AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC GARRISON!

I want to extend a hearty congratulations to my very good friend and fellow Seventh Star Press author, Eric Garrison on his latest novel, FOUR TIL LATE. Eric, as I write this, you’ve gotten your first shipment of print copies of FOUR ‘TIL LATE your novel. I know what a thrill it is to seeContinue reading “AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC GARRISON!”

BOOK REVIEW: ALPHA INSTINCT by KATIE REUS (MOON SHIFTER SERIES #1)

Review: Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus (Moon Shifter series #1) Genre: Paranormal Romance Date published: February 7 2012 Publisher: Signet  Mass Market Paperback 368 pages  Other formats available: eBook, Kindle, Nook The vast majority of Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy novels center on vampires. Vampires are HOT! But what about the Lycan, sometimes known as the ShifterContinue reading “BOOK REVIEW: ALPHA INSTINCT by KATIE REUS (MOON SHIFTER SERIES #1)”

THE REWARDS OF WRITING

When I first started seriously pursuing my writing goals some three years ago, my life changed in ways that at the time I could have never imagined. Over the years, relationships formed with some very amazing people, who I never would have had the honor of knowing otherwise. My writing skills have improved and I’mContinue reading “THE REWARDS OF WRITING”

ARE YOU A WRITER?

Are you a writer and if so, why do you write and what do you write? Are you a starry eyed reader who thinks that the writing life is an exclusive society of posh, well to-do people who revel in success? These are serious questions you must ask yourself if you dare to write. IContinue reading “ARE YOU A WRITER?”

MO*CON 2013: MIND & SPIRIT OF THE ARTIST

This week I interviewed Maurice Broaddus, an urban fantasy author with dozens of published short stories to his credit and a novel trilogy titled, The Knights of Breton Court. We discussed the annual writing convention he hosts called Mo*Con and held in Indianapolis, IN.   How did Mo*Con come about? Mo*Con came about for 3 different reasons. First, myContinue reading “MO*CON 2013: MIND & SPIRIT OF THE ARTIST”

A WRITER’S DEPRESSION: PART TWO

Hello everyone! I’m picking off where I left off in the two-part series dealing with Writer’s Depression.  As a writer how suffers from depression, I know first-hand how devastating the effects of it can be.   The symptoms in and of themselves are enough to weigh a person down like an anchor, but how can  weContinue reading “A WRITER’S DEPRESSION: PART TWO”

A WRITER’S DEPRESSION: PART ONE

  I am a writer…    I am depressed…     I am not alone…   Writing is very often a solitary journey into the inner depths of one’s soul. A lot of what writers do is re-experiencing moments from our lives and/or our environments. We recreate and reimagine events in prose form, all in the effortContinue reading “A WRITER’S DEPRESSION: PART ONE”

MY FIRST WRITER’S RETREAT EXPERIENCE

On Friday, February 22, 2013 I attended my very first Indiana Horror Writers (IHW) Writer’s Retreat and the experience was very rewarding. I went into this with feelings of excitement and wariness. I’d heard stories from my fellow writers on what to expect and prepared myself accordingly. The first evening was spent settling into ourContinue reading “MY FIRST WRITER’S RETREAT EXPERIENCE”