All right party people in the house, this is getting real! There are only nine more sleeps till AVELYNN’s pub date! EEEEEEEEEeeeeeee! 😀 To celebrate, I’m going to showcase a guest author every day leading up to the 8th. These wonderful people will be at my Facebook launch party, giving away books and prizes; there’s …
OMG! I’m shaking! Look what came in the mail… One hardcover and one paperback. They’re real! I’m holding them. Dreams really do come true! ‪#‎surreal‬ ‪#‎followyourdreams‬ So grateful. xoxo In gratitude, Marissa xo
I’m thrilled to announce the Historical Fiction Virtual Blog Tour Schedule for Avelynn! Pop in, follow along, and join in the fun. There will be prizes and giveaways too! Monday, September 7 Review at Oh, for the Hook of a Book! Tuesday, September 8 Review at A Chick Who Reads Review & Giveaway at Historical …
Gloaming: Evening twilight; shade or dusky light; or even as an adjective as in: gloaming-sky, gloaming-hour, etc. If you are of Scots heritage, you may recognize this word. I first heard it at one of my husband’s family gatherings. It was part of a poem: ‘roamin’ in the gloamin’. At the time, I’d no idea …
Farrago: A confused group; a medley, mixture, hotchpotch. The OED dates common usage about 1637. Old enough for me to include in my Avelynn novels, which are a farrago of different story elements. An author takes a farrago of plot, characterization, setting, and theme, mixes them all together, waves a magic wand, and viola, they …
The Latest Word is: Embrangle: To entangle, confuse, perplex. The Oxford English Dictionary has embrangle coming into common usage in the 1600s but its etymology dates back to the early 1500s with brangle, which, I’ve decided, is a cool word all on its own and may have to write a post on it, too—when we …
If I had to go back to the beginning of my career and give myself one piece of advice, it would be…. I can’t narrow it down to just one thing, as there are two really important messages I would love to press upon my newbie self! The first is the importance of hiring a …
In my debut historical fiction, AVELYNN, we learn about a terrible Viking attack on East Anglia and the vicious killing of king Edmund. Here’s an excerpt: Aelfgar cleared his throat and spoke louder. “Our king was seized from his hall and dragged behind the pagan’s horse to the forest’s edge. He was tied to a …