Who needs to hoard gold? Dragons have it all wrong. My latest comic… I’ve been having…
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Casting On for Autumn
My column from the October 2019 edition of the Tetbury Advertiser was all about knitting To…
MCM – and Doing It Before It Was Cool
So – MCM. Fun, hectic, rammed with more people and costumes that I’ve ever seen and…
Alliteration As An Aid: What’s in a Name?
A lot of people tell me that they find the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ personal names quite challenging, and…
Exclusive Excerpt: Pagan Light Series by JoAnne Keltner
Pagan Light Series by JoAnne Keltner About Possessed (formerly titled Goth Girl, Virgin Queen), Book 1:…
Absolute power?
One of the plus sides of being an author is the power to re-arrange aspects of…
Writing Tips: 6 Ways To Give Perfectionism The Boot
Perfectionism is a common issue for writers but successful, productive authors know how to deal with…
Happy Howl-O-Ween
We are super excited about Howl-O-ween this year but instead of scary movies, we thought this…
Halloween Countdown Day 30–Wolf in her Soul
Wolf in her Soul is very unique in that it had two separate “new” release dates. It…
La Chanson de Ha’ven
Bientôt disponible! La Chanson de Ha’ven Les Guerriers Curizans Tome 1 Emma Watson est une femelle…
Fall is in the air, let’s make Smoked Potato Soup
Brr… yes, really. In Southern Arizona I woke up to 40 degrees and I had to…
Halloween Murders: The Story Behind 3 Gruesome Killings
Photo courtesy of yahoo.com. Halloween is that uniquely fun time of year when we get in…
Publishers Weekly offering paid reviews in BookLife self-publishing supplement
Leading booktrade magazine Publishers Weekly is offering a paid reviews service for indie authors in its…
Publication day in Canada and the US
Today sees The Christmas Promise published in Canada and the US. This is a huge…
Review of HOW TO MAKE A LIVING WITH YOUR WRITING
HOW TO MAKE A LIVING WITH YOUR WRITING Joanna Penn Review by Roy Murry, Author Ms.…
Reading Round-Up: October Edition
It’s been a couple weeks since I spoke to you last because I’ve had some major…
#Nostalgia #CollegeFootball A ruptured Spinal Disk and Giant Snowflakes – Part 2
In this photo, I would have been the player on the 20-yard line. About halfway through…
WINTER WISHES is a USA Today Bestseller!
The data is in: the Winter Wishes Regency Holiday Romance Anthology is officially a USA Today…
4 Reasons Miss Marple is the Queen of Amateur Sleuths
A few weeks ago I did a survey… Sure, it wasn’t exactly scientific, but after more than…
Miss Gail’s Scariest Author Stories, Happy Halloween! (Video Q&A with Gail Carriger)
For Halloween this year, I did this video telling some of my scariest author stories, Gentle…
How They Live! (And an offer…)
It’s such a pleasure seeing good people doing brilliant things, and it’s a delight being able…
Halloween Reading: If You’re Fascinated With the Salem Witch Trials
We all read Hawthorne’s stories and books THE SCARLET LETTER and THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN…
Thankfulness of a Writer
A writer’s life is full of many solo hours of rolling around in doubt, heartache, heartbreak……
Reading Nostalgia
Although I have over 100 e-books on my kindle and loads of paperbacks still to read,…
Spotlight on In Over Her Head
I’m happy to welcome award-winning author Krysten Lindsay Hager. Today, Krysten shares ten life lessons from…