More Great NetGalley Reads

I’m trying to expand from Westerns but NetGalley has four more I couldn’t resist: Under Pressure–a damaged body, an exceptional mind, and boundless curiosity–ingredients for an FBI agent Hard Vengeance–former special forces Jon Reznick investigates the apparent murder of his girlfriend Serpentine–Alex Delaware again out-analyzes a murderer –received free from NetGalley in return for an … Continue reading →

Excerpt from Twenty-four Days

A good efriend, Liz Gauffreau, mentioned in a comment that she enjoyed the snippets writers share from their own writing. It reminded me I pretty much never do that. And she’s right–if people don’t know what my writing is like, why would they risk the time to read the novel? So, I’m going to share … Continue reading →

How to Survive Rejection

An efriend writer originally published this as a guest post on their blog to help me launch my latest prehistoric fiction, Against All Odds. In case you missed it there, here are my anecdotal thoughts on how to survive rejection (something I know a lot about): *** I have a lot of experience with rejections. … Continue reading →

#AtoZChallenge: Genres–Web Serials

The A to Z Challenge asks bloggers to post 26 articles on a themed topic. It’s supposed to be every day except Sundays during the month of April but I did this last year, found it way to busy for the likes of me, and decided to post mine ‘about’ once a month. Yes, it’ll take … Continue reading →

I’m traveling–How I’m Doing on LoN #5

This month, I’m joining Janet Rose’s Readers Circle where I will share my writing process, how my month of writing has gone, and a few ideas about the next book in the Dawn of Humanity trilogy, Laws of Nature. A boy blinded by fire. A woman raised by wolves. An avowed enemy offers help. A … Continue reading →

Valentine’s Romance

If you have a romance novel, please add it to the comments so we can crowdsource Valentine’s Day. Here are two I liked: Juggernaut–fun romantic story about innocense, crime, and justice Snow White and the Civil War (Part 1)–a Civil War era take on Snow White complete with dwarves, wicked stepmother, and magic –a note … Continue reading →

#AtoZChallenge: Genres–Varsity Novel

The A to Z Challenge asks bloggers to post 26 articles on a themed topic. It’s supposed to be every day except Sundays during the month of April but I did this last year, found it way to busy for the likes of me, and decided to post mine ‘about’ once a month. Yes, it’ll take … Continue reading →

Walk With Me…

I walk a lot more than usual. If you love walking, join me on a trip through my neighborhood. I only walk about two miles but it’s a lovely walk. The stars of the walk–horses. There are quite a few in my neighborhood so enjoy their pictures! Blackbirds spend the day flying through the neighborhood. … Continue reading →

Seasonal Creativity

Here’s a wonderful guest post from efriend, Cherie Dawn, author of Girl on Fire, on seasonal creativity. I haven’t written about this… well… ever on WordDreams so I’m thrilled Cherie offered to discuss it. It’s actually a big problem for a lot of writers. Season Creativity: How I Stay Creative in the Cold of Winter … Continue reading →

Diana Peach–a Fantasy Author I would Read More of

I’m a Diana Peach fan. I finish out her Unraveling the Veil series with these two books. In a word–amazing. Here are my reviews: Allies and Spies by D. Wallace Peach 5/5 In D. Wallace Peach’s Allies and Spies, Book 2 of the Unraveling the Veil trilogy (see my review of Book 1, Liars and … Continue reading →