If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.If turnips were swords, I’d have one at my side.If “ifs” and “ands” were pots and pans,There’d be no work for tinkers’ hands. Scottish Nursery Rhyme You know how I used to spend a great deal of time whining about my soul-sucking day job and how the only thing that kept me from writing multiple books in a single afternoon was the time I had to waste making a living? I begged my […]
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Procrastination runs Rampant in Sorchia’s Universe and my guest has given me even more ideas to up my procrastination game. What do writers do to avoid writing? My guest–Lyndi Alexander (also writing as Alana Lorens) –gives up her secrets. Don’t forget to check out her new Supernatural Thriller–Remnants of Fire. Top Ten Things I Do to Procrastinate When I Should Be Writing. by Lyndi Alexander (also writing as Alana Lorens) My latest supernatural thriller, REMNANTS OF FIRE, was a NaNoWriMo book […]
Before you head out to terrorize the mortals on Halloween (or is that just me?) check out this post about a fantastic anthology of ghost stories–many of them based on true stories. Read on for more. And enter to win a copy of Santa Cruz Ghost Stories, an anthology put together by my guest, Nancy Lynn Jarvis. Hands Up if You’ve Had a Ghostly Encounter. by Nancy Lynn Jarvis I write cozy mysteries mostly, but I’ve herded cats on occasion. […]
Book Hooks is a weekly meme hosted by Marketing for Romance Writers as part of the MFRW Authors Blog. Check the link at the bottom. where you will find all the stops on the hop. It’s that witchy time of the year and I have a magically delicious deal for you. Last year, I did a face lift for my witchy Zoraida Grey trilogy—new covers and new eBooks. I’ll soon be trotting out new print books with new covers and […]
Mysteries and thrillers, according to Tonerbuzz.com, accounted for nearly $730 million dollars’ worth of sales in 2022–second only to the mammoth $1.44 billion (that’s billion with a b) that Romance brought down. So there’s gold in them thar murders. In this week’s Novel Magic, Author Skye Alexander explores the reasons we love (and spend our money) on tales of Mystery. Why We Love Mysteries by Skye Alexander It’s generally believed that the world of modern mystery fiction began with Edgar […]
Vampires are the reason I don’t put out a Welcome mat. Well, that and people, but that’s a blog post for another time. Join Author and Blogger extraordinaire Kate Hill in her discussion of immortality and grab a copy of her short Vampire Romance. Tell Auntie Sorchia–what’s your go-to vampire movie on a spooky October night? Vampires and Immortality by Kate Hill The concept of vampires is an ancient one. Many cultures in the world have legends about blood drinkers […]