Welcome to the cover reveal for The Twisting, Volume Two of The Luminated Threads by Laurel Wanrow! The talented Craig Shields www.craigshields.co.uk has beautifully depicted the magical Victorian world of this new adult steampunk fantasy romance. His cover artwork graces both the ebook and a print paperback edition. Pre-order The Twisting on Amazon for the special […]
Lots of feet tapping going on here while I wait to release Volume Two’s cover into the world! So let’s take a break with another teaser: Daeryn and the nocturnal guards are battling ever-increasing pests, ones that seem bizarre, even by Blighted Basin standards. It’ll take extra creativity to defeat them. Is our team is […]
Good morning! In one of those bizarre techy things, when I uploaded The Twisting to Amazon both it and an ‘untitled’ third volume in The Luminated Threads series populated themselves on Goodreads. Therefore, I can already say: Please add The Twisting to your Goodreads shelf. And while you wait you can read two chapters. (It […]
But while you wait, here’s a teaser from The Twisting, Volume Two of The Luminated Threads. Read chapter one here!
While I’m still looking for ARC reviewers for the The Twisting, I realize you can’t very well jump into the second book in a paranormal series. Good news! The Unraveling is available for ‘Read It & Review It’ with the Goodreads New Adult Book Club group. That means it’s available in exchange for an honest […]
Have you read THE UNRAVELING? (Or were you waiting to see if I’d really put out the rest of the novel?) If you did, please consider putting up a review. Every single review helps an indy author. Honestly. THE TWISTING’s release is coming soon, and I’m looking for prior reviewers to join my ARC list. […]
Ta-da! I think my outfit came together pretty well. The most fun I had was watching my fellow writers do double-takes upon realizing who I was. Replacing my regular glasses, with their square purple frames, sure made a difference, not to mention just dressing up for a change. I could not keep my short hair […]
Now we arrive at the minor accessories for trying to present a historical look. Isn’t it the details that make an image? I feel one of the most noticeable details some of us need to grapple with is eye wear. Unfortunately, it’s also an expensive one. I cannot see without glasses, and my current ones […]
Dressing properly isn’t just the clothes; the accessories must be right to make a correct historical presence. I have a few more things to prepare for my Victorian costume to be ready for the Baltimore Book Festival. Anyone and everyone going out of the house in Victorian times wore a hat. During the time The […]
When I first decided to attend the Baltimore Book Festival, I also decided to dress Victorian, the era my series The Luminated Threads is set. I already knew it’d be fun because I put together a steampunk costume for a RWA conference a few years ago. But that was fantasy and easy–I could collect up […]