Author & Ecologist
This month's ebook giveaway is a novel by one of my all-time favorite authors, Philippa Gregory. One of the questions I'm most often asked, as an author, is why I write fantasy. The truth of the matter is I came to fantasy through the back door. Before I began working on Eolyn, I'd read very... Continue Reading →
Saturday was Girl Scout STEM Day at Avila, a yearly event hosted by our Tri Beta biology student club. Several of our science faculty participate, and this year, I brought out the bees. Thanks to my growing collection and somewhat more secure knowledge of our local fauna, I was able to show our area Girl... Continue Reading →
After a year-long break from the con circuit, I'm dipping my feet back into the waters this spring. April 20-22, I'm attending the Chanticleer Authors Conference in Bellingam, WA. This looks like a great cross-genre conference geared toward the craft and career of writing. Still, I wouldn't have considered going if Daughter of Aithne hadn't been short... Continue Reading →
Friends in the northeast are getting pummeled by one deep freeze after another, but here in the Midwest, spring has made its presence felt. The sun shines bright over warm and breezy days. Daffodils are pushing up through the dirt. Birds defend their territories and build nests, and the grass looks greener every time I... Continue Reading →
It's been two years (!) since I published Eolyn in its second edition, as Book One of The Silver Web Trilogy. Book Two, Sword of Shadows, came out later that same year, and Book Three, Daughter of Aithne, was released last summer. All in all, we've had a good run. While sales have been modest, the books have received... Continue Reading →
This week, I'm celebrating my birthday with the first in a series of monthly ebook giveaways featuring titles by some of my favorite authors. During the month of March, you have a chance to win the Kindle edition of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust, the much celebrated prequel to The Golden Compass. I still remember... Continue Reading →
I'm a little late getting this out, but there is a Kindle countdown deal running for EOLYN, Book One of The Silver Web. The price has been temporarily reduced to $0.99. Later today, that will increase to $1.99. By the end of the weekend, there will be one more price increment to $2.99 before the... Continue Reading →
I've been inspired these past days by the eloquence and leadership of the survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida - and saddened to the depths of my spirit by the horror they were forced to confront. So much innocent blood has been shed over so many years. With each... Continue Reading →
I'd like to try something new this year, and I'm inviting you to join me on a practice run. I've set up an Amazon giveaway of Paula Brackston's novel Return of the Witch. No purchase is necessary - all you have to do to enter is follow me on Amazon. The giveaway ends on February 21, so... Continue Reading →
