The Continuing Saga… And what a week it was. My niece from North Carolina, her husband, and two kids visited. We swam, played at the Enchanted Forest, ate, drank and laughed. So much fun, it was hard to send them off Friday morning to see more relatives. Didn’t accomplish much as far as writing goes but plan to finish Highland Sunrise next week. I’m so […]
Christine Presents: “As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” ― Ernest Hemingway
Highland Magic Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 3 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com Throughout the Highlands she is known as Keely, the witch woman. She is a great healer-a woman whose dreams come true. Ian MacPherson is a man who puts honor, loyalty and duty above everything. Their lives are entwined when Ian is sent by the Scottish King to bring Keely to […]
Christine Presents: Check Out Her Guardian Angel, Friday’s Featured Title
Title: Her Guardian Angel Author: Khloe Wren Email: khloe@khloewren.com Genre: Paranormal Romance Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 4 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com The last thing Snow Leopard Shifter Dominic expects to find at an accident scene is his mate, the beautiful Adele. But after four years of dreaming of her, there she is, right in front of him. However, winning the heart of his […]
Christine Presents: “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” ― Albert Camus
Highland Honor Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 3 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com Scotland November 1512: A heavy frost sat on the frozen earth, and a full moon shone clearly between the heavy clouds dotting the sky. Lady Callie Whitcomb looked over her shoulder as she raced through the deepening gloom toward the lighted tavern ahead. Every shadow, every mournful sigh of the […]
“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.” ― Ernest Hemingway
Forever His by Chrsitine Young Excerpt Heat Level: Book Heat Level: August 30, 1895 Near Buffalo Creek, South Dakota The sun beat down. Searing heat waves hit the hard packed earth, blistering, charring everything, even the dry prairie grass. Jacob St. John, his arms stretched overhead and bound to a whipping post, no longer counted the lashes tearing into his back, no longer felt the […]
Christine Presents: A Deadly Truth
Please welcome Joyce Proell author of A Deadly Truth. Joyce will be awarding a $10 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour. A DEADLY TRUTH By Joyce Proell Tainted in the eyes of Victorian society by his wife’s suicide, Doyle Flanagan turns a deaf ear to the baseless gossip and harsh rebukes. Ignoring his shattered reputation, he goes about his business, […]
Christine Presents: “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” ― Madeleine L’Engle
Bobble Head Babes The Continuing Saga… A Wrinkle In Time was my favorite book when I was in the sixth grade. It was ‘the best book ever.’ I don’t know how many times I read it. When my oldest daughter was old enough to read long books to, I bought a copy and read it to her. A Wrinkle In Time Became one of her […]
Christien Presents: You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it. Neil Gaiman
I’m one of the best daydreamers but I’m rarely bored. When people ask me where do I get my ideas, I usually say from everything and everyone around me. One idea builds upon another idea. Most writers would confirm that thought. Most I know have stories in their heads that will never be written, simply because of a lack of time. Yes, writers need to […]
Christine Presents: Friday’s Featured Title
Please welcome Angela Castle author of Healing Fire. Healing Fire: Book Three in the Kingdom of Kell Series Angela Castle angelacastleleros@yahoo.com Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 5 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com Melor, an elite warrior of the planet Kell, has come to Earth and the city of L.A to find a Protected to call his own, but all the women reject his attempts to […]
Christine Presents: “The first draft of anything is shit.” ― Ernest Hemingway
I think Hemingway, in a not so subtle way, is telling writers to edit then edit again. Which brings me to my thoughts on nano and writing vs. texting. While nano is a wonderful tool for young authors as well as old ones to complete a manuscript, authors need to remember that editing afterwards is just as important as the finished rough draft. The completed […]
