Wilde's Fire

The exciting first book of the Darkness Falls series!

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Frog #TheWritersCollection

Little green frog never bothered anyoneResting on the side of the house to avoid the midday sunMy children spotted you and squealed in delightThey must have given you quite a frightJumping from child to child, you tried to get awayBut the tiny hands grabbed you, persistent to playI warned them to let you go, your capture was unfairAnd what do you know, you wound up hiding in my daughter’s hairSnapping a picture was the only way To ensure we never...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

I'm rocket propelling you guys through the book. Today's excerpt comes from one of the later chapters where Kate's world spirals even further out of her control. I'm not going to give you a set up . . . I'll leave it all to your imagination.Enjoy! ~ "How could you?" Brad asks, keeping his gaze focused on Arland. Without a doubt I know Brad is talking to me, but I cannot find the words to respond, cannot find the courage to speak to the guy who’s always been there when I needed him. His question I expected, but this fight I did not. "When you calm...

Friday, January 27, 2012

Hachoo

Ermm...something's wrong with me. Something I can't stop. Something I can't handle. Eeeek! Send help. I have a head cold. I don't do sick well. Not because I want to whine a lot when I'm sick (which I do), but because there are so many other things I want to spend my time on.Hachoo. (Sorry)I wanted to make a Friday Funny today . . . I really did, but headaches and exhaustion consumed all my "spare time" for the week. Waaah. Actually I haven't accomplished...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Guest Blog: Debra Kristi

You may have noticed a trend around here lately . . . or maybe you don't pay attention, but either way, I'm highlighting YA Authors. We just don't get enough love, do we?Debra Kristi has been a great supporter of mine. I think I may have been her inspiration (or butt kicker) to start her blog. Maybe I'm giving myself too much credit?She's a great writer, and friend, and I'm happy to have her share a taste of her writing style with us today.Make sure...

Monday, January 23, 2012

Heaven and Hell #TheWritersCollection

My parents said Heaven could be found on Earth, but they were wrong. Earth is Hell with only occasional glimpses of Heaven. Every day people suffer. Homelessness, murder, starvation—these are some of this world’s problems, and there is no end in sight. Yet when my family travels to the tops of the mountains, hikes through the lush forests, and swims in the beautiful creeks and streams, a little piece of Heaven seems to slice through all the bad.But I still miss Elysia.We moved here because our planet could no longer sustain life. The war between...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

Well it's time for another installment of Six Sentence Sunday. This week I'm going to dump a fiery red-head, a hunky hero, and ah . . . um . . . Kate on you.Arland has just served up two bowls of slop prepared by Flanna with a little help from magic. The food looks terrible, but is surprisingly yummy. And if you read the bit about Kate and Arland going into the washroom together, and how Flanna gave Kate a hard time about that, (See SSS entries here and here ) then you'll know exactly what Kate is talking about here. ;-)Enjoy!~Lowering my voice...

Friday, January 20, 2012

What's In Your Trunk?

Since What’s In Your Purse was such an accidental success, I thought I’d run a few more "What’s In Your ____" and see what we can come up with. I stuff lots of random crap in lots of random places—and apparently my family likes to put their random crap in my bag—so this week I’ve decided to inspect my trunk.Honestly, I’m glad to say there isn’t much junk in my trunk, but I’ve listed for you what I found.Please, please share what you find. We don’t judge here, but we will laugh WITH you. - Dirt (About six months ago my husband and I went to Lowes...

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Success and Failure

I've repeated my catch phrase so many times I'm sure you all have it memorized: mother of three who works fifty miles from home and writes in her "spare time".But the truth is, as denoted by the quotes, I don't have any spare time. I want to succeed as an author so I make time to write. Whether I'm daydreaming on my commute, chugging out the words during my two fifteen minute breaks and half hour lunch at work, or carting the laptop all around my house with me till eleven or later every evening, you can be sure I'm writing . . . or doing something...

Monday, January 16, 2012

Once Upon A Time #TheWritersCollection

I've been invited to be a part of The Writer's Collection. Each week they suggest a theme and then authors of different genres put their spin on it. This is the first week I've been involved. I wrote this up as a flash fiction piece (something I put together rather quickly). If you'd like to check out how the other authors spun "Once Upon A Time", please head on over to The Writers Collection website and check them out.~My grandmother lies in her hospital bed, machines and wires hooked in places that make me cringe, fighting for her life. Watching...

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

Did someone hit fast forward? I swear this week flew by. Maybe that's because I had to write this on Monday. ;-)Last week I introduced you all to Flanna, my fiery red-head. Not only is she my favorite character to write, but she is one of my beta reader's favorite characters to read. This week I'm going to give you Kate's reaction to Flanna's comments. Enjoy!~Pulling a chair out at the closest table, I sit down and put my face in my hands. My legs bounce; my palms sweat. I’m messing up Arland’s relationship with his people. They cannot lose respect...

