Fantasy novels and so far one children's book. I've currently finished two fantasy novels both a part of a series that has been rattling about my brain for the past ten years. I've got big plans for the series, Beneath a Stone Sky, and hope to be finishing three more to establish it as a quintet. But for right now I've put that on the back burner to focus on the start of another series. One that's been quietly stewing in its imaginative juices for the past few years, since 2005, while I finished my recent book, Legacy of Stone. I'm hoping to go back and forth between the two til both the series are finished. After that I'm not sure where I will go, or where the stories will take me. Sometimes being an author is like standing in the ocean waiting for a wave big enough to take you with it.
Where can you find my books? Well at the moment its almost like a scavenger hunt. I decided when I first finished my novel that I couldn't possibly put my baby out there time and time again only for someone else to judge and reject it. Afterall it was eight years of my life and I at the time I was only twenty-one so eight years seemed like the majority of my life. So I self-published. I thought it was a brilliant move at the time. I got complete control over my artistic design, from the cover images to the formatting to the story inside. I sacrificed publicity, help from professionals, and quite honestly money. I was happy with that at the time when I thought the first novel might very well be the last. I know differently now. So... back to topic.... you can find my novels at my website www.cinderellatales.yolasite.com or at www.lulu.com or on Amazon. Oh, almost forgot my facebook page... Cinderellatales. But its highly unlikely you'll stroll into your local bookstore and violia! At least for the moment ;) girl's gotta have dreams, right?
Wanna know more about me?
Ok, but only because you asked. I live in Middle Tennesse and for those of you who are not from around here no it's not all like the bad jokes, broody country songs, and silly movies with the big hair, twangy accents, and daisy dukes. The last time I wore cowboy boots I was probably eight and desperately wanted to be Annie Oakely when I grew up. The reality of Tennessee is beautiful countryside with rolling hills that turn to flame when summer loses its grip. People who are very likely to bless you in the store when you sneeze or stop to help you change a flat-tire on the side of the road. We say please and thank-you and know the joy of sitting in a rocking chair while a spring rain gently sways the daffodils. I'm lucky the home I share with my husband and two kitty cats(you'll hear more about them later I'm sure), lies in a band of trees withing walking distance of a huge lake. A mother deer births her set of twins almost every year within 30 feet of my front door, yet at the same time I'm less than ten minutes from a Walmart, half-a-dozen fast food chains, a Rue 21, and a Big Lots. Its the best of both worlds. I earn a rather modest income as a family photographer in our small town. It's a huge pleasure to get to be a part of people's memories, to see their children grow up, or to capture their first kiss as man and wife. In addition to photography, I attempt art, crochet, and baking in addition to the everyday tasks of being a wife.
Well, do you feel like you know me a little? Do I sound like somebody you want to know. I hope so, cause I'd like to get to know some of you. Tell me a little bit about yourself, what do you do? Where do you live? What's your favorite thing to read or your favorite author?
Will this blog be exclusively about writing? Probably not, but you can bet its gonna be huge part of it, because writing is a huge part of my life.
Well that's it for now. Til next post...
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