I had the very great privilege of reading Steel Time by J.L. Gribble in the beta stages, and I am so excited to share this excerpt with all of you! In a world with vampires, warrior-mages, weredragons, and sarcastic… Read More
Category: alternate history, Guest BlogTags: alternate history, alternate history fantasy, books, elves, fantasy, fiction, j.l. gribble, magic, mercenaries, steel blood, steel empires, steel magic, steel time, steel victory, time travel, urban fantasy, vampires, warrior mage
Check out an excerpt from Memories of Magic’s “Meet Cute”–where Olivia and Savit meet for the first time!
Category: Fay of Skye Series, Publishing, Teasers, WritingTags: 1890s, alternate history, alternate history victorian fantasy romance, books, Excerpts, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, fiction, historical fantasy, historical fiction, magic, meetings, memories of magic, olivia, romance, savit, teaser, victorian era, Writing
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m going to talk about LOVE TRIANGLES. Specifically, love triangles gone wrong. Which is most of them.
Category: WritingTags: books, conflict, eloisa james, false conflict, janet evanovich, lazy writing, love, love triangles, lucien, menage a trois, pet peeves, romance, Romance Pet Peeves, series, sorcha, stephanie plum, story, theft of magic, Writing
I recently read a book that really bugged me, and after mulling it over I’ve figured out why. I decided to make a blog post about it, and that spawned an idea for a semi-regular blog series about my… Read More
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: books, breaking character, conflict, false conflict, pet peeves, romance, romance triangle, separation, series, tv, will-they-or-won't-they, Writing
Today I am going to gush about how wonderful my editor is. A subtitle to this blog post could be: And Why They Are Worth Every Penny. (ETA: Also, I am defining friends here as: someone who always… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, Publishing, WritingTags: beat sheet, books, copy editing, developmental editing, editing, gwen hayes, independent publishing, indie books, outline, proofreading, romancing the beat, Writing
Every Hero Needs a Sidekick: Mudarra and Yusuf from SEVEN NOBLE KNIGHTS by J. K. Knauss Writing a novel set more than one thousand years ago has many pleasures and challenges. The character I had the most trouble adapting to… Read More
Category: Guest Blog, WritingTags: books, guest blogs, guest posts, historical fantasy, historical fiction, history, iberian peninsula, j k knauss, medieval fantasy, spain
The book soundtrack for A Merge of Magic includes songs like “Brave Enough” by Lindsey Stirling and Christina Perri, “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles, and “Heart’s a Mess” by GOTYE.
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: book soundtracks, books, christina perri, fay clan books, fay of skye, gotye, ian, lindsey stirling, music, sara bareilles, viola
A Merge of Magic A Fay of Skye Prequel – Part One of Six Viola Fay Seward had the terrible misfortune to fall in love with her soul mate at the age of sixteen. Rather than inform him… Read More
Category: Cover Reveals, Fay of Skye Series, Publishing, WritingTags: a merge of magic, alternate history, alternate history victorian fantasy romance, books, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay clan books, fay of skye, ian, kindle unlimited, magic, prequel, romance, serial novel, spicy romance, steamy romance, viola, viola and ian
I’m hosting a Goodreads Giveaway for Essential Magic! There are 10 copies of the paperback version up for grabs, so enter for your chance to win! Goodreads Book Giveaway Essential Magic by Cara McKinnon Giveaway ends July 31, 2016…. Read More
Category: Excerpts, GiveawaysTags: alternate history, books, essential magic, Excerpts, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay clan books, fay of skye, Giveaways, goodreads, magic, romance
This week on my blog I have special guest J.L. Gribble, author of Steel Victory and its brand new sequel, Steel Magic! J.L.’s going to talk about the revision process, something to keep in mind if you’re doing Camp NaNo this… Read More
Cara McKinnon 