I’m very excited to announce that my co-author, John Bladek, and I have been working on a behind-the-scenes project these past few months. In the new year, we were approached by SAG-AFTRA actor and audiobook narrator Matt Godfrey. Matt is a two-time Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Awards nominee and has worked in both […]
(GIVEAWAY) Win a $75 Amazon Gift Card, Free Books, and Professional Critique
As many of you know, “Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story” went to #1 on the Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo ghost thrillers and horror bestseller lists last night! It also jumped onto the Top 100 bestseller list on Amazon Canada. To celebrate ALL OF YOU helping to make that happen, my co-author John Bladek […]
‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’ Goes to #1 in Ghost Thrillers on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & Kobo
I’m thrilled to announce that “Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story” went to #1 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo in Ghost Thrillers and Horror tonight! It also jumped onto the Top 100 bestseller list on Amazon Canada. A big thanks is in order to all of you readers for your amazing support! I hope […]
Top-Ten ‘Princess Bride’ Dresses From Around the Web
As many of you know, the “Princess Bride” just recently turned 30. Yes, thirty! I’m still trying to come to terms with this. Like many of you, I saw the movie when I was a child. My brother-in-law bought a VHS copy, and it got intense usage throughout the years. The film instantly became […]
Free Halloween Book Giveaway – ‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’
It’s that time of year. Pumpkins perch on our neighbor’s doorsteps, the weather has that distinctive chill, and autumn casts its longer, spooky shadows. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and what better way to spend the evening hours than by a warm fire reading as All Hallow’s Eve approaches? To put you in the […]
(Book Review) ‘As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride’ by Cary Elwes
I can count on one hand the number of times I did not want a book to end. “As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride” is now one of those five. It’s hard to put into words how much of a gem this book is. Written by Cary Elwes, who […]
(Vlog) Finding Creative Inspiration in Nature
I got the chance to visit my co-author, John Bladek, in Spokane this past week. After working on our upcoming novel, we were in need of a break. Both of us generate a lot of inspiration from going on walks and soaking in nature, as do many other writers and artists. Some famous names who […]
‘Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern’ Book Review
Sex, booze, and jazz. For those of you who are fans of the new “Z: The Beginning of Everything” Amazon show with Christina Ricci, I want to highly recommend Joshua Zeitz’s non-fiction book, “Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern”. Zeitz is an historian and has taught […]
(Video) Holiday Harp Music – ‘What Child is This?’
Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful holiday season and that it’s been shared with dear friends and family from near and far. Here’s a little holiday gift to you all. From my house to yours, enjoy my rendition of ‘What Child is This?’ on my harp. Thanks for stopping by, and […]
‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’ Jumps Onto Top 100 Bestseller Lists: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Kobo
It’s been an amazing past few days! Over the weekend, “Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story” jumped onto the Amazon (U.S., Canada, and Australia), Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iTunes (U.S. and Canada) Top 100 Bestseller Lists. The book also catapulted to #1 in Ghost Fiction in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K.! […]
Upcoming Steampunk Space Opera ‘Yamasong: March of the Hollows’ Is About to Revolutionize Fantasy Filmmaking
When I say the word puppets, what images come to mind? Do pictures of bright-colored Muppets singing and dancing run through your head? Or perhaps, the word conjures hand-puppet shows you may have watched in elementary or Sunday school. Well, forget all you remember, because Los Angeles filmmaker Sam Koji Hale is about to shatter […]
‘Winterbay Abbey’ Hits Shelves at Third Place Books in Seattle & Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane
A Happy late Halloween to you all! I hope it was filled with lots of spookiness and candy gorging. I had a wonderful holiday, part of which included some exciting announcements. My and my co-author’s Gothic ghost-story novel “Winterbay Abbey” is now on shelves at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane, Third Place Books in Lake Forest […]
Halloween Ghost-Story Goodreads Giveaway – ‘Winterbay Abbey’
Happy early Halloween, everyone! To celebrate, my co-author, John Bladek, and I are running a Halloween giveaway over on Goodreads this week. You can win a free signed copy of our new Gothic ghost-story novel that is reminiscent of Susan Hill’s “The Woman in Black” to get you in the Halloween spirit. (Best read at […]
‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’ Welsh Cawl Soup Recipe
I love food and especially when it’s mentioned in fiction. Whether it be treacle tarts and chocolate frogs in “Harry Potter” or the “Eat me” cakes in “Alice in Wonderland”, food described in fiction helps to bring the story to life. In my new ghost-story novel “Winterbay Abbey“, one of the characters, Duncan, is from […]
Michelle Paver’s Arctic Ghost Story ‘Dark Matter’ Puts the ‘S’ in Superb
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s definitely the time for reading creepy ghost stories while sipping a hot cuppa tea in front of a fire. Over the past few days, I finished British author Michelle Paver‘s ghost-story novel “Dark Matter” (Orion Publishing Group), and what a treat it was. This book is now on my top-ten-ghost-stories list, […]
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