The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

I think I saw you have a double take. Yes, today is a Blog Ring of Power day. We are mixing things up a bit so that you can get the whole interview in one day. No more waiting till the next day to see what else our authors have said. It's good for you, good for us. It's just plain good. Interview with Terri, in all it's parts: Part 1 @  Teresa Part 2 @ Emily Part 3 @  Sandra Part 4 @  Vicki Part 5 @  Terri So let me restart this with a wave to the powerful leader of our group. Terri Bruce. *Waves* Hi Terri. If you haven't heard, Terri has gone through the ringer with her books and has decided to let them out into the world self published. So here she is, back and beautiful with her first book Hereafter out and about, embracing the world.  Terri Bruce has been making up adventure stories for as long as she can remember and won her first writing award when she was twelve. Like Anne Shirley, she prefers to make pe...

Monday is hard enough to get through. So why not have a few more dragons to make you smile. Today we are going to look at the European Dragon.  Wikipedia says: A  dragon  is a  legendary creature , typically with  serpentine  or  reptilian  traits, that features in the  myths  of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the  European dragon , derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the  Chinese dragon , with counterparts in Japan (namely the  Japanese dragon ), Korea and other East Asian countries. [1] European dragons exist in folklore and mythology among the overlapping  cultures of Europe . Dragons are generally depicted as living in rivers or having an underground lair or cave. [8]  They are commonly described as having hard or armored hide, and are rarely described as flying, despite often being de...

Welcome to another Friday with the Blog Ring of Power. Is it just me or is this month flying by? Just me.. oh. Well any-who, I'd like you guys to check out my friend from AQC . Meet Tracy N. Jorgensen. Tracy and her cute hubby design products for a living in beautiful Washington state. Her bucket list includes writing a novel (check!), shaking hands with a president, going to China (nimen hao!), and rock climbing. She loves to draw, ride dirt bikes, and watch nerdy shows like Dr. Who, Firefly, and Star Trek. Oh, and she writes, too. If you ever meet her, ask her about the time she poked a guy in the butt with a fork or how she once cut her hair off with a knife (on purpose even). Don't forget to head over to the other Blog Ring of Power hosts to find the rest of the interview. Part 1 @ You are here - Friday, January 17th  Part 2 @ Sandra - Monday, January 20th  Part 3 @ Vicki - Tuesday, January 21st  Part 4 @ Terri - Wednesday, January 22nd...

Author friend of mine, Angie Sandro is showing off the cover of her newest book: Dark Paradise . I'm just excited I get to help flaunt this beautiful cover. She's also running a giveaway. Eye candy and Amazon play money. What's better than that to get you through hump-day! DARK PARADISE Angie Sandro July 1, 2014 Grand Central Publishing/ Forever Yours DARK LEGACY Mala LaCroix has spent her whole life trying to escape her destiny. As the last in a long line of “witch women,” she rejects the notion of spirits and hoodoo and instead does her best to blend in. But when she finds a dead body floating in the bayou behind her house, Mala taps into powers she never knew she had. She’s haunted by visions of the dead girl, demanding justice and vengeance. DEADLY SECRETS Landry Prince has always had a crush on Mala, but when Mala discovers his sister, murdered and marked in some sort of Satanic ritual, he starts to wonder if all the rumors abo...

I've been following this artwork for a while on  FaceBook . I'm in love with the majestic elegance of it, so I couldn't help but share. Her artwork can be transposed onto coffee mugs, book marks, and other things. Click on the picture above to head over there and check her out! She even has a few things offered for free.

Welcome to another Blog Ring of Power Interview. Today we have Kelly Oram here to discuss her Creative Process. Check out the cover of her book Chameleon and Ungifted. They caught my eye. I think they may do the same for you. Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and four children. Don't forget to check out the rest of her interview: Part 1 - Wednesday, January 8th @  T erri Bruce Part 2 - Thursday, January 9th @ TW Fendley Part 3 - Friday, January 10th @  You are here. *hi* Part 4 - Monday, January 13th @  Sandra Ulbrich Almazon Part 5 - Tuesday, January 14th @  Vicki Lemp Weavil Section #3: The Creative Process BRoP: Where do you get your story ideas? Kelly:...

Welcome to another Friday, and hey look, it's the first Friday of the year! Today the Blog Ring of Power would like to welcome Theresa Crater! Theresa Crater  brings ancient temples, lost civilizations and secret societies back to life in her paranormal mysteries. In  The Star Family,  a Gothic mansion reveals a secret spiritual group and a 400-year-old ritual that must be completed to save the day. The shadow government search for ancient Atlantean weapons in the fabled Hall of Records in  Under the Stone Paw  and fight to control ancient crystals sunk beneath the sea in  Beneath the Hallowed Hill.  Her short stories explore ancient myth brought into the present day. The most recent include “Bringing the Waters” and “The Judgment of Osiris.” Theresa has also published poetry and a baker’s dozen of literary criticism. Currently, she teaches writing and British lit in Denver. Visit...

F irst off, I'd like to thank all the people who came to visit our Blog Ring of Power series all year. It's been great having you stop by. I'd also like to thank all of the authors for letting us pick through their minds and being so generous as to offer prizes for our giveaway!  Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't say it enough! Now the moment everyone has been waiting for: WINNERS of the Prizes from the Blog Ring of Power — 2013 Year in Review Edition! $25 Gift Card: Carolsue Anderson T.J. Loveless’ Going Through Hell Paperback: Shannon Aleene Sandra Ulbrich Almazan’s Twinned Universes ebook: Steve Webber Beth Barany’s Henrietta the Dragonslaye r ebook: Coleen Burright Bonnie Milani – Home World & Trades ebooks: Krizia Almiranez Ellen Larson’s In Retrospect hard cover: April Davis Woods Michelle Hauck’s Kindar’s Cure ebook: Kami Bryan t Tracy Lane’s Entwined Courage ebook: Debra Martin Heidi Vlach’s Render ebook #1: Leann McKenzi  ...