It's IWSG time!Every month on the first Wednesday of the month, us writers come together to offer support, advice, encouragement or simply to shed our frustrations and woes with each other. Writing is a tough journey, and we don't have to go it alone.Thanks goes to the brain behind this group, Alex J. Cavanaugh! If you want to join in or find out more (because there is so much more to this group) then head on over here.
Special thanks goes to this month's co-hosts: Dolorah @ Book Lover,Christopher D. Votey, Tanya Miranda, and Chemist Ken! Thanks guys!
This month's question is...
How do major life events affect your writing? Has writing ever helped you through something?
Major life events (and even less major) can completely murder my writing. Not only does time become a huge issue, but my mind refuses to switch into imagination gear. But that's fine.
My philosophy is that writing can only happen by living. Major life events mold, teach, and widen the horizon in different ways. It is these experiences which help determine who we are as writers and how we write. Without them, we aren't who we are and can't write what we write.
What about you? How do those major life events affect your muse?
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I have two shout-outs today.... Gosh, I love to shout!
Happy Book Birthday week to one of my writing buds,
Krystal Jane Ruin and her amazing
The House of Falling Embers!
I was lucky enough to read an ARC copy and LOVED it.
Krystal thrives on the dark side of life, and this one is deliciously dark. Considering it's October...the month of dark and chilling reads...it's come out with perfect timing.
Once upon a time there was a witch. She was a kind witch, but that didn’t matter. The people were afraid, and fear often turns to hatred.
When Artemis was thirteen, her best friend Aris was swallowed by the crumbling house they found in the woods. Like a coward, she abandoned him to the horror within.
She moved away. She tried to forget. But when she finds herself back in her old neighborhood after college, the ghosts—and her guilt—are waiting. A charred figure stalks her dreams, and someone, or something, haunts her from the trees.
Going back into the woods might be the only way to save her sanity.
Because nine years later, the house is still there. Still waiting. Still restless.
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One year anniversary!!!
99 cent sale for October!!!
Need
a creepy Halloween read?
To
celebrate the first anniversary of
FULL DARK: An Anthology, we’ve
dropped
the e-book price to just 99c
for the
entire month of October!
And 100%
of the proceeds benefit
veterans
and first responders!
What happens in the dark will
come to light.
Full Dark is a collection of eleven short works with impressive depth and
range. Twisted tales of ghosts, villains, and the paranormal await you—mystery,
heinous fantasy, and pure suspense. Acclaimed and award-winning authors as well
as a few talented newcomers have joined forces to be your guide. Venture into
the dark if you dare.
Just
A Matter Of Time by Loni Townsend
Forerunner
by David Powers King
Taking
Care Of You by Carrie Butler
The
Apartment by Lisa Buie-Collard
The
Caricature by Nick Wilford
Shifting
Sands by Elizabeth Seckman
Shadows
Falling On Rainbows by Celeste Holloway
Meringue, Murder or Marzipan by Tonja Drecker
Haunted
Lake by Michelle Athy
Soul
Coin by Laura Rich
Retribution
by Melissa Maygrove
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FULL DARK is a benefit anthology.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Gary Sinise Foundation, an
organization that does many wonderful things for our country's active military,
its veterans, and the countless first responders who sacrifice so much to keep
us safe.
Publisher: Obsidian Books
Release date: October 30, 2017
Rating: PG-13
Available for Amazon Kindle and Nook
(search ‘Full Dark Maygrove’)
Also in paperback at regular price.
