Bagpipes and Basil, by Zoe Tasia

Becca and Greg are co-keepers of an enchanted forest on a Scottish Isle, and their duties…

#WeWriWa – The Case of the Wedding Wrecker: Buck Up, Girl

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, where writers share snippets from their work-in-progress or new release. Thank you…

March 2023 – Author Events

TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS I’m excited to announce I will be hanging out with the Tucson…

Phone Call from a Ghost

Excerpt from HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL by Sherry Morris Make Believe Island, Florida March 7,  1945  8:45 a.m.…

Seriously Miffed!

Seriously miffed, I mean irrefutably, incontrovertibly, unquestionably miffed! Miss Penny speaking …and, no, I didn’t swollen…

IT’S GUEST AUTHOR SATURDAY!! Please welcome romantic fantasy author Jennifer Ivy Walker…

  Hi Jennifer! I am thrilled to welcome you to my blog for your first ever…

The Story Behind the Story with Sonia Nicholson of Victoria, BC, Canada.

  I met Sonia on Twitter when I was drawn to the beautiful cover on her…

Are genealogy sites an invasion of privacy?

There has been some controversy recently, claiming that ancestry sites don’t protect users’ privacy when they…

Craving absolute silence…

This is my first blog post of 2023. I’ve missed compiling posts, yet I didn’t have…

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It’s almost that day of the year. Valentine’s Day. A day or romance. Don’t forget, books…

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Wishing all of my friends, near and far, the safest and Happiest Valentine’s Day 2023! Cheers,…

You’ve Got Five Pages, #FortuneFavorstheDead by #StephenSpotswood, to Tell Me You’re Good. #FirstChapter #BookReview #Podcast

At last, we’ve got a fun one! As writers, we hear all the time that we’ve…

“From Hobby to Working Writer: Living the Author Life,” Talk to North Grenville Writers Circle

Thanks to everyone who came to my talk to the North Grenville Writers Circle at the…

Fabulous Fashion Friday #2

Another snippet from Coming Closer, this one from the very opening scene of the book. Because…

The Flying Saucer Poetry Review #2 Publishes!

The Flying Saucer Poetry ReviewWinter 2023 (Issue #2) The Flying Saucer Poetry Review is an online…

TV Series Review: Crossfire

Crossfire is a British drama series in which Jo Cross, a security consultant and former police…

Happy Little Mushroom

My daughter saw a similar drawing and asked me to design one for her.  I started…

My Review of Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs

  Review of Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible written by Liz Curtis Higgs God’s word is…

This week in The Loft: Asian-Australian Author Birdie Song!

Joining me today in The Loft is author Birdie Song. An Asian-Australian writer from Perth, Western…

Author Event at #WestBarnesLibrary with @ellygriffiths & @LesleyjmThomson @QuercusBooks @HoZ_Books

Just over two weeks now until our next author event at West Barnes Library on Monday…

Greeting in authority

After Galatians 1:1-15  A letter, a theme begins with a statement of authority and, also,  a…

Glorious Scotland

I can’t wait to share this trip with you. A fortnight before The Lady of the…

The Peaks and Picts of Bennachie

Bennachie is a large hill that can be seen from many places in Aberdeenshire. Its craggy…

Writing Personal Essays!

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks here with you again. Today, I’m discussing personal essays as a form…

Brittle Preorder Incentives: Secure Your Gift Now by Preordering Today

As of today, there are 18 preorder incentives left. Interested in reading my new fantasy novel?…