I recently read a friend’s post on why she’d decided to pursue traditional publishing for her first novel. (You can find it here.) After reading it, I felt inspired to discuss my own publishing journey in the hopes that what … Continue reading →
Blood Cursed and Other Tales of the Fantastic has a shining new cover What do you think? Tell me in the comments.
Continue reading →The Bull Riding Witch Arrives Today Special Release Day Price of $.99 Available Today Only Waking up in a man’s body would ruin any princess’s morning. Daulphina’s father, the king of Asteria, has always wanted a male heir. Unfortunately for … Continue reading →
Continuing with my series of excerpts from The Bull Riding Witch, below Daulphina tries to function in a world of technology. The Bull Riding Witch will be released on July 17 and will be only $.99 only as a release … Continue reading →
Continuing with my series of excerpts from The Bull Riding Witch, below is Daulphina’s first meeting with Uncle Gilly, local crackpot and the only one who will believe her that she isn’t really the man whose body she wears. The … Continue reading →
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m out of town all week at a family reunion, so I’m posting excepts from The Bull Riding Witch, which is being released on July 17. Please let me know what you think in the comments. … Continue reading →
I’m going to be out of town all week at a family reunion in Kentucky. To keep you entertained while I’m gone and to get you excited for the release of The Bull Riding Witch on July 17, I will … Continue reading →
As I mentioned in last week’s post, Rodeo and Research (http://jamie-marchant.blogspot.com/2017/02/rodeo-and-research.html), my best source on Bull Riding and rodeo in general came when I found the website, http://bullridercoach.com/. First, the site itself has a ton of information, including instructional videos on … Continue reading →
You may rightly wonder how a college teacher of literature and all round city girl knows enough about rodeo to set her novel in that world, especially when she views rodeo as a fascinating anachronism. (See last week’s post http://jamie-marchant.blogspot.com/2017/02/inspiration-for-bull-riding-witch.html). … Continue reading →
In character development, one of the most, if not the most important, aspect to think about is your character’s motivation. What does he or she want? It is a character’s desires that controls their actions, and if you don’t have … Continue reading →