It’s #BookQW and Cor puts trees first in ‘order’ every time. Excerpt from Chapter 1: With Cor wiping the weapon, they left the conservatory and approached a door just inside the main house. Master Harold put a hand to it, letting his magic flow unlock it. The old gas lamp flared as they entered, a […]
It’s #bookqw and one girl’s ‘drink’ is not a wizard’s delight. Excerpt from Chapter 10: “Are you hungry?” asked Fern. “Aye, I have nae eaten yet today. Do you keep your stores here?” “Aye, er, yes,” she said, shaking her head. “In the kitchen.” She led him to the back of the house and flung […]
It’s #bookqw and something mysterious & ‘cold’ has caught Fern on a magical island. More of the excerpt: Fern tried pulling her feet free of some scrubby bush. Her right ankle was stuck and numb. It didn’t hurt, but it was super cold, colder than the rest of her. She couldn’t see what held her […]
It’s #bookqw and the future of Fern’s family land is in ‘question.’ Excerpt from chapter 2: The council would seek replacement caretakers if Gran didn’t bring it into compliance, which could be satisfied if she grew the plants on their list. After the no-nonsense Sir Humus left, Gran had stood on the front porch a […]
I love animals, and so they appear in all of my novels, usually as fully-formed characters. In the August 29th excerpt from The Witch of the Meadows, I introduced you to Hilda, the guinea pig who lives with Fern’s Gran. Today, we’re venturing further into the novel…Chapter 16! Excerpt: Around the next corner, the shrubs […]