Dreams as Inspiration
My dreams are frequent sources of story inspiration, delivered sometimes in the tiniest of bites: a single sentence, a character name, a opening...
It’s Book Release Week & I Have Nothing to Wear
Oh my gosh, you should see my desk. It's actually tidy. Everything I need to/want to/must do is written out and attached to my clipboard. My Lunar...
Bone Fire Croft Newsletter #1
With the upcoming release of The Goddess & the Woodsman, I thought I would continue the story of Habonde, Baubo, Rhys, Bone Fire Croft and more...
September’s Theme: Love & Magic
Love & Magic. My Fantasy stories have both, and that's going to continue. While MOON DRAGON, book #3 of the Shifters in the Underlands series,...
Dragons as Parents
Audrey and Elijah Winslow are Jake's adoptive parents, and I've had loads of fun writing them, especially Audrey. I gave them a mansion on Park...
Side Character: Catriona
The first side character you'll meet in the opening pages of PAPER DRAGON is Jake's best friend and business partner, Catriona, who appeared in "The...
The Evolution of Paper Dragon
“The Scarab Eater’s Daughter” gave us our first glimpse of Jake. A much more complete version of his backstory began to evolve during the first draft of Paper Dragon. I thought Alderose would become his “love interest,” that they would stumble through figuring out how to be in a romantic relationship.
Snippet #2 from Paper Dragon
(picks up where we left off, on a bench in NYC's Central Park) “Cara mia.” Luciano gently lowered Cat until her feet met the ground, slapped the...
A snippet from Paper Dragon
My best friend and business partner tucked the lower half of her running jacket under her butt and perched on the edge of the iron bench, joining me...
Moon Magic 29.XII.2020
Create an altar and a circle for your Full Moon Ritual. Make it simple. Fill your well, then pour that energy into your projects.
Moon Magic – New Moon
Moon magic happens all year round. The last New Moon of 2020 was this past December 14th. I turned in the manuscript for my thirteenth book the day...
Beguiled, Bewitched, & Broken is here!
Beguiled, Bewitched, & Broken, book #4 of the Sister Witches Urban Fantasy series, released today (Aug. 6). Each of the Brodeur sisters now has...
The Next Book
The next book in the Sister Witches series is due to my editor on August 9th. This will be #5 in the series, and the first book with my new...
Writing Community Spotlight: Taralynn Moore
On today's Writing Community Spotlight, I'm aiming the beam at Taralynn Moore... AND running a GIVEAWAY of her books for some lucky readers!...
Beguiled, Bewitched, & Broken – Chapter Three
(photo credit of the male Hen Harrier to Bernard Liegeois LPO Vienne) Beguiled, Bewitched, & Broken will mark the close of the first *set* of...