We are all familiar with emoji's in our day to day lives from text exchange on our phones, comments on social media, or even online message boards, they have become commonplace. They are even included in many computer keyboards so we can utilize them on most...
As book lovers we gravitate to bookstores as though there is a magnetic force compelling us to enter. Of course, there are as many types of bookstores as there are genres. Each one has its own unique personality from the big box stores with their brash inventory of...
The Ruby Cradle Book 2 of the Gemstone Series The critically acclaimed historical fantasy series continues by Rockhill Publishing’s own, James L. Hill It is the turn of the nineteenth century. The industrial age has begun. Steam powered ships has taken over the...
I am so happy to reveal my new look website, it's time it was updated to be honest and I was fortunate to have Konn Lavery of Reveal Design work with me to create a new look and increase functionality. There will be a learning curve with parts of the technical side,...
When we transition from writer to published author, there are many things that change. No longer can we sit in isolation, hide from the world, or pretend it's a 'hobby'. Words we created are available to the public and so begins the promotion bandwagon. The reality is...
We have all seen, and possibly used an almanac at one time or another, but what are they in actuality? A definition of an almanac is a regularly published listing of a set of current information about one or multiple subjects, such as weather forecasts, farmer's...
I am in the throes of updating my website, which has seen a couple of theme changes and additional pages since its inception in August 2010, I personally changed, but this new project has been a major review and revision. My techno knowledge is reasonable, but this...
The 23rd of June is National Typewriter Day. It is still, to many, the first image that comes to mind when we think about a writer. Of course, we have progressed through typewriters to word processors to computers and laptops and even smaller devices, such as the note...
As many of you know my eleventh book is launching on 22nd July. It is a western romance set in Alberta, Canada and centers around a champion barrel racer, Madison Beauchamp. She has the love of two men, one familiar and one an exotic stranger. Which will she chose? I...