Delay in writing blog

Delay in writing blog...

I haven't had an opportunity to jot anything down on the blog due to packing and moving. My husband has recently retired and we will be moving soon. We found acreage where we can spread our wings a bit without the constraints of living in suburbia. The wackiness of the current world is making us retreat. Here's one of our trails within the property.

I am looking forward to having a garden again which I haven't had in several years. Also to be able to can veggies. I learned to can when I was a girl back on our farm. My mother had an enormous pressure cooker. My job was to clean, sterilize and pack the jars. On one occasion my mother had let too much pressure built up in the cooker almost causing an explosion.

I have regrets about leaving the area in which we currently live. Leaving behind friends and family and the wonderful little bookstore which has given me such support in my literary endeavors. A new chapter and possibly a better environment for writing my third book in the series!   

Spiorad, a living spirit.. #celticmyths #faerielore #myownfaeries

Spiorad, a living spirit..

The character Aodhan goes through many changes as his character evolves. One of my favorite scenes in Volume 2, Mystic North, is when the faerie queen helps him pull off a metamorphosis turning him into a Spiorad, a living spirit, for his mother's funeral. He must act as the spirit guide to enable his mother's soul to join with the ancestors. 

The faerie applies a mixture of water and clay to Aodhan's face and places some branches and leaves into his hair giving him the appearance of horns. The effect works as many of his clan members gawk and stare somewhat frightened at the change of appearance.

I thought of the horned god in Celtic Mythology or even the green man of Irish lore. Both pics are a little more extreme than in my imagination but you get the idea!

  

Giveaway drawing.. #faerielove #winabookaboutfaeries

Giveaway drawing...
A good friend who owns a fantastic used book store called Cottage Used Books is doing a promo this month. Her store is located 8331 S State Rd, Goodrich, Michigan 48438. This little store is bringing a little culture into the rural country setting.This promo features my book "Mystic North" in the basket giveaway drawing. With the purchase a used book you will receive a ticket to enter the drawing. If your in the area stop in and enter the drawing which will be held St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.

What do you see? #faeriesinthetrees #faerierealm #faerielove

What do you see?

Many times a writer experiences a block in writing. I usually supplement a block by viewing a photograph I've found by researching. The picture below helped me find my way to the faerie realm in the second book in the origin of the faerie series, Mystic North.

This picture was titled backdoor. It truly looks like a photo I had taken of my northern property out my back door but at a different time of year. What do you see along the path?

Places of power #mysticlore #faerielove #magicandfantasy

Places of power..
When writing my books I thought about how people throughout history have signified certain areas as unique. Seeing them as either a place of power or as a spiritual awakening.
It seems to be a trend today to place a Cairn in a spot where we feel moved. I wanted to unite today's expressions of the Cairn to what ancient people found significant. The raw power of the earth in "Isle of the Faeries" would either convey a spiritual awakening, a loss, or a place where an unknown force made an impact on the lives of the people, an UN-turned stone.
Here's a shot of one I found last summer along the shores of Lake Huron. Those which shared in the mystical feeling at this spot continued to add to the structure. I also felt the pull as I gazed out over the great lake and added my own stone to the mix. 

Found an image #faeriebooks #faerielove

Found an image...I doing a little research today for book 3 I found an image that is very impelling. I thought I would give readers an opportunity to give the faerie in the is photo a name. 

I had thought possibly the image would be what Aodhan and Caelina's Willow would grow up to look like. What are your thoughts? 

Book 3 ? origin of the faeries series #loveoffaerie #faerieliterature

Book 3 ? origin of the faeries series...

I have been taking a break from writing book 3 in the origin of the faerie series. I have begun it but rewritten the first 3 chapters at least 7 times. I have some wonderful ideas of where I would like this all to go, but I seem to be unsatisfied with myself. Something to push beyond later this year.

Also, it is more of a necessity right now due to several changes happening in my life. I will be relocating and the packing to move has just about put me over the edge. Sifting through items, as my daughter refers to it as minimizing, is a huge issue. I am not sure why I attach such sentiments onto things. I've found the more we do that we seem to replenish those items with new items. The cycle goes on and on. I'm one who enjoys to re-purpose turning old junk into something new. 

I sometimes think of the mounds in Ireland and Scotland and wonder what those in the distant future will think of our huge mounds of garbage we have created. They won't be mystical and filled with wonderful tales. They will be filled with plastics that will take a millennium to disintegrate, if at all. We truly need to do something to save our precious planet.