So you want to learn how to become invisible, huh? You came to the right place! You won’t need incantations, talismans, magical squares, or a functioning wand. You won’t even need camouflage clothing! All you need is the strength of your intention. According to the Ancients, intention is the real power behind magic. I can’t […]
When I connect with my Muse, the weirdest things happen—PSYCHIC things! What’s weirder, the more I write, the more these magical moments occur. Case in point: my work-in-progress is a Romantic suspense novel (Dance to the Devil’s Tune) set in Denver in 1883. In this novel, my heroine is a Pinkerton, and I’ve pitted […]
Welcome back, Apprentice Mages! I have spent the week visiting with Queen Hoodoo (over a few yummy mugs of spud ale, I might add.) Hoodoo, the most powerful practitioner of Stone Magic in my Guardians of Aeld Fantasy series, has graciously agreed to share some basic magical instruction with you budding Stone Powers. (Be sure […]
Greetings, Mighty Ones! Now you and I both know, you’re secretly a magical prodigy. You have enough spell power in your PINKY to make Merlin the Magician look like a doddering fool. However, as an up-and-coming archmage, you may still be undecided about which magical tradition you should follow. No worries. With a little […]
Author’s Note Every wizard needs a sidekick, right? When I started transitioning from Western Romance into YA Fantasy, I was inspired to start writing short stories around a fun theme, which I call, Wizards of the Wild West. As I developed the characters, I decided I would have more fun giving my Wizard hero an […]
I love myths – especially myths that inspire my Writing Muse. For the plot of my Guardians of Aeld series, I started researching gemstone lore. That’s when I stumbled upon a really cool legend about the Emerald, which dates back to Atlantis. It seems that tens of thousands of years ago, when Atlantis was in its […]
Ten years before anyone had ever heard of a “Paranormal Romance Novel,” I was writing a Romance in which the heroine possessed a special gift for healing people with her hands. (No, that Romance never got published. Bummer! However, I am incorporating my “field research” into my Young Adult Fantasy series, Guardians of Aeld, so […]
Quietly, over the last few weeks, I embarked on a grand adventure. I became a Miracle Magnet during my hour of need — thanks to developing a clear and consistent Attitude of Gratitude. The adventure started around March 28, when the Universe slapped me upside the head. Translation: I had to increase my income. Fast. […]
After all the cool chats I’ve been having with other authors about Reincarnation, I had a bizarre experience of my own, that I had to RUN to the keyboard to tell ya’ll about. First, I should probably confess that I am wholly open to the idea of Reincarnation. You may not be. And that’s okay. […]
I love how my Writing Muse communicates with me through my dreams, especially if I set an intention to bust writer’s block while I sleep. A couple of years ago, I got stalled writing Seduced by an Angel. I panicked, because I was on a stringent, self-imposed deadline for my e-book publisher. But my writing […]