Happy New Year to All!

I’m excited for 2016 to begin. I have a few amazing things coming for you all this year. First off, Dark Shores, Book 3 of the Black Depths series will be released in March. So make sure to read Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch and Broken Tide before then. Before the end of the year, the Black Depths series will reach it’s conclusion, though I am not entirely sure when the fourth and final book will be released. A new standalone book, called Under Jupiter, will be release mid-year for you all to enjoy. This is science fiction, so look out all you outer space lovers, this YA adventure is for you. There will be plenty more book reviews, movie reviews, etc. this year. I will update creative projects and interesting ideas as I have them. And of course I will continue with posting a photo writing prompt every Tuesday.

Do you have any New Year’s plans? If so, I’d love to hear them. Any big aspirations in 2016?

Here is a page from my art journal with some thoughts of my own.

This old bus…

Enter to win a free copy of Broken Tide, sequel to Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch. Haven’t read Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch? Get it for 99 cents on Amazon.com. Also on Kobo, iBooks etc, just follow the links on the right to your preferred retailer.

The giveaway is hosted by Goodreads. Click here to enter.  Currently, you can only enter if you live in Canada, the USA or Great Britain, primarily due to shipping cost. But if you live anywhere else in the world, you should be able to get a copy of the ebook to read about Nessa’s continuing adventure.

As you can see, the giveaway is open from December 28th until January 5th, so enter while you can. Winners *should* receive their copies by the end of January 2016.

Merry Christmas and Happy Season to All! Will be back on the 28th!

In case you haven’t read it, this is the launch week for Broken Tide – book 2 of the Black Depths Series. The first was Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch. Both books are available everywhere, but click on the links on the side to find them both on Amazon.

Now that I’m done with so much writing, I’m going to take a reading break, before delving into a bunch more writing. I went to my two favourite book stores yesterday, and picked up some new reading and some new writing books. Aren’t they pretty?

It’ll be a short break though, as I’m planning on releasing Book 3 of the Black Depths Series in March 2016!

In my novella, Windbound, which is a prequel in the Black Depths Series, the main character is Amynta, a Siren who lives in Greece. Windbound is currently FREE on Amazon Kindle from now until December 5th, to celebrate the release of Broken Tide, the sequel to Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch. 

Sirens are typically defined as winged women who can compel sailors onto the rocks, leading them to their death. In my world of Neptunian’s, sirens are a little bit different.

This is my definition for the Black Depths Series

Siren: a humanoid female who has the power to compel humans (female or male) to do her bidding. This power is gifted by the sea, and is to be used to protect colonies of Neptunians and the sea (or any body of water) from harm. Sirens can often be vengeful and quick to act, and are known for their extremely competitive nature (between sirens). Human hunters highly prize siren catches, as a siren’s tongue, once cut out, can grant any human the power of compulsion (one time use). Sirens cannot compel other Neptunians, except with dark magic, which is forbidden.

In the window…

When finishing up Broken Tide, it occurred to me that maybe the Black Depths Series needs a glossary. Well, I never got around to doing the glossary prior to the release of Broken Tide, so I’ve decided to put some entries up on here as I refine them, as a sort of release celebration.

So. First Off. What is a Sea-Witch?

If you haven’t yet read Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch, then you won’t be familiar with my world of Neptunians. If you have, then you can probably write this entry as well as I can (maybe even better), but here goes.

Sea-witch: a humanoid female with magical powers over water, given by the sea. Can exercise magical powers at will, or create potions or other more complex spells with the use of a tether. In return, sea-witches are required to look after the sea (or other body of water), to protect it from harm and pollution. Typically, whenever a sea-witch comes into her powers, her hair will turn red, marking her as the Sea’s own.

Well, it’s been a long time coming. But book 2 of the Black Depths series is finally here! Read about Nessa’s continuing adventure in Broken Tide, sequel to Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch.

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I tweaked the cover art a bit from the original design, opting for blue instead of green. Here is a pic of the ebook cover art.

I also changed the ebook covers of Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch and Windbound, to emphasize that these are a series. Windbound will be FREE for the next five days on Amazon, as a promotion, and Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch is currently on sales for 99 cents! Get your copies now!

Your character is taking these boats out to Spirit Island. Why? How do they feel? What is the shape of their spirit?