The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

Welcome to another Friday! Blog Ring of Power dance. Today I would like to welcome Tracy Lane to the ring.  Tracy was fascinated with the paranormal when she was very young. She always felt like someone was around her even when she was alone. Those experiences inspired her to write a paranormal book where a teenager can see and hear ghosts and actually makes friends with one. Tracy loved to write short stories in school and had always wanted to be a writer. But raising children and working jobs got in the way of indulging her passion of writing. Then she realized her children had grown up into teenagers and they didn't need her as much. She started toying with the idea of writing once again. So setting aside 5 to 10 minutes per day to write at least one page she thought she could end up with a book a year. Now Paranormal Properties is published and she still has a list of at least 8 more books to write. She doesn't think she'll be slowing down anytime so...

One thing I've noticed while I've been striving for my goal, once you reach out to other writers, you're never alone.  AQC  is one of the best places I've found for writers. It helped me to realize that in this profession, it's not about competition but about helping each other reach our dreams.  We are there for each other, cheering on success, consoling during times of hardship.  We work together.  Learn together and from each other.   I always loved to write. It's always been my dream to get something of mine out there for others to read. Now I'm even more grateful to have such a goal, because I've made so many friends in the process.  Do you have a writing group? How has it helped you personally?  I'd love to hear about other experiences and groups out there!

Hey, it's another Friday and I have another great author just for you.  Let's welcome Anne Johnson!  Don't forget to check out the rest of the interview with my fellow BRoP hosts Part 1 @ Sandra - Monday, July 15th Part 2 @ Vicki - Tuesday, July 16th Part 3 @ Terri - Wednesday, July 17th Part 4 @ T.W. - Thursday, July 18th Part 5 @ party at my house... um blog, I mean blog - Friday, July 19th She's having a blog tour, check it out:  http://anneejohnson.com/ Drawing on her eclectic background, which includes degrees in classical languages and musicology, ANNE E. JOHNSON has published in a wide variety of topics and genres. She's written non-fiction books for children with the Rosen Group and feature articles for adults in serials such as The New York Times and Stagebill Magazine. As the author of nearly thirty published short stories, she has won writing prizes for both children's and adults' short fiction. Anne lives in Brooklyn wi...

The seasons change, the weather changes, and so does the line-up with the Blog Ring of Power. Our buddy DC Rich has more on his plate than even the plate can handle and so he's giving up his Tuesday throne to another.  We will miss him and hope for the best future for him and his. Our newest member is Vicki Weavil! Vicki Lemp Weavil is a speculative fiction author from North Carolina. Her YA Fantasy, CROWN OF ICE, will be published by Month9Books in Fall 2014. She also writes Adult and YA Science Fiction. You can check out all her links below:  website/blog:  http://vickilempweavil.com/ Follow me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/VickiLWeavil Tumblr:  http://vickilweavil.tumblr.com/ Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7091425.Vicki_Lemp_Weavil Pinterest:  http://pinterest.com/vickilweavil/