Notes from the Loft
In the last post, we walked through Sarah and Dermot’s shoes in Edinburgh. This time, we’re going to trace the steps of their Preservation Scotland Research Trip through the Highlands and Western Isles. This trip occurs in Thrice to Thine, Once & Future Book 3, when Sarah, Dermot, Jujhar, Isla, Ewan and Kirstie travel from place to place gathering stories, songs, and viewing the crafts of locals.
Read MoreAlthough, the Once & Future Series is fantasy, there are some very real places that play an important part in the story. These are places that you as the reader can even visit. So we’re going to go on a little tour of those places and talk about their history and how they relate to Sarah and Dermot’s story.
First, we’ll talk about the settings in Scotland, Then we’ll shift to the settings from the earlier books. This post will start this series off with a tour of the Edinburgh that you read about in Thrice to Thine and Nothing Good Gets Away.
Read MoreIn the midst of all of that the week before this book launch, there was some family drama that I won’t get into. But it meant that shouting/pushing/selling books was not really at the top of my mind for the last couple of weeks. I couldn’t delay the launch, because it had already been delayed too long. I went ahead even though my mind was not as focused as I would have liked. In spite of all that, this was my best book launch yet.
So, thank you.
Read MoreI recently asked my readers what questions they would like to ask Dermot Sinclair of the Once & Future Series if they could interview her. I have supplemented their questions with a few of my own. For our purposes this interview will take place between the end of Thrice to Thine (Book 3) and the beginning of Nothing Good Gets Away (Book 4).
Read MoreI recently asked my readers what questions they would like to ask Sarah MacAlpin of the Once & Future Series if they could interview her. I have supplemented their questions with a few of my own. For our purposes this interview will take place between the end of Thrice to Thine (Book 3) and the beginning of Nothing Good Gets Away (Book 4).
Read MoreI am so excited about the release of Nothing Good Gets Away that I am feeling super generous. But I also need your help to spread the word. With literally millions of books on the market, word of mouth sells more books than any other means. So, please tell everyone you can think of.
Read MoreAnyone who has done NaNoWriMo has probably done sprints. You might also have heard of this referred to as the Pomodoro Technique. This technique is designed to help you shut out distractions and get work done in short bursts of productivity. I found this especially helpful when my kids were younger. I had to cram my writing time into naptime, after bedtime, and between getting snacks. I started with 25 minute blocks, but you can start with 15 minutes, and expand as you get more productive or carve more writing time out of your schedule.
Read MoreIt’s a big day! Preorder begins for Nothing Good Gets Away: Once & Future Book 4. I’m so excited for you all to get your hands on this book. I know some of you have been waiting for it. Thanks to the plague it has taken me much longer than i thought it would to get this book ready to publish, but we’re almost there.
Because I love you all so much, I’m including the first chapter of Nothing Good below.
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