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, […]
‘Winterbay Abbey’ Signed Copy Giveaway
Ghosts and ghouls, my co-author John Bladek (“Lost in Ghostville”, Capstone Publishing), and I are giving away a signed first-edition copy of our ghost-story novel, “Winterbay Abbey”. The plot follows a Seattle architect who travels to a small town in Maine where he becomes entangled in the terrifying past of a menacing ghost haunting an […]
Cover Reveal for ‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’
I’m so excited to finally reveal the cover for my ghost-story novel, “Winterbay Abbey” today! I’ve been working on this project for two years with author John Bladek (“Lost in Ghostville”, Capstone Publishing). The concept and design was created by the very talented Scarlett Rugers. Scarlett is an award-winning designer for both traditional and independent […]
Interview with Dark Crystal Film Contest Finalist Director Joshua Hoareau
Last year the Jim Henson Company called for entrants to submit short films based on Jim Henson’s “The Dark Crystal” for their Dark Crystal Fan Film Contest. As a long-time fan of the “Dark Crystal”, I have been eagerly awaiting the shorts’ public appearance. I was excited to return to the world of the Crystal and hopefully experience […]
Emerald City Comicon 2016 Cosplay Highlights #ECCC
Greetings, geeks from near and far! You’ve probably gathered from this blog’s title that I got to go to Comicon this weekend! I received tickets as a Christmas present and I’ve been counting down the days since December. This was my first con and all I can say is what a fun experience! I mostly […]
The Magical Tulip Fields of Mount Vernon, Washington
A very happy spring to you all! Hopefully you’ve been able to take advantage of all this season has to offer. The Seattle area has been blooming, and all I’ve wanted to do lately is get out and capture the magic of springtime. However, this past month has been extremely busy on the editing front. […]
A Narnia Winter Wonderland in Montana
Happy Holidays to, you all! I hope this season you’ve been able to make special memories to cherish for a lifetime. Christmas for me has always been a time of magic and wonder. The sights of pretty twinkle lights strung on trees, lovely hung decorations, and fresh snow have always made for sparkly enchantment. After spending […]
Enchanted Fairylands in Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Garden
I can’t believe it’s September already! Spring and summer seemed to fly by, and I’ve been meaning to catch up on posting about some of the magical places I went to these past months. In April I took a trip up to Vancouver and spent some time at the VanDusen Botanical Garden. What a special […]
‘Beauty and the Beast’: The Real, Historic Couple Who May Have Inspired A Tale as Old as Time
Those who know me, definitely are aware that I love the history behind fairytales. Lots of research went into writing my novel Scarlette, which retells “Little Red Riding Hood” and sets it against historic events. So when I was perusing the Smithsonian TV app last week and happened upon a show entitled The Real Beauty […]
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