Musings

For Margaret Izard, it’s about layering history and myth into the very bones of the story—giving the magic weight and grounding the fantasy in a world that feels real. ...Each story in the [Stones of Iona] series focuses on the search for a magic Fae stone, a Stone of Iona. Via a Fae fable, the characters learn which stone needs finding. Blending the fable into the plotline and how it unfolds became the series’ backbone.

I didn’t plot Crushing before I wrote it—as if the story was already written, and I only needed to extract it from my mind. All I knew was my protagonist (Atarah) had five days to fall in love or the world was going to end. This is a common sentiment for young adults, but I made the emotional crisis into something literal. The Crush-it dance, which we would call a Valentine's Day dance, provided a finish line to inject a race against time feeling.

Angels in the Crosswalks of Seattle: An Interview with Nikki Frank, Author of KILLING SHADOWS (The Wild Rose Press, September 18, 2024)

AK Nevermore writes a lot. An award-winning author of spicy dystopian science fiction, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance.

An Interview with Author AA DaSilva — This month AA DaSilva joins us to discuss her current release, PERIPHERY (The Wild Rose Press, 2024)

Curse of Flame is the story that brought J. Von Tobel back to writing. This story is about that spark inside of you that won’t go away.

Never Mess with a Leprechaun: This month, we welcome Jane Greenhill author of THE LEPRECHAUN'S CURSE (The Wild Rose Press) to the blog.

Chelsey M. Ortega joins us to celebrate the book birthday for her YA paranormal novel, BONDWITCH (The Wild Rose Press, October 16, 2023).

On Enchanted Forests and Elemental Magic: An Interview with Barbara Robinson, author of A Cure for Spring Fever (The Wild Rose Press).

Astral Projection and A Dream of Flying: An Interview with Kimberly Baer, Author of the paranormal-sci-fi young adult novel, OUT OF BODY.

On Love, Dragons, and Controlling One's Own Fate: Interview with Author Shirley McCoy, DRAGON SONG (The Wild Rose Press, October 23, 2023)

Inspired—Passion for Vintage Fashion: An Interview Sandra L. Young, author of The Ghostly Diva (The Wild Rose Press, May 1, 2024)

Interview with Karen Hulene Bartell, author of KISSING KIN.

Interview with C.J. McGroarty, author of CLARA IN A TIME OF WAR.