The Realms of a Fantastical Mind

Blog Ring of Power time! Don't forget to stop by some of the other hosts for the first three parts of this interview.  T.W. Fendley Sandra Ulbrich Almazan Camille Faye lives in Missouri, loves on her family, and writes during the baby’s naptime. She grew up in a haunted house, which sparked her fascination with the paranormal. The Northwest Houston RWA named her novel,  Voodoo Butterfly,  a 2013 Lone Star Contest finalist. Read an excerpt at  www.camillefaye.com . Website:  www.camillefaye.com Blog:  www.thelitladies.com Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/camillefaye Twitter: @CamilleFaye Section #4: About Your Current Work  BRoP: Tell us about your new book and when it is out? Where can people purchase it? CF: Voodoo Butterfly is about a woman who unexpectedly inherits a New Orleans voodoo shop. Along with the shop, she inherits the power to change evil people good. The only problem? She knows nothing abou...

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...

It's Blog Ring of Power Friday time!  Welcome to the Realm Pippa! Pippa’s a stay-at-home mum of three who spent twelve years working as an Analytical Chemist in a Metals and Minerals laboratory, She bases her stories on a lifetime addiction to science-fiction books and films. Somewhere along the line a touch of romance crept into her work and refused to leave. In between torturing her various characters, Pippa spends the odd free moments trying to learn guitar, indulging in freestyle street dance and drinking high-caffeine coffee. Although happily settled in historical Colchester in the UK with her husband of 19 years, she continues to roam the rest of the Universe in her head. For the other parts, don't forget to check out Part 1 with T.W . Part 2, yup, right here Part 3 with Sandra Part 4 with Dean   Part 5 with Terri.   So as Section 2 of BRoP let's get talking about The Writing Life BRoP:  What is your writing process? Do you follow a regula...

Welcome to another Blog Ring of Power, today we have my friend from the great AQC . Thanks for joining us Cat, let's learn a bit about your Creative Process. Cat: I am in my mid-twenties and I graduated with a BA in Anthropology and a minor in Humanities. The name I go by is Cat and I love to write about the apocalypse, but not in the biblical sense of the word. Any sort of dystopian, end of the world stories seriously interest me. I guess it has a lot to do with being part of the rat race of life, trying to climb the great ladder of success. BRoP: Where do you get your story ideas? Cat: Driving to and from work. You wouldn't believe how much I can think when I have to commute two hours a day. BRoP:  Do you have a specific writing style? Cat:  I don't outline anything, except the timeline, and I write from the beginning to end. I don't jump around the story. BRoP:  How do you deal with writer’s block? Cat:  Write another b...

This week's Shout Out Sunday goes to  Terri Bruce . You all know her as the Blog Ring of Power mastermind!  She's a great online friend and soon to be real life friend.  I met her on AQC , yep, the best place for writers. She's just published her novel Hereafter, which I've been reading this week.  I have to say, I may only be in the beginning but it flows so well.  I love how it draws me in. Terri has a blog tour going on this month, till her Book Party on September 15th.  Each blog has some sort of giveaway and more about Terri.   Don't forget to check them out and leave some comments.   So here's to you Terri, thanks for being such a great person, and a talented writer. 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 people cry rather than laugh, but is happy if she can do either. She produces fantasy...

It's Blog Ring of Power Time!!!  Today we are wrapping up the interview with Danielle For the beginning parts check out Part 1 with Sandra Part 2 with Dean Part 3 with Terri Part 4 with T.W. Award-winning author Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for over seventeen years. Her works include the urban fantasies, Yesterday's Dreams , Tomorrow's Memories , the upcoming Today’s Promise , and The Halfling’s Court , and the writers guide, The Literary Handyman . She edits the Bad-Ass Faeries anthologies and Dragon’s Lure , and has contributed to numerous other anthologies. She is a member of the New Jersey Authors Network and Broad Universe, a writer’s organization focusing on promoting the works of women authors in the speculative genres. She can be found on LiveJournal (damcphail, lit_handyman), Facebook (Danielle Ackley-McPhail), and Twitter (DMcPhail). Learn more at www.sidhenadaire.com .  Thanks for ...

Multiple award-winning author Jacqueline Seewald has taught creative, expository and technical writing at the university level as well as high school English. She also worked as an academic librarian and an educational media specialist. Eleven of her books of fiction have been published. Her short stories, poems, essays, reviews and articles have appeared in hundreds of diverse publications. She enjoys spending time with family and friends when she isn’t writing. In addition, she is a playwright, a landscape artist and loves many types of music.   Wow, now that's a diverse way to get into creativity! Welcome to the Realm Jacqueline!  Lets talk about your writing life a bit. BRoP:  What is your writing process? Do you follow a regular routine? Do you use pen and paper or computer? Work at home or at the library/Starbucks, etc. JS: I have my own little office area set up at home. That’s what works best for me. I get up really early in the mor...