People Watching: The Character Menagerie for Writerly Inspiration #amwriting

The places where writers (including myself) find story ideas fascinates me. Sometimes it’s by way of deep, meta concepts, sometimes it’s through trivial day-to-day activities, and sometimes it’s from the depth of interesting personas one finds when people watching.

When It’s No Longer Science Fiction—A Peek Behind the Double Helix Series (#BBF Day 2)

Please welcome Jade Kerrion, science fiction author of the Double Helix series. Today Jade talks about science fact versus science fiction and about the inspiration behind her books. Read the post and find out how you can win a copy of the set. ~ For the past several years, our attention has been consumed by[…]

Gateway to Reality Cover Reveal and ARC Opportunity

I’m super excited to share with you the cover for my next novel, Gateway to Reality. Feast your eyes on this beauty, designed by the lovely Anna Howard. Anna has done a spectacular job turning my vision into something even better. I purchased the base photo of Chicago buildings, and she applied her creative genius to[…]

The Gift Gremlin Presents Four Free Kindle eBooks for Christmas!

Check out these FOUR fantasy/sci-fi Kindle books that will be available for free on December 11-12 only.   Island of Fog  by Keith Robinson Middle-grade fantasy FREE ON KINDLE DECEMBER 11 AND 12

Like YA, Fantasy, or Sci Fi? Grab These FREE Books!

Besides the arrival of Halloween, this week is noteworthy for other reasons as well. Three excellent ebooks are going up for a FREE promo and you will most definitely want to pick them up while you can. One is my short story and the others are novels by my fellow authors in the Elder Tree[…]

@WriMo is a Must Read for #NaNoWriMo – Win a Copy Here!

Hey WriMos! I’m excited to share a great new book with you. If you’re participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, you won’t want to miss this one. In fact, I’m going to give away a copy at the end of this post, so keep reading! My Review Are you new to writing, as[…]

Today I Feel Tension (And other realities of the writing life)

I’m blessed to welcome a special guest. Erin Healy’s experience includes editing a dozen of Ted Dekker’s novels, co-authoring two bestsellers, and penning four supernatural suspense novels of her own. In the midst of all her work, she’s a mother who works from home. Balancing family and work is one of the toughest challenges of[…]

How to Avoid Creative Burnout

I live to create, whether I’m making stories or paintings or various other types of projects. For me the act of creation is vital to life. Without it I lack energy, motivation, and find it very hard to be happy. But sometimes I push myself too hard and that’s when burnout threatens.