CONTEST CLOSED! Winner: CORI from NEW YORK, USA. Lucky #4 I still have a few of those misprinted paperbacks hanging around in a box in my office. It’s a handy box, because it raises my laptop up when I’m working from the treadmill desk, but it isn’t very pretty. I should replace it with something […]
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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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
*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. […]
*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 […]
*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, […]
*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 […]
*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* CHAPTER SIX – important beats: APPLE JUICE! Eyes changing colour (magic). Some hints to Beau’s not-so-great BG Rochelle’s art from Beau’s POV. He sees the magic, but doesn’t know how to talk to Rochelle about it. Favourite Quotes He’d had the bakery heat up apple juice for me. I shouldn’t read […]
*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* CHAPTER FOUR – thoughts/notes/quotes: A debilitating hallucination triggers thoughts of her every first one. So we catch a rare glimpse into Rochelle’s background in foster care (etc) in this chapter. Rochelle isn’t one to dwell hence the rare notation above. Hints into Blackwell’s background – who did he steal the amulet […]