I’ve always been fascinated by dragons. Going Down In Flames, my young adult paranormal novel centers around a secret society of shape-shifting dragons. While writing the book, I’ve been searching the internet for unique dragon themed items. Here are some of my favorites. The gorgeous beaded dragon dress is by Ralph Lauren. The seven-foot tall sculpture with the gazing ball is … Read More
Sharing the Writing Process Blog Hop.
Sharing the Writing Process Blog Hop. When Lynn Cahoon asked me if I wanted to participate in a blog hop on my writing process, I jumped at the chance. (hop…jump…get it?) Check out Lynn’s writing at www.lynncahoon.wordpress.com What am I working on? Right now I have two WIP’s. That way if one group of characters stops talking to me, I … Read More
My Writing Process Blog Tour: Featuring Jus Accardo
I signed up for the Writing Process Blog Tour. When it came time to ask other authors if they wanted to participate, I contacted one of my favorite authors, Jus Accardo. I discovered Jus through The Denazen Series. It’s amazing. If you haven’t read it, you should. I moved on to The Darker Agency series and The Eternal Balance series … Read More
Attention all Readers: Pot of Gold Giveaway-March 1st-17th
Win a Kindle Fire HD in the Pot of Gold Giveaway! Welcome to the Pot of Gold Giveaway hosted by Darkly Delicious YA and Book Nerd Tours . Three winners will receive But in addition…. ONE VERY LUCKY LEPRECHAUN WILL RECEIVE A PRE-LOADED WITH GREAT YA & NA BOOKS! Click on the covers to get to know the authors that are participating … Read More
What are You Reading?
I’ve been reading the Magnus Bane Chronicles, by Cassandra Clare. My only complaint is that they are too short. What are you reading? Here’s a little Reader humor.
Why I Watch The Walking Dead
Why do I keep watching The Walking Dead when it stresses me out? Seriously, why do I do it? I’ve never liked horror movies or gory shows. I fast forward through any violence on my DVR. I even read the parental guide for movies on the Internet Movie Database so there won’t be any nasty surprises when I go to … Read More
The Power of Positive Self Talk
I am a talented writer. Creativity flows through me effortlessly and easily. I love to write. I write every day. When I sit down at the computer the words flow on to the page. Am I the most conceited writer in history? No. A few years ago, I heard a recording of an RWA workshop about using positive self talk, … Read More
The Infernal Devices: Quotes from Will Herondale
Have you read The Infernal Devices series from Cassandra Clare? This series is a prequel to The Mortal Instruments and has it’s own quotable lines of dialogue which I’m going to share with you here. Why? Because I’m fan-girling like crazy and I want everyone to come along for the ride. In this Steampunk series, WIll Herondale’s sense of humor … Read More
Chris Cannon Welcomes Young Adult Author Karri Thompson
Hello, Karri. Welcome to Writing and Ranting. Why don’t you start by telling us when you started writing? I started writing my first book about 10 years ago. It was a science fiction. I was about 65 pages in, and then our house burned down in the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego. When we were evacuated, the fire hadn’t … Read More
Obsessed with Jace Wayland Quotes
Did you see the Mortal Instruments movie? It was awesome. Let me clarify by saying that I hadn’t read the books. Die hard fans weren’t pleased with some of the changes the script writers made to condense the novel into a two hour time frame. Since I read the books after, I could tell the differences, but they didn’t bother … Read More
You Might Be A Paranormal Young Adult Junkie if…
You might be a paranormal YA junkie, if… You picture angels as hot, brooding guys wearing tight T-shirts and jeans. You believe you’re surrounded by a bunch of Muggles or Mundanes who don’t have a clue about what is going on in the real world. You wonder why you don’t have a wand or a stele. You picture demons as … Read More