I always use music to help me really get to the emotional place I need to be to write every book, but it was even more important than usual for Clara’s Soldier. Because, unlike in most of my fantasy stories, I was writing about the fallout of a real war. Some of it is Christmas…
Category: Fairy Tale Retellings
The Sentinel’s Song: A Retelling of St. George and the Dragon Party in a Blog!
Book Launch Virtual Fun! Breaking Neverland is here! You can read it in Ebook, Print, and Kindle Unlimited! And since that’s no small matter, I thought we’d have a bit of fun to celebrate! The Sentinel’s Song: A Retelling in the Making… I don’t know how many of you know this, but Sentinel’s Song is…
The Sentinel’s Song Soundtrack
It’s that time again! The Sentinal’s Song: A Retelling of St. George has launched. And as always, while I was writing, I put together a playlist to help me get into the mindset for the story. And I’m excited to share this one with you! It’s actually longer than I expected, which is cool Let…
10 Things About Sentinel’s Song
So here are ten random facts about The Sentinel’s Song: A Retelling of St. George. 1. The Setting St. George may be the patron saint of England, but the real Saint George lived in what we know as modern day Turkey. He was in the Roman military but was martyred by Emperor Diocletian for refusing…
Going Wide (and more weekly announcements)
So this week is full of big announcements! I’m surfacing from the Pit of Despair (just kidding…from editing my manuscript) to wave hi and let you know how things are moving along. So get a snack and hunker down. 1. Cinderella’s in Hardback! IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! My picture book Cinderella: An Illustrated Fairy Tale Classic…
Welcome to My National Fairy Tale Day Party! – Party Event #1
National Fairy Tale Day is finally here!!! First of all, I want to thank you all for coming to hang out with me! I know it’s not the same as in-person (Can you tell this extrovert is a little starved for some REAL talking-hugging-people-ing time?) But we’re going to have a BLAST today. And just…
The Breaking Neverland Soundtrack
Because Breaking Neverland is the sequel to the first, you’ll see some crossover from the soundtrack to Neverland Falling, the first half of Wendy and Peter’s story. I kept the songs that I felt really captured the story as a whole, and I added a few more! If you can, listen to this before or…
Neverland Falling Launch Fun!
Neverland Falling Secret Chapter, Story Soundtrack, Interview with K.M. Shea’s Dog, and Games! Amazon had some hiccups last week, but Neverland Falling is now available in all Amazon stores and we have some fun and games to celebrate! Win Wendy’s Necklace Today’s the last day to try to win Wendy’s Necklace from Neverland Falling! Make sure to…
Neverland Falling – Inspirational Soundtrack
For those of you who have been with my for a while, you know that I always create a playlist to help inspire me as I write. I also think it’s more fun to share those songs with my readers as they experience the story for the first time. So here’s a list of my…
A Curse of Gems Soundtrack
Here’s the Soundtrack that I used to write A Curse of Gems. I hope this ups your reading experience!