It’s been another strange beginning to the year. I feel I have been saying that for the past couple of years now. And why is the beginning of each year so rough, lately? Particularly when it comes to my health. I know I’m getting older, but every year, I feel like there’s something going wrong … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Spring 2022 Check In
Category: Writing
{Happy New Year} A 2021 Sum Up and Goals for 2022
Happy New Year to All My Readers! Hope everyone is having a safe New Year. I know I've been checking in more frequently, but here are a few things that has occurred in my life during 2021. 2021 Highlights: Writing, sketching, and publishing. In September 2021, I published my new adult contemporary fantasy novel, Bly. … Continue reading {Happy New Year} A 2021 Sum Up and Goals for 2022
{Sunday Musings} Winter Check In
Happy Holidays! Hope everyone is well and staying safe this season. I have just finished the first semester of my Data Analysis Graduate Certificate Program. I’ve had a lot of fun, and I’ve learned so much. I passed my course with a 95%, which currently gives me a 4.00 GPA. I feel a little intimidated … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Winter Check In
{Sunday Musings} Autumn Check In
Hope everyone is well and safe. Thought I check in, again. A lot has happened since June. To begin, I applied and was accepted into a Data Analysis Graduate Certificate Program! This is something I wanted for a long time. End of July, I left my day job to become a full-time student, and now, … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Autumn Check In
{Sunday Musings} Why Research Matters to Me
Research! It’s what can make the difference between a 4-star rating and a 5-star rating when I read a novel. The background story. The driving distance and time. The description of the scenery. All those little details make the story come alive, and in all my novels, I use those details to turn the unbelievable … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Why Research Matters to Me
{Sunday Musings} Top Ten Assets I Consider When Writing Ancient Egyptian Gods or Goddesses
My writing is steeped in ancient Egyptian mythology. The Descendants of Isis trilogy focuses on the myth of Isis and Osiris while in Dark Reflections I weave the myth of Sekhmet and the Eye of Ra into my vampiric world. Additionally, Astyr from Bly is connected to Geb, ancient Egyptian god of the earth, and … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Top Ten Assets I Consider When Writing Ancient Egyptian Gods or Goddesses
{Sunday Musings} Integrating a Dead Language into Descendants of Isis
Disclaimer: I am not an Egyptologist. I am not a linguist. I’m not a historian. I am an author and scientist. To bring certain characters and written texts to life, authors use language, communication, and slang. And I’m not just talking about American English vs British English. I’ve seen French, German, even Latin used in … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Integrating a Dead Language into Descendants of Isis
{Sunday Musings} Mid-Year Check In
Hope everyone is well and safe. Thought I take a moment and check in. Things haven’t exactly been brilliant, particularly with my health. I used my sketch, the Egyptian Ib, as the image for this post because I feel it’s symbolic of a few aspects currently happening in my life. But, let me first explain … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Mid-Year Check In
{Sunday Musings} Redemption in Descendants of Isis
One theme found in many of my books is redemption. In my young adult fantasy series, the Descendants of Isis, it’s one of the major themes when it come to my main character, Seth O’Keefe. If you started reading Daughter of Isis (Descendants of Isis #1) today, you would find out first hand that Seth … Continue reading {Sunday Musings} Redemption in Descendants of Isis
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