Magical Musings

I am busy writing my new book, after a month off after finishing my last book. That month has been spent renovating my newly bought house and moving. Not that restful . But now I’m back in the swing, and the one thing I love to keep me on track is a schedule. I created [...]

I read an article in my local paper about a study that was in the Journal of Sports Medicine, in which the researchers determined that “Raising your arms in triumph after a successful shot may help your team win a tied match.” It went on to say: “They pored over the videos of World Cups [...]

It’s late on a Sunday night and I’m having the most curious thoughts pop up in my mind. Just got done watching the latest episode of True Blood, so naturally some of my thoughts are revolving around vampires. That and the fact that in the past several weeks I’ve been reading a lot of new [...]

We’re delighted to have Tracey Devlyn as our guest this Thursday, July 1st. Tracey writes historical romance with a dash of danger. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and Windy City, Hearts Through History, The Beau Monde and Kiss of Death Romance Writers of America chapters. She’s also co-founder of [...]

Dreams are free, so free your dreams. ~Astrid Alauda~ I stumbled on this video a few days ago, and wanted to share. This boy is totally in his zone and because of that, everyone around him feels it too. Stunning really. As writers, we naviagate from this place of magic too. Time ceases to exist [...]

Today we have an interview up with Monica Burns, author of both historical romances and urban fantasty. Monica’s publisher, Berkley, will give away a copy of one of Monica’s books in a drawing to a lucky commenter, with the following provisos: Drawing Rules Drawing is open to residents in US and other countries. Void where [...]

I usually think about a book for months, sometimes years, before I write them. The last book, well, I thought about the plot for a couple of months before I wrote it, but with my current book, I initially wondered if I could do a good job, as I had about a month to come [...]

Driving to the grocery store yesterday, I thought of Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. Why that song, I don’t know. It must have been like the worm in the apple, wiggling out of my unconscious. My next thought was that vampires are so popular, someone should write a song about a vampire in New [...]

This world is so rich with different characters that its sometimes difficult to tell which are real and which are fictional. No brainer if the author is talking about someone like Walter Cronkite or a famous actor or comedian. You can instantly picture that individual and probably even fill in a lot of characteristics without [...]

We are thrilled to have historical romance and UF writer Monica Burns join us this Thursday, 24th June. An award-winning author of erotic romance, Monica Burns penned her first short romance story at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. From the days when she hid her stories from her [...]