Want to know more about me and my novels? Want a chance to win two FREE electronic copies of my Magical Misfits cozy mysteries? Then head across to Facebook, to the Cozy Mystery Village group, where I’ll be participating in an author takeover tomorrow at 5 PM EST
First off the block was fellow author, blogger, and reviewer Lilyana Shadowlyn. Read her fantastically well-written review here: And if you’d like to know more about my main protagonist, Myrtle Coldron, how about a day in the life of a rookie witch. Read more in Dru’s Book Musings:
To celebrate the launch of the sequel, Down The Hatch on 1 April, In My Attic will be free until 1 April inclusive! Get your copy HERE.
Weelll, sadly it’s not all mine. I only wrote Chapter Five of “Bird of the Gods”, a fabulous, fun, FREE adventure novel, which started posting on Wattpad today. Mine will follow in a few days – on November 13. https://www.wattpad.com/1282516303-bird-of-the-gods-a-writer%27s-relay-project-chapter?preview=true
The global information war is raging, and it’s getting really hard to separate truth from lie. However, with a few basic tricks, there is a way through the web of deceit. Foremost, it’s important to take every piece of information with a pinch of salt. Facts can be interpreted in different ways. That is legitimate. Facts can be faked. That’s not legitimate, but unfortunately very common. The key approach to steering clear of info traps is 1 – Never rely on one source for your…Continue Reading “How fake to do you take your news?”
If you could spend time with a character from your book, which character would it be? And what would you do during that day? That would be either Myrtle—I would try to reassure her that everything will turn out all right—or Petty, the primula. She is so optimistic and cheerful, something I really am not and a good dose of that will go a long way. Tell us about the conflict in this book. What is at stake for your characters? The conflict centers on…Continue Reading “In My Attic is published – interview with the author – Part 2”
Pissed-off rattlesnakes? Check. Hungry Caimans? Check. Murderous thugs and heinous villains pulling strings from afar? Check and check. Add the forgotten tomb of an Incan Emperor into the mix, a Texan treasure hunter and a British librarian, ah—sorry Kate, make that a historian—plenty of untouched jungle and, yes, a raging underground stream and you get GOLD RIVER. Think Die Hard, only in the Peruvian Andes. The whole story is pure action from the moment Tom tests his latest Amazon purchase—a metal detector—in the Texan desert….Continue Reading “Review of “Gold River” by Eric Dabbs”
“ It’s every archaeologist’s dream to explore the hidden tombs of Egypt. Unfortunately for me, my dream turns into a nightmare when Xander Harrison, a childhood friend who betrayed me, joins my team.I came to Egypt to study the ancient past, not to be confronted with my own.” I love Egypt, I’ve travelled there many times. Not so much in the recent past, sadly. Which is why I’m forever looking for stories that can transport me across to the Nile (and the Red Sea). “The…Continue Reading “Review of “The Stolen Papyrus” by Cate Turner”
The old adage „Every word counts“ still applies. Agents won’t plough throw waffle, nor will the reader. Easier said than done, though. If you’re an over-writer, which I am, a crucial part of editing is cutting through the creepers, making sure your plot and characters can dazzle and shine. How? Search your manuscript for those instants where you combined a speech tag “she said” with an action beat. “You’re a real jerk,” she said and tossed her hair. Either let her say it or let…Continue Reading “The Fiction Editing Files – On Writing Lean and Mean”
How to kill you darlings – editing tips for self-publishing authors