I was thrilled to be interviewed by a New York radio station for their The Author's Lounge show with Author Hezzy and co-host Goddess Love. It was a fun filled chat about writing, inspiration, books and themes. My interview starts at 54.52 on the timeline. Link: Are...
Jejune - definition: 1. naive and simplistic 2. lacking interest or liveliness; dull I attended this event yesterday and from the start it was a struggle. Firstly, my friend, Linda's car would not start so I drove to her rescue with jump leads at hand. Normally, this...
Just a quick note my fantasy, The Rython Kingdom is now available at Barnes & Noble. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rython-kingdom-mandy-eve-barnett/1112817382 The famed troubadour, Guillem, attends the king’s court to recite a marvelous tale but his...
Tribulation - definition: a severe trial or period of suffering To thoroughly engage our readers our characters have to face or overcome trials of one sort or another. This is the core of our stories. In my novel, Life in Slake Patch, my POV character, Evan had a...
Parched - definition : to wilt and dry out from heat. Another descriptive word, which does the job of a long expositional sentence defining the landscape. But let's look at it another way. What if we are 'parched' for ideas? We have all stopped short in the midst of a...
Well I’m back to the grindstone but feeling relaxed and regenerated after a wonderful long weekend. The drive to Saskatoon took five hours and my companion, Linda, kindly drove all the way (although I did volunteer). For those of you who do not know, I live on the...
This past weekend is amongst the best I have ever had. Why you may ask, well in short two great writing events came to fruition for me. I was beside myself with excitement and smiling like the preverbal Cheshire Cat. Literally bursting with happiness and wanting to...