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Dowser 5: synopsis

One treasure down, two to go … Three months ago, I nearly lost my best friend while retrieving the first instrument of assassination. I also inadvertently released a rival who was definitely unhinged, way more powerful than me, and obsessed with harnessing the deadly power of the artifacts I’d been tasked by the guardian dragons to […]

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Dowser 5: release date

– RELEASING THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 – Some of you might have gotten a peek at this over on Facebook, but here is the newest Elizabeth Mackey designed Dowser cover: The ebook will be available THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 on Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, B&N, and Smashwords. The paperback will follow about two weeks later. Yep, that’s […]

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Oracle 2: A playlist

I put together playlists for each book/story I write, then usually listen to it obsessively while I’m brainstorming and outlining, or even when I feel I need a kick start while writing. My musical taste is rather eclectic and I don’t like to influence a reader’s impression of a novel, so I don’t often share […]

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Book sales by country – May 2015

A friend of mine is currently working for the United Nations in Germany – yes, that’s insanely cool – and he started colouring in a world map whenever he met with a client from a different country. I thought it would be cool to steal his idea and apply it to my books (as best […]

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On My Desk Today personal reflection writing

The bone structure of a novel … for me.

I woke up feeling slightly rudderless this morning. This happens pretty reliably when I’m not deep in a story, when I’m just scratching around the edges of an idea but I haven’t found the hook into the plot. If I entertain it, this feeling can easily lead to fretting over the time it takes me to […]

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read-a-long writing

I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS*   CHAPTER FOURTEEN – important beats: BELIEVING (and colour). “I believed everything laid out before me in black and white. No color anywhere on the page. No color to confuse or beguile my senses. No color to soften the message, or soothe the pain.” CHOICES (right or wrong, choices must be […]

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I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Sixteen

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* Last but certainly not least when it comes to the plot of Oracle 1. Here are my thoughts on the final chapter. Feel free to ask any questions or share any thoughts about I See Me (Oracle 1) here. Anyone reading this far shouldn’t accidentally happen upon any spoilers. […]

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I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Twelve and Thirteen

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* CHAPTER TWELVE – important beats: Beau’s abandonment issues: “Don’t leave me,” he whispered fiercely. The idea was utterly preposterous. I laughed.” The Dowser!! And Kandy 🙂 Getting to hear how the cupcakes taste from Rochelle’s POV. Love, love, loved it. The alchemist fixes Rochelle’s necklace. TENSION between Desmond and Jade. All […]

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I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Ten and Eleven

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS*   CHAPTER TEN – important beats: Going to the Pack for save haven … and “ignoring the most important thing [Beau’s mother] ever taught” him. Lara!! From a different POV (not Jade’s). “I’ll gladly dance naked on his bloody, well-gnawed bones.” Favourite Quotes Don’t play nice, Rochelle. I want you, […]

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I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Eight and Nine

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS*   CHAPTER EIGHT – important beats: The bike – Beau gifting Rochelle with freedom BLACKWELL!!! “A dark-haired, dark-suited man walked through the entrance with not a drop of rain on him.” And what does Blackwell want? Heartbreak … if Beau can see and ‘interact’ with Blackwell, then Beau is just […]