Any readers of YA out there? Do you enjoy stories of love, monsters, and foreign countries?
Here is my short story “Puma Claw,” a tale set in Mexico and involves a troubled married couple and a shapeshifting menace.
It’s available for public viewing all day today. When today is gone, it’ll only be available to Havok Publishing members.
Enjoy! And feel free to comment on it. Your comments will help me increase my chances to be in Havok’s World Tour anthology.
Happy New Year, everyone!
How about one more Christmas treat before the holidays are over? Here is “When Angels Sing,” a story fitting for teens and adults, by Elizabeth McD. She also shares her inspiration for her tale.
Backstory on the inspiration for the story: One cold, cold evening earlier this month I stopped at a RedBox (movie rental kiosk) outside a grocery store. A young man was there with the Salvation Army singing “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” as I walked up. During the course of my business he sang quite a […]
When Angels Sing–A Christmas Story — Creative Wending
I have written a story filled with love, terror, and courage, and it’s friendly for teenagers and adults. It will be featured on Havok Publishing’s website, and it’s called “Puma Claw.”
It takes place in Mexico, and it involves a man on an emotional whirlwind as he searches for his missing wife. He then saves her from a ruthless shapeshifter. Guess what the shapeshifter changes into?
The story will be free for public viewing all day January 9. After that, you may only read it when you register as a Havok Publishing member. To learn more about Havok, click on the following button.
The following link takes you to where you can sign up for membership, and then you may read my and others’ short stories anytime you want.
Merry Early Christmas, everyone!
I wrote a review on a sweet story called Nick, the Christmas Coyote. You can find it on Jennifer Hallmark’s blog “Off the Beaten Track,” where you can read other reviews written by me and others.
What are your favorite Christmas carols? For an extra festive treat, here’s a version of one of my favorites, an underrated carol called “Patapan.”
Are you scrambling to buy gifts for your family and friends? Kaley Kriesel has an extensive list of ideas, even last-minute ones and ones for non-readers and non-writers.
Hey warriors! Welcome or welcome back to Words! Today I have a bit of a Christmas-y post for you, since it’s coming so close (How is it December? Really?!). Gift shopping is probably one of the most exciting and difficult parts of the season, so I wanted to lend a hand to you all, at least for your writer and reader friends! This will be divided into two main sections and beyond that, divided by where you can get the items. Let’s dive in!
It’s sometimes hard to know what to get a reader, especially if you don’t read their genre or they read more than they talk. Often slightly introverted, usually rather curious, and almost always read something about that topic in a book, they tend to live in the clouds as often as they live on earth.
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This round of “The Floor is Lava” is ending TOMORROW at 12:00pm MST! Be sure to join the group, “The floor is lava, come play” on MeWe, where I get to see all the neat stuff you come up with. Post whatever lava-themed post you wish (Just make sure they’re clean enough for a twelve-year-old to see.). Whoever receives the most likes, comments, and shares will win Kendra E. Ardnek’s young adult story Crown & Cinder.
Don’t forget to like, share, and comment on the other posts in the group. Here’s a video I nabbed from YouTube and posted, but I’m exempt from the game. 🙂
Don’t forget to play “The Floor is Lava,” a game I administrate on MeWe. You’ll get a chance to win a free book.
Join the group, “The floor is lava, come play,” and post whatever volcano-themed item you wish. Be creative as you make a lava-related meme. Or show off your sweet tooth as you share a lava cake recipe. Or express your geekiness as you post an article about volcanoes or a video of a lava-like science experiment, like the following video.
Whoever receives the most likes, comments, and shares on their post will get Kendra E. Ardnek’s young adult story Crown & Cinder, a mash-up of Cinderella and Pride and Prejudice. Here’s the blurb from Amazon.com.
It is a fact universally acknowledged that a girl, in possession of stepmother and stepsisters, must be in want of a fairy godmother to come whisk her away to some ball, where she might fall in love with a prince and live happily ever after…
Lizzy hated facts universally acknowledged.
Lizzy is a Cinder. However, conjuring fire at one’s fingertips isn’t considered appropriate in polite society, so she hides among her family’s servants. Besides, her ruse also serves to protect her country from the Mistress’s mad quest for power. No, it’s much better all around if she lets her stepsister live her life.
But now the Gardener has taken the Mistress’s throne, her motives unknown, and three royal balls have thrown Lizzy into the path of the most irritating king in the land. Meanwhile, can her beloved stepsister ever find a man willing to look past her farmer father? It’s a complicated mess and Lizzy only wants out.
Too bad the Forest doesn’t care what she wants.
Post as often as you want. Make sure your posts have no pornography, strong profanity, or anything you wouldn’t want your twelve-year-old to see. Don’t forget to like, share, and comment on other posts, too.
The game ends December 10 at 12:00pm MST. Have fun!
Hi, everyone. Want to fill up your Kindle app with new reads? There’s a Black Friday Book Sale happening online (even though Friday is over). Click on the button to see what’s available.
I myself bought the following books. I know, I may look like those people who take a picture of their food and post on Twitter, saying, “Look what I had at the café.” But it gives you an idea of what the book sale has. 😉
Get ready to play “The Floor is Lava” on MeWe and win a free book. If you’re on MeWe, join the group, “The floor is lava, come play,” and have fun!
Whoever wins will get Kendra E. Ardnek’s young adult story Crown & Cinder, a mash-up of Cinderella and Pride and Prejudice. Here’s the blurb from Amazon.com.
It is a fact universally acknowledged that a girl, in possession of stepmother and stepsisters, must be in want of a fairy godmother to come whisk her away to some ball, where she might fall in love with a prince and live happily ever after…
Lizzy hated facts universally acknowledged.
Lizzy is a Cinder. However, conjuring fire at one’s fingertips isn’t considered appropriate in polite society, so she hides among her family’s servants. Besides, her ruse also serves to protect her country from the Mistress’s mad quest for power. No, it’s much better all around if she lets her stepsister live her life.
But now the Gardener has taken the Mistress’s throne, her motives unknown, and three royal balls have thrown Lizzy into the path of the most irritating king in the land. Meanwhile, can her beloved stepsister ever find a man willing to look past her farmer father? It’s a complicated mess and Lizzy only wants out.
Too bad the Forest doesn’t care what she wants.
How do you play? Post a funny lava-related meme, an article about volcanoes, a recipe for a volcano cake, or anything lava-themed. I’ll make posts of my own, but since I administrate the game, I’m exempt. 🙂
Here’s something I lava-fied.
Make sure your post has no pornography, strong profanity, or anything you wouldn’t want your twelve-year-old to see. Whoever receives the most likes, shares, and comments on their post is the winner.
The game ends December 10 at 12:00pm MST. Be creative, post as many as you want, and don’t forget to like, share, and comment on other posts.
Did you play “The Floor is Lava” last week? Another round of the game is coming next week. Keep an eye for it. 🙂
Remember Kandi J. Wyatt’s giveaway I announced two weeks ago? Congratulations to whoever won it! However, I made a mistake. Exalted and The Dog Snatcher weren’t books that were being given away, but they’re available on Amazon.
To learn more about these stories, check these links out.
And here’s a fun story posted on Kandi’s blog. It’s a mashup of her characters from Exalted and Phyllis Wheeler’s characters from The Dog Snatcher. It was a collaboration of their creative powers plus that of fellow author K.A. Cummins.
K.A. Ramstad 