The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

Everyone drives inspiration from somewhere.  Whether for writing, painting, architecture, or any other creative outlet. There is always an idea hovering around to be plucked and used in some other form. So here is my idea for my writing friends.  Take what inspiration you usually feed your muse with, and put it away.  Now look for something different.  An old building crumbling from years of neglect, it has a story waiting to be told.  How about a old history lesson.  You heard about all the wars of the world, every living creature had a story through it.  Look for something different then your normal go-to. Here's a link for 31 ways to find Inspiration . and a link to some more links cause sometimes surfing the web is the way to go. Life is a very diverse thing, and so too are we. He told me that he wanted to hold the world in his hands. I thought that was silly when whoever controls the sun controls not just this wo...

It's another Friday with a Blog Ring of Power Interview.  Today I have the privilege to welcome Sally Franklin Christie to the Realm. Hi Sally!  To see the rest of her 5 part interview, don't forget to check out the rest of the ring. Part 1 with Terri Bruce Part 2 with T.W. Fendley Part 3 is here with me... but you knew that. Part 4 with Sandra Ulbrich Almazan and to wrap things up Part 5 will be with D.C. Rich Sally Franklin Christie has spent her life achieving incredibly average goals.   Her challenges and choices have led to into the world of organizing for social change,civil rights and helping people navigate in a world filled with physical barriers and discrimination.    She photographs and paints landscapes,when she isn’t at the computer researching,networking and writing.   Special interests include Missing Children and Adults,Astronomy,Character Traits and Criminal Thinking.   Lets talk about Sally'...

Today on the Blog Ring of Power I'm excited to welcome Pauline Baird Jones.  She's here to talk about The Writing Life, and I love her answers.  To find the rest of her progressive interview, don't forget to stop by all the other Blog Ring of Power sites. Part 1 with T.W. Fendley ~ May 10 Part 2 with me, today ~ May 11 Part 3 with Sandra ~ May 14 Part 4 with Dean C. Rich ~ May 15 Part 5 with Terri Bruce ~ May 16  Pauline Baird Jones began her writing career penning romantic suspense (fictional murder doesn’t get you strip searched!) but she had a secret longing to ramp up the spills, chills and daring do.   By chance she wrote a science fiction romance, realized she’d been mixing fiction into her science since high school (oops, sorry science teachers!), and thought, why not go where she hasn’t gone before? After that, it was easy to stir in some steampunk.  The Key  was the first in her  Project Enterprise  series...

We need our computer, some paper and pens, or some nifty software so that we can organize the craziness of our books. With all these things, our greatest tools may be overlooked. What are they you ask... go ahead ask. I'll tell you what they are (IMHO) Critique partners, Beta readers, and Editors. Yes, your greatest tools as a writer are those people who take time out of their lives to hack and slash your baby into little red filled pages of suffering.  They are the reason we writers need to have thicker skin than a killer whale. They are also the reason why the successful author's books get read, and read and read over again. It's common knowledge that as a writer we get so involved with our babies, so much care taken to make every word choice perfect, that we don't see the blaring black holes in our plot, or the grossly overused metaphor that needs to go. We need those extra set of eyes to point out the flaws. So what is the difference between ...

The Blog Ring of Power Welcomes Christine Fonseca This week, Christine joins the Blog Ring of power to give us some insight on her herself, her book and all things writing. To find out where this began follow the links below.  Part 1  C.F. tells us a bit about herself, hosted by Sandra Part 2   We learn C.F.'s writing process, hosted by Dean Part 3 We delve into my favorite part: the creative process, hosted by Terri Part 4 We get down and dirty with the the technical aspects hosted by T.W. Part 5 is here and now, we get to know a bit about her current work and some business aspects.  Thanks Christine for joining us in the Realm.  I'm so happy you agreed to do this interview with us. Welcome. Now let's get talk about your current work. BRoP:   Tell us about your new book and when it is out? Where can people purchase it?  Christine:  My current release is LACRIMOSA (Book #1 in the Requiem Series...