. . . for the better. No worries! First, meet the latest member of the Ketch Family! This is Litten Nikola. He is a 13-15 week old kitten I adopted on 5/19/2019. It's been over a year since my last cat passed away, and I felt it was time. We found each other at a … Continue reading My World is Changing. . .
Category: Writing
Post Release Thoughts and Next WIP
I used to think publishing my books would get easier over time. But it’s still a major emotional roller coaster of anxiety, happiness, and fear. Will my book do well? Will it find its audience? Will people want to read it? I kind of feel I just dropped my child off at the college … Continue reading Post Release Thoughts and Next WIP
Tall Ship: Brigantine
Brigantines are one of my favorite tall ships! They have two-masts with square rigging on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigging on the mainmast. And its gaff-rigged mainsail distinguishes it from the completely square-rigged brig. A typical brigantine in the 18th century displaced 100 tons, were 65-80 feet long, held 8-10 guns, and carried a crew … Continue reading Tall Ship: Brigantine
Ah Puch, God of Death, Darkness, and Disaster
Mayan Name: Ah Puch; Ahal Puh; God A; Cizin; Yum Cimil Aztec Equivalent: Michlantecuhtli Associated Animal: Owl or dog Role: Death, Disease, Disasters, War, Childbirth, and Beginnings Ah Puch is one of many names associated with the god of death in Mayan religion. He is the ruler of Metnal (Xibalba), the Mayan underworld. To the … Continue reading Ah Puch, God of Death, Darkness, and Disaster
{Happy New Year} A 2018 Sum Up and Goals for 2019
Happy New Year to All My Readers! Hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year. 2018 had been rough (both physically and mentally), especially toward the end of the year. But several good things have come of it as well. Completed in 2018: Read 24 Books: Between all the non-fiction reference books, fiction novels, … Continue reading {Happy New Year} A 2018 Sum Up and Goals for 2019
Results of the NaNoWriMo Project
As I suspected, I did not get far on my Bly project, but not for the reason I thought. I felt Dark Reflections would be my greatest obstacle since I’m in the middle of revisions and attempting to get it to my editor in the next couple months. However, it was other things that drained … Continue reading Results of the NaNoWriMo Project
This Year’s NaNoWriMo Project
It’s the start of the National Novel Writing Month. This is my 3rd year participating, but it is the first year I’m actually writing a first draft. Usually, I’m either revising or editing. The WIP I’ll be working on is titled Bly. It’s about an American witch who moves to England to get away from … Continue reading This Year’s NaNoWriMo Project
Celebrating 5 Years of Publishing
I’m one for celebrating milestones—even the little milestones. I celebrated the day I signed with an agent (as brief as a time that was), the end of each project or novel, the number of blog posts I’ve written, and the number of followers I reach on different social media. But this milestone snuck up on … Continue reading Celebrating 5 Years of Publishing
Writing Update: Dark Reflections
I’m happy to announce that I have finally finished the rough draft of Dark Reflections! There are still several stages to complete before saying it is ready for publishing, but the first and most important step has been completed. The rough draft is 224 pages, 103,671 works. The screen prints below show the statistics from … Continue reading Writing Update: Dark Reflections
Pirate Profile: Anne Bonny
Name: Anne Bonny (Anne Cormac) Birth Year: 1698 Birth Location: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland Year of Death: 1782? Location of Death: Charles Towne, S.C. *Note: Much of what we know about several pirates’ lives, including Anne Bonny’s, come from the 1724 text General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by … Continue reading Pirate Profile: Anne Bonny
