It’s a magical realism novel of estranged sisters, one ghost, and an impossible sacrifice. That’s the premise of my new book, THE INVISIBLES. And it now has a cover! I’m thrilled to share the cover design by my amazing designer, Michelle Argyle, of Melissa Williams Design! The concept was that these estranged sisters, inheriting an Italian villa, share months and meals of debate about what to do with the place — to keep or to…
I bought Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald because it was listed on Amazon under Time Travel Romance. I’d say Amazon should invent a new category: Magical Realism Romance. This captivating love story, set in a meticulously detailed historic Grand Central Station, itself an otherworldly but actual setting, is in a class by itself. Nora and Joe live two decades apart. Following a train accident, Nora exists in a liminal realm, but they meet through…
It’s always thrilling and inspiring for this author to read reader reviews of The Renaissance Club. Here’s a sample harvest of comments that delighted me and made me want to dig in and finish the next in this Timegathering series of magical realism fiction! Thanks to the 44 readers who thoughtfully left comments on Amazon. If you’ve read the book and want to add a review, click on the link above. If you haven’t read…
I’m delighted to be included in this new Video Wiki of 13 Creative Contemporary Poets! And very honored to be included alongside poets I’ve long admired, it was also a surprise to be in a new form of video wiki! It’s created by Wiki Ezvid, a company developing, as their tagline tells it, “The World’s Video Wiki”. They say it’s now the largest video wiki. The article includes a video, clickable bio and book links…
The review called my time travel novel it “a lovely to-and-fro escape through time.”. Thanks to BookLife at Publishers Weekly for a sparkling review! Here’s the link. The reviewer says, “This story of art and artists across time is peppered with colorful characters, sexy interludes, and instances of poetic prose. “It’s a perfect fit for art lovers seeking a lovely to-and-fro escape through time.” I’m going to use that quote in as many places as…
Many readers of my time travel novel The Renaissance Club have connected with my time travel guide, George St. James, so I’ve made him the hero of my new time travel novel. Timegathered is the story of George in his youth, and how he became a time traveler, realizing his innate potential for slipping between the folds of time into other periods of history. Here’s a taste of George discovering his ability to timegather: When…
Deciding your fiction category before you write — that can make all the difference in finding your readers! But isn’t that a cart-far-before-the-horse decision? How can you know where it fits in the marketplace before you develop a story? It can be motivating to try, to think about your story idea’s shelf in a bookstore or on Amazon.
I’ve been a bit absent from this blog — for explanation see this mysterious, lovely painting. I’ve been a Girl Reading by LampLight, only in my case the light is that of my Kindle. It’s amazing how enriching it is to read stories of every kind. I give myself permission to stop doing and have an hour of being when I read. Being witness to a life, whether fictonal or not.
Today I’m interviewing May Gold, the character in my time travel romance novel, The Renaissance Club. Perfect for fans of Susanna Kearsley and Diana Gabaldon, the story has been called “enchanting, rich, and romantic”! May a young art historian whose career ambitions are frustrated and whose love relationship is disintegrating, goes on a tour of Renaissance Italy with her teaching colleagues. When she steps through a fold in time she meets her 17th century artist…
Badass time traveling heroines are one of my favorite things in fiction. Books about women who go on a quest, to rescue someone, or the world, or ight a wrong. Time travel with adventure on their minds. There may be love too, but that’s not the main plot. I grew up reading about one truly badass heroine — Dorothy of Oz. Here’s a short list of some other favorites in female-led time travel books. Time…