Making Believe
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A fantasy author's take on reality. Books, musings, sometimes poetry, and much advocacy for fantasy literature.
Making Believe
1d ago
Thread of a Spider by D.L. Gardner
Following an ambush at the Upton Rail Station in 1921 Ireland, British troops burn Ailis’ home to the ground and arrest her fiancé, Liam, for murder. She and her younger brother Paddy flee to an enchanted glen. Lured by a haunting song, Paddy is abducted by forest folk. Perilous obstacles, and a questionable stranger, hinder Ailis’ attempts to find her brother or free her fiancé until her only hope for survival rests on the magic of the Fae.
CURATOR’S NOTE
D.L. Gardener is both a talented author and a fine artist – a sensibility she brings to all her books ..read more
Making Believe
3d ago
I’ll be posting these 12 best selling Fae books in the StoryBundle. But hurry. This awesome sale won’t last forever.
The Wraith and the Rose by C. J. Brightley
The Fair Folk are stealing children.
One man is stealing them back.
When Miss Lilybeth Rose Hathaway and her family arrive in Ardmond for the season, Lily can’t help but be charmed by wealthy, popular Theo Overton’s lovely manners and genuine affection. The Hathaways are soon elevated far beyond what they might have imagined, and like everyone else, they are captivated by rumors of the national hero known as the Wraith, who is saving h ..read more
Making Believe
1w ago
WOW and all for a very good cause! Read on~
THE FANTASTIC FAE BUNDLE
The Fantastic Fae Bundle – Curated by Anthea Sharp
Top fantasy authors bring you a dozen books, each one filled with otherwordly magic. Which portal will you open first? They all lead to adventure, but beware the bargains of the fae…
The bestselling authors in this StoryBundle are known for their deft use of traditional faerie lore. Don’t expect twinkles and sweetness here! Instead, you’ll encounter the treacherous and lovely denizens of the Realm of Faerie, in all their guises. Whether it’s a mortal stolen into the Faerie c ..read more
Making Believe
1w ago
Ok. So the title of this mini discourse might be a little misleading. I’m not going to give you a bullet list of all the reasons you should write. If you have any interest at all in the literary world, or jotting your thoughts on paper, or journalizing your life in a diary, or story telling, you’ll know that it’s not as simple as a bullet list.
There is some unexplainable prompting from within that causes you to pick up a pen…or pullout your lap top, to externalize your thoughts.
Be it to help you remember later in life, to tell others, or just to put your thoughts into words so you can under ..read more
Making Believe
1M ago
All these great fantasy writers are putting their books on sale for you so that you can grab them an enjoy them this spring, summer and into the fall. Male protagonists and female protagonists, epic, dragons, war, kingdoms and fairy worlds. You will find it all.
Take a peek at this BookFunnel Promo and fill your TBR list again for this year. We’ve set it up for you, our readers and some of these books don’t go on sale all that often. Enjoy.
ENJOY ..read more
Making Believe
1M ago
I’m changing things up a bit and working on book 3
I tried serializing my series and gave up. That’s because I decided trying to do a subscription service of my novels isn’t working. It’s a lot of work and little interest. There are some authors who do quite well with serializing their stories but that’s not my readership.
Don’t worry, I don’t read serialized stories either. To me, it’s like a soap opera. When I read a book I want to sit down and read as much as I can until I’m finished. With my memory I would forget what was going on, who was who, or how they were entangled in the story.
Tha ..read more
Making Believe
2M ago
OR a new author? Look no further. Some great fantasies on sale now!
Sometimes it’s hard to decide what to read next and we just have to take a chance! I encourage you to browse through some of these titles and read some samples. I have all of my first chapters up on my website. Maybe some of these other authors do too. Take a look!
I love to read. I’ve got my own TBR list and I’m sure I’ll be building on it daily. Enjoy ..read more
Making Believe
2M ago
2024 is moving along quickly as we’re entering the month of love (Valentine’s Day). I look back on this event through the years and think what does it mean to me? I couldn’t wait for it as a child. Back then, mothers would buy their children those pacakages of Valentine cards to hand out at school. There always seemed to be one or two too few for the class so she’d have to buy 2 packages (great marketing on the company’s part). Remember them? Oh maybe you don’t. This was a long time ago and a friend my age and I decided we were antique.
The best cards were the ones with the little heart candi ..read more
Making Believe
2M ago
1/27/2024 there are right now 71 hours left until the close of this campaign for this special edition exclusive collectors edition of Tales of Wonder. It’s going to be a beautiful book. 304 pages of short stories and illustrations, off set printing, dust jacket with gold foil, hardcover. Do take a look.
There are lot of fun and affordable tiers too. Ebooks, bundles, saddle stitch books.
Plus I’m offering the story I’m working on now. Night Ice, book two to the Hoarfrost series along with Hoarfrost to Roses. Only a few hours left!
Pledge Now ..read more
Making Believe
3M ago
I don’t know if I have said anything here recently. I know years ago I mentioned that I was going to try and write The Story of Susan.
I guess you could call it fan-fiction. It is my take on the story of Susan Pevensie from C.S. Lewis’ Narnia. Peter, her character brother in Narnia called her “not a friend of Narnia,” in The Last Battle. Lewis was asked if he would ever finish the story about Susan and he wrote: “I could not write that story myself. Not that I have no hope of Susan’s ever getting to Aslan’s country; but because I have a feeling that the story of her journey would be longer and ..read more