Month: July 2014

Video Trailer: Doorways to Arkomo

Doorways to ArkomoWithin Arkomo’s Four Kingdoms, one hundred princes are raised in total seclusion, preparing for the Departure — a sacred ceremony that will allow them to live freely among their people. But Sorel, Arkomo’s only princess, fears the Departure isn’t what it seems.

One night Sorel opens a magical Doorway into a strange world — the place she calls Hospital — and meets eleven-year-old Grace who is desperately ill. Together, Grace and Sorel embark on a journey to reveal the dark truth about the Departure. With Grace growing sicker each day, and Sorel dangerously close to being discovered, they’ll need a miracle to survive.

Doorways to Arkomo, the middle grade fantasy book by Jacqueline Dooley, is  available from Amazon, Smashwords, and Amazon UK.

Don’t forget, you can cast your vote for trailer of the month on July 26, 2014 at 1 p.m. Pacific time.

From Inspiration to Publication

TD1With the assistance of my trusty editor/partner in crime and beloved wife, Zoë Lake, I conducted a writer’s workshop seminar on the first of June this year. This Devonport Writers Workshop group, organised by Fay Forbes, has been running consistently, September through May, every year for the past eighteen years and each year the workshop participants produce an anthology of their work: poetry, essays, flash fictions, slice of life short stories and much more. Within this diverse group of individuals: school teachers, bush poets, business men and women, and housewives, who write for the sheer joy of writing, are many talented writers; some of whom have been published. Continue reading “From Inspiration to Publication”

Saturday Book Showcase: An Untold Want

An Untold WantAn Untold Want
by Sara Stark
Genre: literature, women’s fiction
Rating: 4.4 star average from 26 reviews
Available at Amazon.

Being born into a family of witches in rural Georgia has made Maggie MacAllister a recluse. She just wants a normal life, and if it weren’t for the MacAllister curse, a husband. When her teenage daughter nearly dies, Maggie must let others into her cloistered lifestyle, even a potential suitor. Continue reading “Saturday Book Showcase: An Untold Want”

Flash Fiction Challenge: Time and Tide

beach play 1980s photo by K.S. Brooks
beach play 1980s
photo by K.S. Brooks

That kid in the picture is my little brother, Andy. In 1987, he got carried away by an undertow at this very beach. The authorities never recovered his body.

I took this picture of him yesterday, when he walked up out of the water as if nothing had happened.

In 250 words or less, write a story incorporating the elements in the picture and/or the written prompt above. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.