A few years have gone by since Saving Sailor. A few tortuous years where poor A.J. Degulio has been forced to live in Tuscany, a half a world away from her beloved dog, Sailor, her friend Danny, and the beauty of Indian Island, Idaho. Sigh! Sure, one might think that living in Italy would be… Continue Reading
My advanced reader copies are on the way
Well, today is November 30th, the last day of National Novel Writing Month. I was hoping to punch out the first draft of From Darkness Won (Blood of Kings, book 3), but it was not meant to be. I made it about four chapters in before I realized that I needed to polish up book two… Continue Reading
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Innkeeper’s daughter, Aza, lives in a land where everyone sings. Though she has the most glorious voice anyone has ever heard, she hides her face at all times. Aza has discovered a new trick. She can not only impersonate any voice, she can throw the sound so that it appears to be coming from another… Continue Reading
Got the cover for To Darkness Fled!
Well, what do you all think? Here is the cover for To Darkness Fled (Blood of Kings, book 2). It might change a little by next April, but this is pretty much how it will look. Kirk DouPonce is SOOO talented! Thanks, Kirk!
By Darkness Hid finaled in the EPIC Awards
I just found out the other day that By Darkness Hid finaled in the EPIC Awards, a contest for small published ebooks. I entered my Kindle version in the fantasy catagory and it is one of four finalists. Also, Stuart Vaughn Stockton finaled in the Science Fiction catagory with his totally cool novel, Starfire. Yay! We… Continue Reading
The Shack by William P. Young
Review by Jill Williamson While Mackenzie Philips is camping with his children at Wallowa State Park in Oregon, his youngest daughter, Missy, is abducted by a serial killer. Horrified and brokenhearted, Mac works with the police only to reach a dead end at an abandoned shack in the Oregon Wilderness. There the trail ends cold… Continue Reading
Writing in the Dark
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
Review by Jill Williamson All Hallows’ Eve, 1943. Jimmy Cannon’s older brother wakes him in the middle of the night to see what’s going on over at the funeral home. What Jimmy discovers that night makes him more curious than ever about his father. Jimmy doesn’t have the closest relationship with his dad. Part of… Continue Reading
3604 words in on book three!
Now that I passed the manuscript for To Darkness Fled (Blood of Kings, book 2) on to my editor–and since it’s National Novel Writing Month–I decided to plunge right into book three, From Darkness Won. I am sick, but sitting at the computer isn’t so tough. I stayed in bed all day yesterday, and today I… Continue Reading
Excerpt from By Darkness Hid: Achan Getting Dressed in Armor
If you’ve read By Darkness Hid, you know that Sir Gavin tends to rush things. I’m now working on the third book in the trilogy and Achan is getting dressed for battle–a real one, not tournament. I’ll post some interesting information about that soon, but for now, here is an excerpt from book one, when… Continue Reading
Timescape by Robert Liparulo
Review by Jill Williamson The King family discover one portal that leads to the future, and it isn’t pretty. Their only hope is to stop whatever it is that Taksidian is planning to do to create such a horrifying future. But how can they go up against someone they know so little about? They decide… Continue Reading
Chance to win a free copy of By Darkness Hid
Carman Boley interviewed me on her blog, A Sequence of Continuous Delights. Check out the interview by clicking here. If you leave a comment at the end of her interview, you will be entered in a drawing to win a free copy of my book.