I just wanted to write a quick update. I decided to take advantage of Kindle Publishing’s Free promo days for Isle of Night. The book will be available to download from 7/17-7/21/2014. I thought it would be a great chance for everyone to read book two before Isle of Dawn, book three of the…
Isle of Dawn Teaser!
I thought it would be fun to give everyone a little sample of Isle of Dawn! I’m sorry to say that I am not posting the whole first chapter because honestly there is a lot of things that go on in this chapter but I did think it would be great to give everyone…
To make or not make a Book Trailer?
For a long time now I have struggled with the idea of making a book trailer. Every author seems to have one for their book nowadays but a lot of them have a little bit of the cheese factory going on and not the good kind people. When I started researching how to make one,…
Getting to know Rebecca P. McCray
I am disturbingly happy to be back working after a little vacation that I took at Casa de Barczak. Although I loved having a few movie marathons with my kids, I am now ready to get back into the swing of things. A few weeks ago I contacted a fellow author on Twitter and…
June SXSW Collaboration: The End of the Beginning
It’s over. It’s done. It’s finished. Those three phrases are almost heart wrenching when it comes to writing a trilogy. On one hand, you feel like you have accomplished something truly extraordinary while on the other you feel an immense sense of sadness. It’s hard to put into words the emotions that are running…
Isle of Dawn Blurb
I am excited to release the blurb for Isle of Dawn! My loyal and faithful readers are fully aware of how difficult it is for me to write out a brief description of my books. I always seem to have a problem with this task because trying to describe a book in a few…
Exciting Announcement! Introducing Scrumptious Skye Confections Cookbook
I am beyond excited to announce that I will be publishing an accompanying cookbook to the Skye Trilogy! When I first started thinking about my book I knew that I wanted my character to be a whiz in the kitchen as well as a lover of food. The idea slowly took root to pen a…
Interview with The Beer Czar
I know what you all are thinking, why on earth is a paranormal romance writer interviewing a man who is known simply as ‘The Beer Czar’? Well it’s very simple. I grew up with Ken and his brothers. We both come from the same small town in the great state of Maine and I thought…
Character Development: A novice point of view
“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” -Ernest Hemingway Two of the most common questions people ask me is how do you come up with the story and the people that are in the book. I’m always slightly taken aback by these two…
May SXSW Collaboration: Balancing Motherhood and Writing
In honor of this being the month that we give thanks and admiration to our mothers and the woman that inspire us, Valerie and I decided to do an article that discusses the lovely balancing act of being a mother and a writer. I think that this will be interesting considering both she and I have…
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