Friday, January 13, 2012

Friday Funny

This has been a fantastic week, and the weekend is only going to be better!Today I'm sharing a strip I created based off yesterday's What's In Your Purse post. I loved all the responses you submitted and hope more keep coming in! I've also included a teaser line from soon-to-be-released Wilde's Fire after the funny (keep your eye out for promotions and announcements!).Enjoy!This excerpt from Wilde's Fire is an exchange between Kate and her sister:I...

Thursday, January 12, 2012

What's In Your Purse?

My lips are always in desperate need of gloss during the winter. I keep a stash of balms in my purse, so a little while ago I grabbed my bag and rooted around the pockets, but didn’t immediately find what I needed. Instead, these are the things I found:- A medal for Kid #2 finishing the one-mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day – (She was soo cute and proud of herself when she crossed the finish line!)- A Wrigley’s wrapper with a stale, half piece of never chewed gum – (Eww.)- Receipts, gobs of them – (Another sign we spend too much money!)- An...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Guest Blog: Raine Thomas

I was so excited when Raine agreed to write a guest post for me. For months I've been drooling over the covers of the Daughters of Saraqael Trilogy, Raine's YA Fantasy/Romance novels. We've been chatting back and forth, constantly interrupted by our "real" lives, for awhile and now she's here, on my blog, sharing a never-before-seen excerpt from her soon to be released novel, Defy. What could be better than that?Nothing!I'll stop rambling and hand...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Do You Makeup?

I’m not a fan of waking up early every morning to stand in front of the mirror, painting an artificial beauty on my face. There are things in life I would much rather spend my time on . . . like sleep. As a mother of three, a full time employee at a job far away from home, and a writer, sleep is not something I get much of. I’ve convinced myself my natural appearance is the real me, the me I should be showing the world because it’s the me I was born with, but I cannot deny how makeup makes me feel when I do decide to wear it. Somehow the lotions...

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

Time for another round of Six Sentence Sunday. Woohoo. Last week you all got a taste of Kate and Arland, and this week I want you to meet Flanna. She's my fiery red-head, and I LOVE her. She may be my favorite character to write.Enjoy!~For Arland's sake I don't want anyone to read more into us than they need to. "You are no fun." Flanna abandons me to stir some sort of slop over the fire."We just talked." She flashes a grin over her shoulder. "Call it what you will, but I saw you go into the wash room together."~ To read other Six Sunday greatness,...

Friday, January 6, 2012

Weekly Funny

This week has been crazy busy and I didn't have the time--or energy--to create a cute comic strip. But what I have stumbled upon--no, not the social media site--thanks to the lovely Carol Clarke (@cagssoc on Twitter), is this hysterical YouTube video that captures the essence of my blog post from yesterday. (What Girls Want)Hope you enjoy, and I hope you have a great weekend....

Thursday, January 5, 2012

What Girls Want

On New Year’s Eve I had the incredible opportunity to spend some time around a few teenagers. I love kids, especially when they talk to one another, but that night provided me with scary insight as to What Girls Want. Not necessarily from guys—sorry for anyone who came here thinking I have all the answers—but from themselves and from other women. As the epic countdown to the end of the world 2012 neared, someone turned on the big screen tv and flipped through different channels, trying to discover the most entertaining program to watch. Since the...

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Backsplash

A year ago my husband and I made a crazy—but wonderful—decision to build a house. We’d lived in our previous home for six years and everything was tailored to our likes. Pretty colors painted on the walls. Beautiful hardwoods in the family room. Furniture hand-selected by the two of us to go in every room. But we desired more space to spread out games on the floor to play with our children, more space in the yard to run around, more trees between...

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Teaser with a Tune

Today is Kid #2's 5th birthday. She couldn't be more thrilled. Somehow she thinks she'll be riding on the bus and going to school with the rest of the kids starting . . . um . . . today. For a while we've been trying to explain she won't be going to school until the fall, but she's just not catching on. Anyway, enjoy the teaser, I'll be planning the surprise party she's been asking for. :-)Listen to this while reading the teaser: “Katriona?”There’s so much I want, but is it really that much to ask? I want the life I was beginning to have. I want...

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

2012 . . . Can you believe it? I'm in shock. I feel like 2011 just started. Sigh. This is going to be an excellent year though! Wilde's Fire will be published, and maybe even the second and third books in that trilogy, too. Anyway, I've missed all my fantastic Six Sunday visitors. Hopefully I've provided you with six entertaining lines!Enjoy!~“Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?” I ask.“Only my mother, when I was a child,” Arland says, looking down at the water.Moving to the other side of the enclosure, I sit next to him. “Well now...

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