It’s #bookqw and unusual ‘regret’ makes our hero pause. More from a point in the story where our heros can’t eliminate a mysterious pest that is devouring the autumn harvest, and have trouble with renegade hands hired to help them. Read on in Chapter 25: Jac blew out an exasperated puff of air, clearly ready […]
It’s #bookqw and our heroine has good reason to extend her time to ‘mourn’. More from Chapter 1: Annmar had to say no, and say it firmly and businesslike—not ladylike—before her choices were no longer her own. The door to the factory opened, admitting a brief racket and Mr. Shearing. Broad-shouldered and fit, save for […]
It’s #bookqw and Daeryn’s enemies might be as ‘tight’ as friends. I’m celebrating the 5th anniversary of publishing The Unraveling, Volume 1 of The Luminated Threads. Yesterday’s post included several insider details of my writer’s journey in this story. Read it here. I also posted an excerpt from my heroine’s viewpoint, that of a proper […]
2015. So long ago. And not that long ago. The Unraveling was the first of my books that I chose to release. I began writing it in 2012, a flow of words that reached over 200K. Critique partners suggested I break it into shorter novels and form a ‘serialized novel.’ Here’s my original promo when […]
It’s #bookqw and our heroine has a ‘secret’ experiment. More from Chapter 19: She blew out a breath of disappointment. “This doesn’t tell me anything about how I did it.” They were looking at her oddly, so she admitted, “I’ve never done this before.” “Never?” they asked in unison. She didn’t blame them, but she […]
My second proof has arrived and the interior is per-fect. (finally!) I’m taking another day to decide glossy or matte? Matte or glossy? I really like the feel of the matte, but these colors really pop in glossy! A photo doesn’t quite show the difference, but here it is: Matte on left, glossy on right. […]
Wow, I’m still grinning stupidly from cover reveal day. Thanks for all the posts, tweets and good wishes! So how about that beautiful farming valley my cover artist Craig created? The Peaks District in England–the setting of the story–doesn’t quite look like this, as my Pinterest research board shows. I bet you’ve figured out why […]
Woo-hoo! Welcome to my cover reveal for The Unraveling, Volume One of The Luminated Threads! Isn’t it beautiful? I’m so very lucky to be working with the creative and talented Craig Shields. (I wrote a post about him a few days ago—see it here.) ~ ~ ~ About the Book: In 1868 England, the competition to […]
My heroine Annmar is an artist with extra-special talent. Wait until she figures out what she can really do!
My cover reveal! If I was a gif person you’d see me cheering, but instead I have still photo… of a tiny piece of the cover, because, you know, the cover reveal isn’t until May 26th. (!) What is that Sprouting Star, you ask? Well, that’s me. I wanted to do all I could to […]