Congratulations to Joyce Sterling Scarbrough for winning her own copy of “Sister Margaret” by Rhonda Parrish! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to have more giveaways and author visits soon.
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Secondary Characters = <3 - Guest Post by Rhonda Parrish
Have you ever fallen in love with a character in a story? How often is it a member of the supporting cast? It happens to me all the time. When I read “Breathers” by S.G. Browne my favorite character wasn’t the main character Andy, but his best friend Jerry. In Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book”… Continue reading Secondary Characters = <3 - Guest Post by Rhonda Parrish
Meet Rhonda Parrish!
I’ve known Rhonda Parrish for several years and am always amazed by her latest accomplishments.   In addition to inspiring other writers through an online writing community, she edits Niteblade and somehow manages to find the time to write original material.  Her story, “Sister Margaret“, was recently published by Eternal Press. In celebration of the occasion, Rhonda allowed me to… Continue reading Meet Rhonda Parrish!
Joanna Scott Blog Tour
Joanna Scott is the author of four novels, including 1997 Pulitzer Prize finalist The Manikin, and a short story collection, Various Antidotes, which was a finalist for the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award. She lives in Rochester, New York. On Monday she is on a blog tour for… Continue reading Joanna Scott Blog Tour
Interview with Connie Arnold
Connie Arnold is the author of two poetry collections – Beautiful Moments of Joy and Peace and Abiding Hope and Love. She lives in North Carolina with her husband Tom, and they have two children and three small grandsons. Connie lives with the daily challenges of lupus, and the pain and weakness it causes. I… Continue reading Interview with Connie Arnold
Upcoming Visitors
I have some guests stopping by the next two weeks. Please come back and make them feel welcome. April 23rd – Connie Arnold interview, excerpts and giveaway! April 27th – Book review of Joanna Scott’s newly published book, Follow Me. April 28th and 29th – Review of Sister Margaret by Rhonda Parrish along with an interview.  Rhonda will… Continue reading Upcoming Visitors
Tax Day
It’s Tax Day in the United States but there are a few places offering treats. Starting at lunchtime McDonalds offers a Quarter Pounder or Big Mac for 15 cents with the purchase of another at full price. MaggieMoo’s is offering a free scoop today. Diners can get 15% off their bill at P.F. Chang’s. The… Continue reading Tax Day
Meet Karina Fabian!
Last week you were introduced to today’s guest, Karina Fabian. I was fortunate enough to conduct an interview with her via email about her writing interests and the characters in Magic, Mensa and Mayhem. Amber: I feel like I’ve known Vern forever because I’ve heard about him for quite some time. I’m surprised Magic, Mensa… Continue reading Meet Karina Fabian!
Creating a Magic System – Guest Post by Karina Fabian
Creating a Magic System By Karina L. Fabian  Amber asked me to write a little about how magic works in the Faerie world and how I came up with its rules and philosophies. I’ll be frank–a lot of it is working itself out in the stories, so with each story or book where magic… Continue reading Creating a Magic System – Guest Post by Karina Fabian
Introduction to Vern and Grace
I wanted to take a moment of your time to introduce you to Vern and Sister Grace, the stars of Magic, Mensa and Mayhem. Vern is your average North African Faerie Wyvern with a not-so average lifestyle. Immortal and androgynous, he and his kind are no more evil than any other natural phenomenon. In fact,… Continue reading Introduction to Vern and Grace