Take a peek into Another Lifetime

Here is a small excerpt from my new book on Amazon  Blog.  Another Lifetime.
A romantic fantasy.   Take the journey with Nora and see if you would make the same decisions.

You can easily purchase it via Amazon Kindle or on my Blog and read it on your computer.

The excerpt:

      Always cautious with her discoveries  Nora has a strong urge to make a pot of tea from the plant.    Standing and holding it she nibbles on her lower lip, debating if she should wait until she can get more information, or take the chance and drink it.  She takes the chance and makes a decoction of tea from this intriguing herb.           With the decision made, she gets a pot boils the water, removes the seeds and leaves then places them in the water.   When the water has boiled she pours the hot water over the contents of the herb and lets it sit too steep.
 She can  smell the sweet aroma, it  fills the kitchen with its pleasant sweet scent.         Nora takes a few notes  optimistic, the taste is favorable and she can describe the tea to her potential buyers which always help to sell a product.   Nora waits 10 minutes then strains and pours the plants liquid  into a cup.   The enticing scent is so intoxicating Nora can hardly wait to take a sip, like a youngster in a candy store.
    Nora carries her cup to the kitchen table and places the cup down.   She takes her pad and pen  places it next to her and lifts the cup.  She blows on the liquid so she can sip it without burning her mouth.   Taking a sip, then another  she places the cup on the table.
    Observing the flavor, she finds it delightful and no need to add anything to the brew.   Nora lifts the cup and continues to drink it until  finished.   While seated making notes,  she gets an odd sensation.  
 A dizziness as if she were spinning around.   Her vision blurred she rubs her eyes as if to clear them.  She feels a pulling sensation ...... then it happened……..

Another Lifetime

My ebook-  Another Lifetime  will   be released this week!!

Just in time for the Fourth of July.   A good book to read while relaxing.

So keep a watch.....I will send you all a notice when its hits

the market.


Have a wonderful day.

Creative Writing- First Paragraph

 The First paragraph in- creative writing
How important is it?
 The first paragraph can set the tone of a story.

It can provide the reader an idea of what the journey through the book will be like. Some books have started out slow but as you continue to read the pace picks up.

Others start off in a rapid pace taking you on what feels like a roller coaster ride through the story, and you have no time to catch your breath.

I prefer to coast through the story a little and let the reader get comfortable, to throw them into a faster pace.  Then slow it down again and add twists until you reach the ending.  I love twists

Every writer decides to take you on the journey through the story either slow or fast or just a steady pace.

Which would you prefer?

Creative Writing- The Antagonist

In creative writing-- the antagonist how bad should they be?

In my previous post, mentioned about the protagonist in a story and there is always an antagonist as well.  I mean life has nice people and miserable people so it is important to have them in stories so that the reader can really relate and perhaps cheer for the character.

You need to have your antagonist  a bit of a bully or worse otherwise, how can you discover what your protagonist strengths and weaknesses are.

The reason for the antagonist is to bring out the best in the character otherwise the story is flat and rather boring.

So, how mean, nasty, or vile do you make the antagonist?

Of course, everyone likes a happy ending so it all depends on the authors ending.

In my book,  Even Exchange Amy faces many challenges and her weaknesses and strengths are exposed. And her antagonist was a nasty so and so. I am sure many of you have met or experienced someone like him.  

Again, a nasty person to make the story interesting.

Have a Happy New Year to everyone.

And for those who have purchased my books... The Magic Herb and Even Exchange 

Thank You!

Would You Use Magic if You Could?

Would you use magic to get what you want if you could?

What if you could use magic to have whatever you want? Love, money, relationships etc.

Would it make you happy?
Would you be prepared for the consequences of your actions?

Cause and effect always play into our plans no matter whether they are for the good or bad.

In my story Even Exchange..this young woman used magic to get what she wanted with mixed results.

It's wonderful to imagine what you would do if you had magic to work with?
What would you do if you had magic to do with what you wanted?

I guess it's safer to get lost in a story involving magic than actually using it. Can you imagine the trouble some people would have especially if it were misused?

Thank goodness for our imagination...we can read and peek at what the characters in a story are doing and remove ourselves when we are done!

No harm just entertainment!

Creative Writing

Creative writing enables the writer to create whatever story they like.

The writer can create nice people, nasty people ,devious people etc.

But what about the type of character?

Would you prefer to read about a strong person or a weak one? An optimistic or a pessimistic person?

A man or woman or both?

 Do you enjoy reading about their failures, joys, sorrows, challenges?

It's fun to create these people in my stories and as I have said before in my earlier post I usually use the character traits from people I actually know!

I believe it makes the story more interesting and the reader can usually relate to some of the characters dilemmas or knows someone facing similar issues.