In Case You Missed it, here’s the round-up of all of my latest content, plus updates from old guests!
Read on if you want to know more. If not? See you next week with more writing tips and writerly musings.
Coming up this week:
On Youtube: Join me for my productivity live stream, Sundays at 4:30 EST. Come join a productivity sprint or two. Or eat some snacks. Maybe both. You do you.
On Twitch: You can also join the live stream here.
Content Around The Web:
On Youtube:
- Creating New Mythology From Hidden History – Where to find histories that weren’t in your textbooks, ways to Contextualize histories, who gets to use the histories and tales, and ways to use these ‘hidden histories’ in your writing
On the Podcast “Writing Tips and Writerly Musings”:
- Morgan’s 5 Biggest Fears When Facing Feedback – If you put your work out there, you’re going to get feedback — whether it’s friends, beta-readers, or people who purchased your book. And that feedback can be scary. Here are my top 5 fears when receiving feedback.
On The Blog (In Case You Missed It):
- Creating New Mythology From Hidden History – Where to find histories that weren’t in your textbooks, ways to Contextualize histories, who gets to use the histories and tales, and ways to use these ‘hidden histories’ in your writing
- Author Spotlight: C A Deegan – He’s an author, family man, dog-walker, and lookout for those ever-elusive Fae. He’s sharing writing tips and more!
Upcoming Events:
At 1pm on February 8th, I will be talking to the Riverside Writers Club in Fredericksburg VA (virtually) about how to Pitch Literary Agents.
April 29th-May 1st, you can find me at RavenCon in Richmond, VA. (Fingers crossed!)
May 27-30th, I’ll be back at Balticon in Baltimore, MD.
July 8-10th should be my return to Imaginarium Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
What I’ve Been Reading:
Some light-and-fluffy and a few steamy romances.
Kristen McKanagh’s Snowball’s Christmas
Snowball—an aptly named bundle of feline fluff—is thankful to be spending her first Christmas in the comfort of Weber Haus, the Victorian B&B run by Miss Tilly. Emily Diemer, who cooks for the guests, dotes on Snowball, but she’s not thrilled about another new arrival at the B&B: Miss Tilly’s nephew, Lukas. Which is odd, because Snowball’s animal instincts tell her that Lukas and Emily should definitely be friends.
By Christine Feehan:
Gabriel woke deep within the ground, and the first sensation he felt was hunger. An overwhelming hunger for blood that demanded satisfaction. But as he hunted the dark streets of Paris for prey, a voice called to him, soothing, calming, giving him the strength to control his craving.
Francesca Del Ponce was a healer, a woman who radiated goodness as powerfully as the sun did light. But surely his obsession with her would turn him as his twin brother had turned, leaving the world with two monsters instead of one.
He was the dark guardian of his people. So how, after centuries of a bleak, soulless existence, had he, Lucian Daratrazanoff, suddenly come to the crave petite, curvy colorful lady cop Jaxon Montogomery, who foolishly made it her life’s work to protect others from harm?
Fiercely daring, Jaxx would sacrifice anything to shield others – particularly since a deadly menace dogged her every footstep, threatening all who got close to her. And strangely seductive, piercingly erotic Lucian was no exception. Lucian was powerfully, piercingly mesmerizing – oddly gentle yet clearly a born predator. He had vowed to possess her, to guard her for all time. Yet with his every thirsty kiss, was he drawing Jaxon more deeply into danger . . . and his dark, mysterious desires?
When Malichai Fortunes attacks a problem, he does it full force—a habit that earns the GhostWalker a painful injury and a forced vacation in San Diego, California. With nothing but physical therapy on the horizon, Malichai is starting to get restless…until a striking blue-eyed blonde makes all his senses come alive.
Amaryllis is kind and warm and sees beyond Malichai’s rough exterior, but he can tell there’s something she’s hiding. Her innate healing abilities indicate she might be a GhostWalker—albeit an untrained one. Malichai doesn’t think their paths crossing is anything more than coincidence, but he can sense that one wrong word could send Amaryllis running.
When strange events at his temporary retreat put Malichai on high alert, he knows he won’t be able to deal with the threat and keep his woman safe in his weakened state. But calling in his brothers means telling Amaryllis what he really is, and revealing that he knows the truth about her too.…
Savin “Savage” Pajari is convinced he’s not worth a damn thing. He’s not like his brothers. He’s a sadistic monster, a killer—a man no woman could truly love. So it completely throws him when a stranger risks her life for his, pushing him out of the way and taking the hit that would have sent him six feet under. If he had any kind of sense, he’d leave her alone, but Savage can’t get the woman with a smart mouth and no sense of self-preservation out of his head. With one kiss, he’s lost.
Seychelle Dubois has spent her entire life not feeling much of anything, until Savage comes along and sets her whole body on fire. Kissing him was a mistake. Letting him get close would be a catastrophe. He’s the most beautiful—and damaged—man she’s ever met. He has a way of getting under her skin, and what he’s offering is too tempting to resist.
New Works By Previous Guests:
Nothing this week. Check back next time.
Picture(s) of the Week:
My community has a bi-monthly open mic night for local writers! I was back this month with some new poetry, to listen to my favorite poets who always inspire me, and to cheer on some first-timers!
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 