers necessarily need to see. So anyway, I hadn’t intended to write a sequel to Dragon Whisperer, let alone an entire series. But once friends and family started reading it, they kept asking me when I was writing another one. For a long time I didn’t know how to answer that. Dionelle’s story was over. Now that cozy fantasy is a thing, I see that I probably could have taken her story in that direction for some sequels—and I might still! Tangent books are fun! But as I went to workshops on writing series and the ben...