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…
Book Cover Art Is Really a Science Fantasy, magical realism, or paranormal — the codes in cover art tell you what to expect within a book. But do you type these large categories into an Amazon search bar when you’re looking for your next novel? If I do, the way to find the books is judging them by their art. The cover tells all! And that’s no accident. I thought in my early writer days…
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 knew the day would come, when I’d be an Indie author who had amassed a collection of Indie Author Do’s & Don’ts. Now I’m sharing my collection of Indie Author Do’s & Don’ts. How to promote your book but not leave your Muse behind in the process. Put your new work first! I’ve spent four months reading like I was taking a degree in book marketing, and testing, testing, testing. I came up with…
Isn’t It Romantic? If you can’t travel to this romantic, beautiful land, you can fall in love reading novels set in italy. They take you to what may be everyone’s dream getaway destination. Read my earlier post on this for a long list. Here are some added romantic novels, and even some romantic nonfiction books set in that magical, sensuous country.
Unlikely writing places for insiration? I’ve got tons. I write best in unlikely places, and I’m always looking for new ones. I’m also a peripatetic writer: Have Laptop Will Travel. Soemtimes changing where you write changes everything about what you write. Weird ones that work for me: the shower (I need a waterproof phone), my inside stairs (Christopher Robin complex?), the closet (see the movie THE MUSE). Yours?