Saturday, April 20, 2024
Mr Rochester - Ultimate Bad Boy!...by Sheila Claydon
Friday, April 19, 2024
M is for (Not Murder) by Helen Henderson
Fire and Redemption by Helen Henderson Click the title for purchase information |
I am doing the A to Z Challenge again this year. M could be for murder if you write mysteries. Or M could be for Medraut, the colorful dragon on the cover of Fire and Redemption. While sitting on the glider on the front porch another idea came to mind. M really is for Mosquito.
There are two kinds of mosquitos easily found in the area. The small, almost invisible unless they are in a swarm No See 'Ems and the kind you saddle and ride. Often you never see the No See 'Ems, their presence is made know by the buzzing in your ear in the quiet of the night or the line of itching, red welts.
I have lived in various mosquito habitats including farms, woods and Waterfronts. And for a period of time I lived on a Pacific island in what could be called jungle adjacent. However none were as bad as the area I now live in. According to the experts, the weather here is suitable for mosquitos nine months of the year. I used to have a tee-shirt captioned the New Jersey state bird. And the picture? A long-legged, wide winged mosquito. I swear when their legs are spread clinging against the window, they cover my palm. As I said, saddle them up and ride them. No, wait, that is the dragons I love to fly with.
Whether big or small, now that the warmer weather is knocking on the door, M is for mosquito.
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~Until next month, stay safe and read. Helen
Helen Henderson lives in western Tennessee with her husband. While she doesn’t have any pets in residence at the moment, she often visits a husky who have adopted her as one the pack. Find out more about her and her novels on her BWL author page.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Growing Older, Maybe not so Gracefully by Nancy M Bell
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
October - New Book - What I'm doing now by Janet Lane Walters #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Mystery - new #Fantasy - old #Regencies - new
Here is the cover for October's release - The Horror Writer's Demise. Having fun researching the mny things I need to know. Probably not a cozy like The Mrs. Miller's books but more of a mystery and developing romance. The heroine is about 30 and has a five year old son and a mother who watches the child. The hero is a widower with a five year old son and who owns a house that was divided into two living areas. Even though four years has passed since his wife's death, he has clung to memories. As for her, the father of her son left without marriage and has successfully vanished. She has passed the regret stage and has entered the thank heavens he's gone. At this poing there are two more ideas floating for stories here. The Historical author's Snuff Boxes and The erotic writer's Nightgowns. I;m sure more will come.
I'm also looking at some Regencies I was working on when Gemstones was written. They were shoved away since other things came into being and were found with the great cleaning of writer's file cabinet. One has six chapters written. The second has a long working synopsis done and the third just an idea. Looks like I'll be busy.
I am finishing up the last of a fantasy series story though I have no idea what I'll do with it but being the writer I am since there are fifteen chapters rough drafted, I must finish this. Then I'll decide if and when Keltoi will appear.
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So there's a bit of work ahead and I'm slowly gathering the words to put all together.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Guesting at the Museum, by J.C. Kavanagh
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The exhibit showcased 16 authors, one from each township/town within Simcoe County. The setting for my Twisted Climb series is in New Tecumseth, while the dream world and un-world is fictionalized in areas around Tiny, Midland, Penetanguishene, and further north, Manitoulin Island. The legends and traditions of the Anishinaabe tribes, particularly the Ojibwe people, play a major role in the final book of the series, A Bright Darkness.
Visitors were encouraged to leave a sticky-note with the name of their favourite book. The Twisted Climb was on the wall! |
One of the showcase authors was the Canadian legend, Margaret Atwood. I wasn't aware she lived in Alliston for a period of time and that her daughter, Eleanor, was born there.
A bit of Simcoe County trivia:
Established: First in 1798 as the Home District and in1843, re-named Simcoe District in honour of the Lieutenant-Governor's father, Captain John Simcoe
Population of Simcoe County: 352,000 (2021)
Area: 4,819 square kilometres (1,861 sq. miles)
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada |
If you haven't read the Twisted Climb trilogy, I hope this blog arouses your curiosity.
J.C. Kavanagh, author of
The Twisted Climb - A Bright Darkness (Book 3) Best Young Adult Book FINALIST at Critters Readers Poll 2022
and
The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends (Book 2) voted BEST YA Book 2018, Critters Readers Poll and Best YA Book FINALIST at The Word Guild, Canada
AND
The Twisted Climb,
voted BEST YA Book 2016, P&E Readers Poll
Voted Best Local Author, Simcoe County, Ontario, 2021
Novels for teens, young adults and adults young at heart
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