I normally try to avoid getting involved in political or religious discussions, but over the past two weeks, an issue that hits a little too close to home arose in the publishing world: book censorship. It started when PayPal demanded that Smashwords stop selling erotica that features incest, bestiality, or rape. If Smashwords failed to […]
Let the Touring Begin!
March 1, 2012 by
The first Magic Appreciation Tour started today, and I’m pretty excited. If you like to read magical fantasy, please check out the books that have been registered for the tour. I’m sure you’ll find something you want to read. Magic Appreciation Tour Book Sale At last count, we had 18 authors and 28 books! That’s […]
Location Lore – The Archives
February 28, 2012 by
The Archives is probably the most significant location in The Vaetra Chronicles book series because it is the “home base” for all sorcerers as well as several of the primary characters. Multiple scenes from Vaetra Unveiled are set there. The Archives is one of those places that will thrill you or make you shudder. My […]
The Arbolenx Fan Club
February 20, 2012 by
Arbolenx in Treeby Maddie Sheriff Baby Arbolenxby Maddie Sheriff Not long ago, I wrote a Creature Feature on the arbolenx, a feline, sentient creature that inhabits Mundia, the story world of my Vaetra Chronicles series. In Vaetra Unveiled, the first book of the series, a male arbolenx named Ru-Rahl plays a brief and minor role […]
My First Guest Post
February 11, 2012 by
This week, I’m guest posting over on Vanna Smythe’s blog. The post is titled “Just Dive In,” and it is about the difficulties some writers face after they make the decision to write a novel. In the post, I share my own challenges with starting my first novel Vaetra Unveiled. Here’s a link: Just Dive […]
The Joy of Holding Your First Proof
February 4, 2012 by
Last Friday, I drove down to the school bus turnaround on the county road to meet the UPS man. At this time of year, he calls ahead to find out if the road to our house is clear enough to get his big brown truck all the way here. Between the 1/3 mile of private […]
Vaetra Unveiled is Live on Kindle!
January 24, 2012 by
I’m very excited to report that the Kindle edition of my first book, Vaetra Unveiled is now available on Amazon.com! Vaetra Unveiled is book one of The Vaetra Chronicles, a magical fantasy adventure trilogy. Although the book is part of a series, it stands well on its own (no cliff-hanger ending.) I’m offering the book […]
The Magic Appreciation Tour – Just the Facts
January 19, 2012 by
My last couple of rambling posts on my ideas for the Magic Appreciation Tour provided a lot of nuts-and-bolts information, but I think the big picture might have gotten lost in the detail. I’ll try to remedy that with this post. What is the Magic Appreciation Tour? The Magic Appreciation Tour (MA Tour) and Book […]
Game On! The Spring 2012 Magic Appreciation Tour
January 14, 2012 by
So far, all of the feedback I’ve gotten on my idea for the Magic Appreciation Tour (MA Tour) has been positive. I’ve been getting more excited about it myself as I’ve formulated plans for how the web site will work. There’s only one problem: I’m running out of time to get the Spring 2012 MA […]
