It’s the first Friday of the month! It’s Quill Time!Most authors have other jobs besides writing—and that includes being a full-time parent (which is hard work!). Along the route we’ve picked up various sorts of education, training or experience. We thought it might be interesting to discuss how our other jobs or experiences influence our writing. Does it make it easier? Harder? PATRICIA REDINGAuthor of OathtakerPatricia’s websiteLike most writers, I also have another “life.” I practice law. For the most part, my legal background is a benefit to writing. Admittedly, however, there is at least one downside to it . […]
Roy Huff: Everville, the Rise of Mallory
The newest book in Roy Huff’s Young Adult “Everville” series is out—and on sale until tomorrow only! As the epic journey continues, a victorious Owen Sage stands undefeated against his enemies. His last battle in Everville gave rise to a new insidious evil, Mallory; whose determination to defeat him opens an unexplored Pandora’s box. Owen’s search for truth will unveil the mystery and surprising insights surrounding himself and his friends at Easton Falls University. New creatures will be uncovered and the true value of friendship will be tested, as Owen embarks on yet another battle in Everville. “Action-packed … vivid […]
Care and Feeding of Authors
Traditionally, publishing houses were the ones to discover and nurture notable authors. With the shift to indie publishing, the responsibility falls upon the reader themselves. Isn’t it cool? You have the power! “After conducting more than 250,000 interviews about reading behavior since 2004, Codex has found that a major shift has taken place in discovery in the past two years, as digital books have become a significant part of the book world. Two years ago, 35% of book purchases were made because readers found out about a book in bricks-and-mortar bookstores, the single-largest site of discovery. This year, that figure […]
A Question of Honor
This month A Drift of Quills is asking our protagonists an important question: “Do you consider yourself honorable? Why or why not?” What a fun thing to do—fun to respond to, and fun to read what’s going through the minds of other characters. As you will see, they’re all quite different, but equally engaging. You might notice that we’re down by one panelist. C.M.J. Wallace has decided to resign in order to better focus her attention on other things (you know, like writing!?). We will certainly miss her wit and candor—but hopefully we’ll be able to convince her to visit now and then […]
Indie Book Fair and Giveaway
If you’ll be in the Seattle area today or tomorrow (December 20th or 21st), be sure to stop by the Indie Book Fair at the A/NT Gallery! In addition to a booth at the book fair, there will be virtual chats, an opportunity to chat with our authors on Facebook, and an awesome giveaway featuring books by such authors as Leeland Artra, J.D. Hallowell, Patricia Reding, Brian D. Anderson, Raymond Bolton, Cheryllynn Dyess—and me! You can enter the giveaway here: http://fsfnet.com or here: https://www.facebook.com/FSFNet (click on the “News List Signup”)
Excerpt and Sale: As the Crow Flies
Who likes sneak peeks? I do! I do! So as today’s part of the week-long sale, I thought I’d give you a little glimpse at Crow, the wily thief of my book, As the Crow Flies. CHAPTER 15 Ahead of me, the passage split into two in spite of Kem’s assurances that it did no such thing for its entire miserable length. The putrescent wind went one way, and I went the other. I ran until I was sucking furiously at the air to fill my lungs and a stitch jabbed at my side with every breath. Then I had […]
As the Crow Flies Awarded Readers’ Favorite!
As the Crow Flies has received the Readers’ Favorite Fives Stars seal of approval by Trudi LoPreto at Readers’ Favorite. Here’s a peek at what she had to say: “As the Crow Flies has humans, Wizards, Dragons, thieves, Druids and Robin Lythgoe presents them to us in great detail. We quickly learn to love each of the characters for who and what they are. I am not a great fan of the fantasy genre, but this one kept me reading and wanting more. As the Crow Flies will keep you up reading long into the night. All fantasy fans must read […]
“As the Crow Flies” eBook Sale!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! It’s time for another celebration: As the Crow Flies is one year old! From now until December 16th the Kindle version will be on sale at Amazon (worldwide) for 1/2 off. Spread the word! Tell your friends! Post to all your social hangouts! Please feel free to swipe the banner (and a link!) and share! Share! Share! > > > As the Crow Flies at Amazon < < <
Double Delight With Traditional and Indie Books
Our panel project, A Drift of Quills, is still in its infant stages, but I look forward to our posts on the first Fridays of the month. My fellow Quills are fun to work with, and I love seeing what responses each of them have to the topics we’ve selected. I hope you do, too! Without further ado… C.M.J. WALLACE Author of The Rift Series (beginning with Sing the Midnight Stars) C.M.J.’s Website For this month’s topic, we decided to identify one traditionally published and one indie-published fantasy novel that we enjoyed and explain why. My fellow Quillers won’t know this […]
Guest: Roy Huff—Everville: The Rise of Mallory
Have you heard? The exciting third book in Roy Huff’s Everville series is coming in mid-December. Take a look at this great cover, enjoy the squeak of an excerpt and then be sure to take advantage of the Kindle promo for the second book Everville: The City of Worms which will run from November 14-18. He is also having signed paperback book giveaways for all three books on Goodreads (open internationally): The First Pillar The City of Worms The Rise of Mallory With the help of his college friends, Owen Sage has won another battle in Everville, but the rise of Mallory […]