Good News

Book 3 of the Ridgewood Chronicles is now available at Amazon in both electronic and paper formats. It’s a 3-story collection featuring Vree Erickson, the girl who’s destined to be a Luminary witch. As I mentioned in an earlier post, each story involves a special magic disk that gives Vree a task to complete. If … Continue reading Good News

Story Time: “Rosa, Lila, and Cherry Pies”

I’m putting the finishing touches on republishing the third book of the Ridgewood Chronicles. An acclaimed author told me that the more we know about writing, the harder it is to let go of our stories. We’ll always find something wrong with them in the reread. The trick is knowing when to let go. I … Continue reading Story Time: “Rosa, Lila, and Cherry Pies”

III Progress Report

As the Kenny Rogers and The First Edition song released in 1968 goes, I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). Between shoveling snow here in northwest Pennsylvania and working on the third book of the Ridgewood Chronicles, I haven’t been blogging like I should. Plus, there’s the holiday shopping and … Continue reading III Progress Report

Paperback Winner Results

Thanks to everyone who took part in my paperback books giveaway in July. Unfortunately, there were no winners. I plan to have another contest after I publish the third book in my Ridgewood Chronicles series. Here are the answers to the five questions I posted for the contest: 1. What is Vree Erickson’s actual first … Continue reading Paperback Winner Results

Ridgewood Chronicles Cover Art

July is always my busiest month of birthdays, graduation parties, celebrating the Fourth, and the lawnmowing, weed pulling, and other lawn and garden requirements it brings. All that busyness creates a productivity freefall in my art and writing projects, including this blog. So, while some of us are sad to see the month end, I … Continue reading Ridgewood Chronicles Cover Art

Win Two Paperback Books

Happy Fourth of July to all my U.S. readers. The second book of the tenth anniversary editions of the Ridgewood Chronicles is out. I’m pleased to announce the publication of Trespassing: A Vree Erickson YA Novella in digital and paperback formats through Amazon. You can get the digital book here: amazon.com/dp/B00B1UOE7S, or the paperback here: … Continue reading Win Two Paperback Books

Book Promise

I’m finishing editing Trespassing, the second book of my Ridgewood Chronicles series for re-release by next weekend (if all goes well). It’s around 26,000 words long, making it a novella-length book, and it will be published in paperback and ebook formats on Amazon. Other publishing venues such as Draft2Digital (formerly Smashwords) and Barnes & Noble … Continue reading Book Promise