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Review & Interview: Isabelle Markus’ The Awakening of Marcianna

Review & Interview: Isabelle Markus’ The Awakening of Marcianna

Last week, I interviewed Isabelle Markus about her book The Awakening of Marcianna. To see our interview, click the link above OR listen to it on my podcast, Cheers, Dears! I had the joy of reading an ARC The Awakening of Marcianna and here is my review: This story demonstrates the power of love and friendship! The Awakening of Marcianna takes us on a journey with a strong female protagonist,…

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Trailers and First Interviews, Done!

Trailers and First Interviews, Done! My upcoming podcast, Cheers, Dears! is well on the way! #podcast #cheersdears #authors #authorinterviews #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #newbook #urbanfantasy #book #drink #drinks

“My f***ing life is an ancient Jerry Springer episode.” -Kassidy Simmons, main character of Dennis K. Crosby’s upcoming book, Death’s Debt. The trailers for my upcoming podcast, Cheers, Dears! are up! We’re going to be officially launching on August 25th, so be sure to follow my podcast on your preferred podcast app so you’ll know when each episode drops. If YouTube is your preferred way of…

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Back Again

Back Again: "...that's a bit about this creative warrior who will not be held down." #Podcast #AuthorInterviews #Drinks #NewReads #Books #BookTalk

It’s been a few months since I’ve done a proper author interview, and here’s the scooooop: At the beginning of the pandemic, I started interviewing fellow authors to help share their stories on YouTube, but as time went by, my technology slowed and I was unable to edit the videos I was making. Because of the pandemic, I was one of the countless people working in an industry that was deeply…

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Book Review: In Solitude’s Shadow by David Green

Book Review: In Solitude’s Shadow by David Green

Green’s descriptions of the magic and the landscapes in this multiple POV world, swept me out from my living room and onto the high walls of Solitude. David Green was able to teach me about the traditions, religions, politics and people in the fantasy world he created in a very short span of pages. One of the greatest challenges of writing fantasy is world building, which David Green does…

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Getting to Know You: David Green

Getting to Know You: David Green

You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway. – Robert Jordan Looking for a fantastic fantasy author? Well look no more! Today, we’re talking with author David Green to learn about his writing world. David Green: Writer of Dark Fiction What advice would you give to new…

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Book Review: Heir To Malla

Book Review: Heir To Malla

I just had the absolute pleasure of reading a fantastic historical fiction novel, Heir to Malla by Anna Bushi. Princess Meera of Malla knows three things—Rish, a noble warrior, is not her equal—she loves him with all her heart—her brother, Crown Prince Jay, would support the match. However,  Jay mysteriously disappears—the kingdom of Malla is thrown into chaos—Prince Amar of Padi is threatening…

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Becoming American

Author Interview: Dr. Cary Lowe talks about his book Becoming American. #America #Author #Authorinterview #immigrant #immigration #elections #politics #book

In this last week’s author interview, Dr. Cary Lowe talks about his book, Becoming American.

Dr. Lowe hopes that his book will provide his readers with a clearer understanding of the immigrant experience and the meaning of becoming…

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It's Here!

It's Here! The Animal Court transports you to a country on the verge of collapse. This fantasy-romance is now available to join your bookshelves. #theanimalcourt #book #booklaunch #reading #read #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting #fantasy

The Animal Court transports you to a country on the verge of collapse. 

The people are starving and the king is blind to the threats that surround him. Unless Gertrude, the king’s advisor, can enact drastic changes, the country she…

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Getting To Know You: Author Jeff Pollack

Getting To Know You: Author Jeff Pollack

Getting to Know You

Welcome to the new branch of our author interview series! Today, we’re talking with authors to lean a bit more about their writing worlds. In today’s interview, we’re chatting with author Jeff Pollack. Mr. Pollack is the author of First Second Coming, an urban fantasy.

What advice would you give to new authors?

I don’t know that there one piece of advice that I could…

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Writing Urban Fantasy

Writing Urban Fantasy - Advice from author @DennisKCrosby. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #saturday #blog #urbanfantasy #novel #reading #read #octoberread

Author S. Faxon spoke with author Dennis Crosby about tips for writing Urban Fantasy:

Talking with author Dennis Crosby about his premier urban fantasy novel, Death’s Legacy.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Dennis Crosby about his book, Death’s Legacy.The adult urban fantasy is about Kassidy Simmons, who must journey…

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The Writing Journey

Have you had bumps in the road toward your publishing journey? You're not alone. #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #WritingAdvice #Writing #AmWriting

When I was a little girl, my daddy said, “You will never be sent anything that you don’t have within yourself the power to overcome it. You just have to believe that you can.”

-Author Janet Hafner

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This past week, I had the honor of interviewing author Janet Hafner about her journey to publication. She had years…

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Best of Comic-Con at Home As a San Diegan, comic-enthusiast and creative warrior, I found it my duty to post a series of videos this week honoring Comic-Con.

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I Stand With You

I Stand With You

As I look at the succulents and the seedlings of my little garden, they remind me of how precious life is. How every seed is a miracle that deserves to be cherished and loved. Like the plants that will eventually grow from those seeds, we all emerge to be unique human beings.

The news in our world may be dark and there have been many times where hope has seemed almost lost, but then the…

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Makes You Think

When was the last time you read a book that makes you think? Check out this interview with Tamara Merrill and me about her latest book, Shadows in Our Bones. #book #writingcommunity #reading #bookreview

“They don’t want to recognize it, but when they start talking about it, they have to recognize it.” ~Tamara Merrill

Author Tamara Merrill and I recently met via Skype to discuss her latest book, Shadows in Our Bones.

When was the last time you read a book that really made you think? Not merely on the “who dunnit” or the…

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Renegotiating Time

Renegotiating Time - how author Cornelia Feye is finding parallels between our time in quarantine and being at a zen monastery #zen #saturday #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #writers #authorlife #wip #sfaxon #authorinterview

In this time of quarantine, author and art historian Cornelia Feye discussed in our Author Interview how to look at our time stuck inside in a different way. Cornelia found three parallels of being stuck at home to her time at the Tasahara monastery:

Like in the monastery, we can’t really go anywhere, see our friends, or dive into outside distractions.

We are confined to our homes and have to…

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Working From Home

Working From Home; the good, the bad, the unexpected. Here are tips on how to stay successful from Author Dr. Ann Gladys #workingfromhome #quarantine #remote #socialdistancing #work #homeoffice #writersinquarantine #writingcommunity

Working from home: the good, the bad, the unexpected. Interviewed Dr. Ann Gladys on my YouTube channel this week about how to stay focused and career-oriented in our current global situation.

How many of us authors, readers, event planners, brokers, bakers, candlestick makers are presently dealing with working from home? There are a lot of challenges that we are facing in this new world, so here…

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Working From Home

Working From Home; the good, the bad, the unexpected. Here are tips on how to stay successful from Author Dr. Ann Gladys #workingfromhome #quarantine #remote #socialdistancing #work #homeoffice #writersinquarantine #writingcommunity

Working from home: the good, the bad, the unexpected. Interviewed Dr. Ann Gladys on my YouTube channel this week about how to stay focused and career-oriented in our current global situation.

How many of us authors, readers, event planners, brokers, bakers, candlestick makers are presently dealing with working from home? There are a lot of challenges that we are facing in this new world, so here…

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