Whenever I visit my website, I feel I’ve entered a place of magic and mysticism. I hope visitors to my site feel a similar vibe. Websites make the ideal base for establishing an online presence. They can be simple, complex or somewhere in the middle. They can be designed for businesses large and small. […]
If you’re looking for winter pursuits or distractions, The Territories of the Dúns is worth a visit. You might also want to check out the Kingdom of the Great Lakes – but only with security accompaniment. And when you come in from the blustery elements, I hope you lose yourself in the pages of The
Building a Sci-Fi World for The Shushan Citadel Every novel takes place in a designer world created in the imagination of the writer. Creating a fictional world, be the setting elaborate or simple, treacherous or safe, is an amazing experience. Some of my created worlds become so dear to my heart I find myself revisiting
December 2024 Some time ago, I had book trailers created for original versions of my novels. You can view them on my website. I hope you find them as entertaining as I do. Below is the rerun of a blog accompanying the introduction of one of these to my website: Darla: I hear your book
Today is Remembrance Day. Although we Canadians have a reputation for being humble, we are not bashful about proclaiming our country to be the Greatest of all. In recent years we have been rightly challenged to scrutinize how we have treated all peoples, and how we have cared for our beautiful land stretching from sea
October 24, 2024 October is nearing it’s close, and I’m just doing my monthly blog. Is it really almost Halloween? This is a perfect time to read The Hallowmas Train, but I am struggling to meet the approaching deadline. Fortunately, I have some reviewers helping me out. Bibliomaniac Aza: I am a fan of fantasies
Plotter, Pantser or Both August 12, 2024 It’s often claimed that writers are either plotters or pantsers. I would venture to say I’m both. I’m compelled to start each manuscript as a plotter. After all, how can one tell a story without knowing how to begin and where it might possibly end? I begin by
Review and Giveaways July 17, 2024 Blog Tour Week has come to end. So many beautiful bloggers hosting Shushan Portal: Behind the Hollyhock Hedge. So many wonderful readers following along and adding comments. I hope I have not missed thanking each and every one of them. A pleasant addendum was the review from Guatemala Paula
Blog Tour Week July 7, 2024 This is an exciting week for Shushan Portal: Behind the Hollyhock Hedge. It’s the week of the Blog Tour! A blog tour is like a traditional book tour, but instead of going from town to town to sign books and meet readers, I’ll be travelling from blog to blog