Character Madness and Musings

Virtual FantasyCon Blog Hop Hunt Hi, I’m Jena Baxtor, author of Reflections, Veiled Memories, and The Carriage, and I’m your host for this stop in the Hunt. If you would like to find out more about the Hunt, please click here http://vfcscavengerhunt.weebly.com/ Somewhere on this page is a hidden number. Collect all the numbers from all the authors’ posts, and then add them up. Once you’ve added all the numbers, and if I am your last author, please head to the official website and click on the ENTER HERE page to find the entry form. Only entries will the correct number will qualify to win. The author I’m pleased to be hosting for Virtual FantasyCon’s Blog Hop Hunt today is author,  Amalie Cantor Free will is a funny (and fickle) thing. We live in a world in which the choices we make define our character and affect our future, but in which bad things still happen to good people. Choices made with the best of intentions can still lead to devastation, whil...

It's almost here so mark your calendars Virtual FantasyCon is a fun and interesting online event happening October 9th to the 16th, and it’s free to attend. The location is on your computer. You can drop by any day during the event and check out the booths for that day.  Here is the schedule: Sun   October 9th - Epic/Sword & Sorcery (Includes High Fantasy) Mon  October 10th - Sci-Fi/Sci-Fantasy/Time-Travel Tue   October 11th - Fairytale/Punk (Includes all versions of Punk) Wed  October 12th - Paranormal/Urban Thu   October 13th - Series/Short Stories (Includes all subgenres of Fantasy Series & Collections/Anthologies of Short Stories) Fri    October 14th - Dystopian/Apocalyptic Sat   October 15th - Dark/GrimDark/Horror Sun  October 16th - Children/YA Fantasy There will be authors, bloggers, editors, artists, and publishers to list just a few, and a...

An Interview by Brad Miltner from Music That Pops Magazine. Welcome  Danny Rosani from Pretentious Music that Pops has requested an interview with the musicians from Pretentious, the newest, and hottest fictional band this year. Brad shakes Danny's hand as he sits in the hot seat."Thanks for coming out today, Danny. I know you've been busy with your first tour.  Danny Rosani plays keyboard, and is the frontman of Pretentious with his new wife, Aryn. Danny smiles. So, how did you come to be part of Pretentious, Danny? Mark and I were jamming together and Aryn insisted we create a band. (Laughs). Seriously, while that’s true this was always our dream.  Aryn just gave us the shove we needed to play it forward. How do you feel about the rest of the band members? We were all friends before we started. I love every one of them. We've all worked hard and they continue to work hard every time we set foot on stage, or pick up an i...

Have you seen my newest release? A Horde of Dragons  An Anthology Nominated for best summer anthology Vote for us here A Horde of Dragons multi-author anthology from the fantastical minds of Jena Baxter, Guy Donovan, Barb Lieberman, Ellie Lieberman, Kindra Sowder, and Raven Williams. Within these pages, you will find stories of dragons that will tantalize your imagination and leave you wanting more. So sit back, relax a spell, and immerse yourself in A Horde of Dragons. Reviews 5 Stars This compilation of Dragon fantasy writing from indie authors is beautiful and sometimes heart wrenching. So many different worlds, mythos, and viewpoints, all well-delivered. A must read! Check out the Authors and see what other projects they are working on here Guy Donovan Barbara Lieberman Raven Williams Jena Baxter Purchase your copy here Kindle:  http://tinyurl.com/A-Horde-of-Dragons Paperback:  https://www...

Wow, I haven't written my blog for a while. I love my blog, but illness put me behind, and I needed to catch up on my writing once I managed to get settled once more. My blog-prompt group has moved forward, but I'm going to continue with the prompts, because it's something I've always wanted to do. I might just focus most of them on character prompts. Since characters and emotion are my passions, I may write about characters I like and why, as well. At any rate, thank you for joining me, and being patient. If there are things you would like to see me write about, I would love to hear your thoughts. This post is focused on writer's prompts, and why I love them. Anyone who knows me knows that I love prompts of all kinds. I have a Pinterest board dedicated to it, and a T umblr blog devoted to writer issues and prompts I'm not better at posting on that blog than I am here, but do try to keep it up. I also post thunderclapts there for new releases from...

A Guest Post by Author, Kat Caffee The Followers of Torments Though I am an “accidental author” the story that makes up The Followers of Torments has made sure to keep me an HONEST author as well.  Not only does it push me to continue writing the story (if I want to sleep, that is), it has also given me reason to stretch out in new ways, dust off old skills, and adapt some of my old hobbies to new mediums.  What started out as a single book grew into two, then three, then exploded to a five book saga.  So far, it’s listened to me when I put my foot down, and not grown beyond that.  Along the way, because I’m one of those people who doesn’t know the meaning of “half-hearted effort” I’ve also learned how to manage my time well enough to support a blog and social presence to help the story that insisted on being written get discovered.  That’s what has led to today’s wonderful news. Initially, I had no idea about how to market or promote anythi...

The Troubled Oyster: The Carriage by Jena Baxter Audiobook Review : The first book I've listened to or heard from this author and it was good. Really good! My Review: I listened to The Carriage back ...