How is your Goodreads Challenge shaping up? I am currently 3 books ahead of schedule, not entirely sure how, but it does give me some breathing room. These are the books I read, and I am currently reading The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. This is not counting...
Hop on over to see my interview with Simon Rose today. An interview with Mandy Eve-Barnett Mandy Eve-Barnett is a multi-genre author writing children’s, YA, and adult books full of adventure and surprising twists in plot and genre. Her passion for writing emerged...
We are all more than familiar with the modern Valentine's Day and it's commercialism, but do you know the various origins of the day? The first celebration was actually a Roman festival called Lupercalia that welcomed spring. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then...
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...
Author Collaborative I was fortunate to be asked to write a guest post on Heather L. Barksdale's blog. My topic - utilizing prompts to spark an idea for a story. As many of you know I have used prompts in this way in the past, and am sure to use them in the future....
I'm so excited to share the new cover for my speculative fiction novel, Life in Slake Patch. Isn't it beautiful? This is how I see Evan and Kate in the story. I love her expression of strength and determination. You can see how much Evan adores her by his gaze. Thanks...
This past weekend was special for me as I attended an online interview hosted by Bloody Scotland between Stephen King and Linwood Barclay. As you all know by now, I am a huge King fan - his ability to immerse his readers into a story immediately is such a skill. You...
We have looked at how book covers change from country to country, but how many titles have changed? Do you know? I have altered a couple of my own titles as the story evolved and a better title came to mind. Initially, when I was writing my YA novella, Creature Hunt...
Until 31st July you can grab many of my books from Smashwords at a sale price. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mevebarnett As you well know I write in multiple genres, so how do you choose which one to read? There are several options on where you can research...