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
My first post about book soundtracks was more of a “what a book soundtrack means to me” or “how I craft my book soundtrack” type of post. From here on out, the posts in this series are going… Read More
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: a theft of magic, book soundtracks, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, magic, music, romance, sara bareilles, songs, Writing, writing process
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
I can’t believe I haven’t already waxed enthusiastic about Seton Hill on this blog, but let me take a brief moment to say: if you are an aspiring writer, or a published writer looking to up your game… Read More
Category: Publishing, Writing, Writing ConventionsTags: appearances, book signings, conventions, essential magic, fantasy, in your write mind, iywm, mfa programs, panels, seton hill university, shu, SHU WPF, workshops, wpf, Writing, writing popular fiction
To continue this week’s theme of romance and sex, I thought it was a good time to discuss how I bring the fantasy elements into my fantasy romance. Often in fantasy stories, the mages or supernaturally-inclined folk are… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: alternate history, books, essential magic, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, history, magic, romance, sex, victorian era, Writing
YA and children’s author A.J. Culey is visiting today, with a fun article previewing the events to come in her newest paranormal humor book, The Trouble with Antlers, which releases June 23, 2016. Human Proofing Shifter High by Norris… Read More
Essential Magic releases in less than a week! To celebrate the release, I’m going on tour! I will be visiting various blogs all next week. Here on my blog, I’ll be posting a series on sex and romance,… Read More
Category: Blog Tour, Fay of Skye Series, Publishing, WritingTags: Blog Tour, blogs, books, essential magic, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, guest posts, links, publicity, Publishing, romance, Writing
When I first started writing, I assumed my career would follow the path that was common at that time (the 90s-now I’ve dated myself!). I would try to find an agent or hope my work made it through… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, Publishing, WritingTags: author's journey, books, cover art, ebooks, editing, essential magic, expenses, fantasy, fay of skye, indie books, marketing, print books, publicity, Publishing, romance, self-promotion, self-publishing, SHU WPF, social media, Writing
One of the most interesting parts of the process of creating an alternate history is the research. I’ve already written a post with a list of my research materials for the Fay of Skye series (and I’ve pinned… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, Research, WritingTags: 1895, alternate history, changing history, essential magic, etta mae cook, fantasy, fay of skye, magic, Research, romance, victorian era, Writing
eBook retailers: Amazon | iBooks | Kobo | Nook Print retailers: Amazon | CreateSpace Essential Magic – The Fay of Skye, Book One A woman driven to excel. A man ashamed of his past. A desire that could lead… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: 1890s, alternate history, books, etta, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay clan books, fay of skye, magic, mal, romance, victorian era, Writing
