The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

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  ...

Welcome to another Friday Blog Ring of Power Interview. Sit back, relax and check out Bonnie Milani. BIO Bonnie has taken what might be called the sandwich approach to writing. She started writing early, winning state-wide writing contests in grammar school, publishing an environmental fairy tale under the aegis of the NJ Board of Education in college.   After earning her M.A. in Communication at Stanford, Bonnie freelanced feature articles for East Coast newspapers and regional magazines, from  Mankind  and  Peninsula  to  Science  Digest as well as how to articles for the late & much lamented fanzine  Speculations . She stopped writing completely after marriage while building a pair of businesses with her husband. It was only with the successive deaths of each member of her family that she reclaimed her love of story-telling.  Home World  is the result. Today, Bonnie lives with her husband of thirty-six years in Los A...

It's Friday!!! I've got my coffee, my critiques and edits to work on for today.  Now I just need my hug-me jacket.  I've got someone here today that can provide! Everyone jump for joy and pass them around. Don't worry, they come in all colors! Welcome T.J. Loveless to the Blog Ring of Power. T.J. can often be found surrounded by the wonderful chaos of life, writing, editing and laughing at the antics of family. Section #1: About You BRoP:  When and why did you begin writing? T.J.  In the fourth grade, we had an assignment to write a one page story. I don’t remember what I wrote, or even the accompanying illustration I turned in. What I do remember is my teacher, Mrs. Hunter, refused to return the story and said I had all the makings of a writer. I dabbled for years. In 2010, my beloved grandmother’s last words were to never give it up, to keep pushing, to be myself and not the person everyone else kept saying I should be. It was then that I realized Na...

Everybody dance! Friday is upon us and so is another week with Blog Ring of Power.  Today we are going to have a wicked time with fellow New Englander Jennifer Provost. *waves* Now let's get this party started. Don't forget to check out the rest of her interview with my buddies and yours: Part 1 @ Terri - Wednesday, July 31st Part 2 @ Teresa - Thursday, August 1st Part 3 @ You are here!  -  Friday, August 2nd Part 4 @ Sandra -  Monday, August 5th Part 5 @ Vicki -  Tuesday, August 6th Jennifer Allis Provost is a native New Englander who lives in a sprawling colonial along with her beautiful and precocious twins, a dog, a parrot (maroon bellied conure, to be exact), two cats, and a wonderful husband who never forgets to buy ice cream. As a child, she read anything and everything she could get her hands on, including a set of encyclopedias, but fantasy was always her favorite. She spends her days drinking vast amounts of coffee, arg...

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...

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/

Welcome to another Blog Ring of Power Friday!   Up on deck is Aaron Dennis. I had fun with his innitials.  I mean, think about it, AD, tehehe. Yeah, it's Friday, E.M. has gone loony.  Oh wait, I've always been there. It's just a typical day then.  Okay, back on track. As always, check out the other BRoP hosts to see the entirety of is interview.  Part 1 @ Terri - May 29th Part 2 @ T.W. - May 30th Part 3 *waves* - May 31st Part 4 @ Sandra - June 3rd Part 5 @ Dean - June 4th I’m Aaron Dennis, creator of the Lokians science fiction series. I’ll let you guess how old I am. I’ve only been writing since early 2011, and published since August 2012, but I came out like a bat from hell. Not out like out , but like out of nowhere…At any rate, everything you need to know about me is available on my website www.dennisauthor.com   Like Lokians on facebook or baby leopards will loose their spots. * * Disclaimer, Aaron is literally nuts *  (S...

It's the best day ever in the Blog Ring of Power! Why, you may ask? Because it's time to interview our very own Sandra Ulbrich Almazan. Don't forget to look over the other parts of the interview. Part 1 @ Dean - Tuesday, April 23rd Part 2 @ Terri - Wednesday, April 24th Part 3 @ Teresa - Thursday, April 25th Part 4 Right here! - Friday, April 26th About the Author Sandra Ulbrich Almazan started reading at the age of three and only stops when absolutely required to. Although she hasn’t been writing quite that long, she did compose a very simple play in German during middle school. Her science fiction novella Move Over Ms. L. (an early version of Lyon’s Legacy ) earned an Honorable Mention in the 2001 UPC Science Fiction Awards, and her short story “A Reptile at the Reunion” was published in the anthology Firestorm of Dragons.   She is a founding member of BroadUniverse and a long-time member of the Online Writing Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fi...

Well, it looks like it's Friday already! So while everyone begins their wind down time of this week's craziness, how about we take a visit from Author Kate Evangelista.   When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn’t going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the world she owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master’s courses in creative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered. What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of her computer, writing. Today, she has four completed Young Adult novels.  The Creative Process BRoP:  Where do you get your story ideas? Kate:  I get my inspiration from ev...