You know when you just write or say something so awesome, you have to share? Well… Here it is! I AM the drop in the bucket. Please note my message icon. My face is forever posted like that on and off the screen. It suits me. Hello all! First, here is my boring, though […]
An Author’s Journal
An Author’s Journal 11 November 2015 – Amor Vincit Omnia release date 30 October 2015 – Today is the first day my paid ads on Facebook went live. I am recording the details for authors to see and will post the link when I have the post built. 29 October 2015 – Article “Parenting with […]
Frozen
This is my official “Review” on the movie “Frozen.” It’s been on my to-do list for awhile. I am very careful to call myself an “expert” on any topic, but in the case of Norway and Norse myth… I dare to say I am damn near qualified. What does this mean? It means, of all […]
Marie J. Phillips
Brain to Books Blog Tour Fast Facts: Author: Marie J. Phillips Genre: Science fiction and fantasy Books: The Furlites of Aroriel: Curse of Koris other published works. The Furlites of Aroriel: Book I- On Matissia Wings The Furlites of Aroriel: Book II- Earth-bred, Matissia-born The Furlites of Aroriel: Furlitian Short tales. Khan: A Maine Coon […]
Kristin Talgø
Brain to Books Blog Tour Fast Facts: Author name: Kristin Talgø Genre: Sci-fi Book: Escaping the Caves Official Site of Kristin Talgø Jess runs away from a life of violence to become an outcast only to find Escaping the Caves is harder than she thought. BIO I’ve always loved to read and write, and did […]
Speculation on “Elf”
Alfr is Old Norse for “River” and “Elfr” is the Anglicized name for “Alfr” meaning “River folk.” The Old Swedish term for River is “Alv.” Alv…Alf…Elf…River. “Alfheim” means “home of the river folk.” In Old Norse, most river names end in “-elfr” literally “river.” Klarelfr = Clear River in Varmland, Sweden Raumelfr = Thunder River […]
The Longships
“The Longships” by Enya The longships. Give me a moment while I sit back and ogle the memories. Tales of the Drui all started with a tantrum. I was so angry at another book I had read where the women were flaky and thrilled that they had been kidnapped and raped. I was enraged, to […]
Fire and Lies (The Seidr Cycle Book #2) Official Page
“What’s your fantasy about?”
A fire-throwing witch, queen of the elves, has to team up with her enemy to escape the Celtic gods hunting her. It takes place in 995 C.E. in Ancient Norway, Scandinavia, Midgard, Jotunheim, and Alfheim… It’s the Viking Era seen through the elves’ point of view.
The Scrap Book
Part of writing has always been organizing the writing. But there is a big difference between storing and sorting a book, and storing random “snippets” as they come to you. It seems silly to save an entire MS Word .DOC to my computer all for, literally, a five word sentence. So this is my Scrapbook: […]
Building Story
Now and then another writers comes to me with advice on writing. Below is a letter I wrote to one author in response to a plethora of questions she had on how a writer builds story. Dear Writer: Your question was: Oh! Also. I was wondering how much it really bugged you not […]