You may remember the review I wrote on Nathan Lumbatis' spectacular new book, Daniel and the Sun Sword. Well, today I feel very privileged to be featuring a video interview between Nathan and the antagonist of his exciting story. You'll really want to see this . . . it made me smile 🙂 ____________ Thirteen-year-old [...]
Tag: middle grade
Daniel and the Sun Sword
I had the privilege of reading and reviewing this great book before its official release. You'll find my review below, but first I'd like to show you some other fun stuff . . . such as the awesome cover art and the spectacular book trailer! Note: Barnes and Noble and Amazon both say that the official [...]
Fun News for Reviewers of The Word Changers!
Most of you probably know the importance of getting reviews for your own book, or leaving reviews for others' books. They help potential buyers find a book to begin with, and then help them to decide whether or not it's the book for them. Real, honest opinions from real, honest readers - for me, at [...]
Book Sightings and Library Love
A couple of weeks ago I went to my local library and saw, for the first time ever, my own book on the library shelf! And not just one copy ... two! I was pretty excited, as you can well imagine! When I visited my alumni college (later that same day, as it happens), an [...]
The Word Changers is 99 Cents, Plus a Great Giveaway!
THE DEAL My publisher is reducing the cost of The Word Changers eBook for two weeks, beginning today. It will be just 99 cents (marked down from $3.99), from August 8th - 22nd. Here are the links where you can find this special deal for The Word Changers: Amazon     Barnes and Noble If you're new [...]
Two Giveaways For THE WORD CHANGERS
A short and sweet post letting you know that you've got TWO MORE opportunities to win a paperback copy of  The Word Changers! Christian Bookshelf Reviews is hosting a giveaway right now, which will end on Thursday (7/17). That's just three more days! Author Heather Day Gilbert also has a giveaway for my book on her blog, [...]
The Author of the Story
I found it amusing, at first, to know that I was writing a story within a story while penning The Word Changers. Now and then I would smile ironically to myself and shake my head. It was just too much fun. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, The Word Changers is about a [...]
Introducing the Cast of Characters
Today I’d like to introduce you to some of the characters from The Word Changers. All of these people, save one, are unique in that they portray Characters within characters. Confused? Yeah, probably! Let me explain. Within The Word Changers is another book – a strange, dark fairy tale that Posy, our heroine, finds in her [...]
Falling Into the Book
In books, characters can stumble into other worlds in many different ways. Sometimes it’s as simple as walking through a door or crossing a bridge. Other times it’s as unexpected as the door of a musty old wardrobe, falling down a rabbit hole, or flying out your window toward the second star on the right, [...]
The Moon Master’s Ball: A Charming Cinderella Retelling
The Moon Master's Ball, by Clara Diane Thompson, is one of five short stories in the awesome new fairy tale collection, Five Glass Slippers. Each story is a unique retelling of the classic Cinderella tale ... here's what I thought of Miss Thompson's story! Oh, my ... what can I say about this story? It [...]
Ashlee Willis, Author of Fantasy 