It recently struck me how rich my reading life has become since discovering the world of independent authors. To all of you out there who publish books the indie way, thank you for the variety, the diversity, and the creativity you’ve built for the book industry. It just wouldn’t be the same without you.
Did I tell you that I have an official author Instagram account? Just in case I didn’t announce it, here’s the link: https://www.instagram.com/christie_stratos/. My username is @christie_stratos, and I do post different pictures than on Facebook to update you on my writing and other assorted funness. I also post haikus! Just look at that variety: Hope […]
Last month, YA fantasy author Amie Irene Winters shared her Throwback Thursday of her very young writer self. This week, I’m joining her! If you’ve got a writing throwback, post it with this hashtag so we can all read your story. ~~~ In eighth grade, I had a class in which we got to write our own short story, […]
Happy Monday! Ugh…work…let’s go somewhere else. I travel all over the place through my imagination. When I’m over-stressed, I live in Morrowind. When I feel everything is too complicated, I live in the Victorian Era. And when I watch film noir movies, I live there for more than the duration of the movie. I get to be […]
I’m proud to say that this month, I’m officially sponsoring a fantastic website dedicated to the Victorian Era, and it’s appropriately called The Victorian Era! Geerte researches 19th century history and shares fascinating information, including little-known facts and details that are hard to find without doing in-depth research. My blog post on The Victorian Era website […]
YA fantasy author Amie Winters just shared what’s on her nightstand – Victorian books! Anatomy of a Darkened is one of her current reads, and I’m beyond thrilled at her words about my book! What I also love about her post is the Victorian ambiance she sets. If you want to know more about the real […]
Happy Monday! I hope you have a great start to the week. Remember, Monday is the start of the runway to the weekend. Now, let’s talk about harsh criticism. No, I’m not talking about feedback or critique, I’m talking about the stuff that makes people stop pursuing their dreams. Let me define exactly what I’m […]
It’s Sunday and a good friend of mine, Allix Booth, is having a HUGE cover reveal party today! Look at all the incredible authors on the roster for the party! The Temperament Scepter’s cover reveal party will happen between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, and I’ll be doing my takeover 2:30-3:00. I’ll have […]
Truth: I haven’t had time to write much this week, just some notes and the beginning concept for another piece that is thus far planned for the distant future. It always disappoints me when I don’t get the chance to write, and before you even think it, I definitely don’t want to hear, “But you need to make […]
Happy Monday! I hope you have a productive day today! Here’s something to make you smile. Don’t you love this quote? Doesn’t this describe writers just perfectly? We are curious in our ideas of what could and couldn’t happen; flexible in our ability to roll with the creative punches and adjust where necessary, usually […]