Adventures in Crafting with Words

On Monday I found the time to make the Beta recommended changes to The Consequences of Being Aiden - my NaNoWriMo2016 project.  I was able to get it listed on Amazon and released to the world later that night. Then the world interrupted once again. CoBA Amazon Link The Consequences of Being Aiden Description When Ainsley’s older brother asks for a nearly impossibly favor, Ainsley refuses at first, but eventually she finds herself dressed up as and pretending to be her brother, Aiden, and tutoring his best friend, Brendan.   The only problem is that she doesn’t like Brendan and her best friend, Zoe does.   If Zoe ever finds out that Ainsley is pretending to be Aiden then her best friend won’t let her forget it.   Brendan has a secret.   He’s aware that Aiden has convinced Ainsley to tutor him.   He is aware that Zoe has been sabotaging Ainsley’s relationships.   However, what he feels for Ainsley is far from the surrogate protec...

Around October 30th or 31st I "finished" the manuscript for the mash up that I've been working on since August 2014.  The idea came to me while I was teaching Biology - interim position - and had some spare time.  I adore fairy tales.  Simply adore them and discovering their various variations.  Even the original tales have minor nuances that create five different tales from the same origin.  This was before I'd discovered Heather Lyon's The Collector's Society Series.  (Go, read the books. The last one comes out Nov. 7th!  I can't wait!)  So... what happens when a descendant of Alice finds herself in a strange land?  A land where fairy tales and children's stories were real?  Where a magic council can freeze the story's tales in a loop or allow them to continue on for generations?  I don't have the synopsis yet.  I don't even have the manuscript completely edited.  Only 54 pages.  But that will take a ha...

As promised... the cover reveal. Stay tuned for more later.