Writer of YA Fiction
On August 12, I set out to write Book 3 in my Crown of Tír na nÓg series. I wrote a blog post about it a little while back (you can read it here). Today, on November 10, I put down the final words. I haven't quite reached the word count I had aimed for... Continue Reading →
It's been exactly seven weeks today since I put down the first few words of Book 3 in my Crown of Tír na nÓg series. And today was a particularly productive day (I hit my highest daily word count so far at around 2.4k!) and I'm so thrilled about my progress that I decided to... Continue Reading →
UNSEELIE QUEEN (ebook) is now available on Amazon. This morning, I woke up, checked my dashboard on Kindle Direct Publishing, and saw a very important 4-letter word: LIVE! I couldn't quite believe it--and I still can't. It's a bit of an odd feeling when your book goes live for the first time. Ebooks are great... Continue Reading →
1 ISLE OF LLYR As the waves lapped against their tiny boat, carrying it further out to the sea, Kayla clutched her stomach with one hand and the railing with the other. She squeezed her eyes shut as the boat rose with the waves. Kayla hadn’t known she could get seasick. It hadn’t once crossed... Continue Reading →
My debut novel SEELIE PRINCESS is now available as ebook on Amazon. Grab a copy today for $0.99 by clicking on the image below. Kayla never lost hope that her father is still alive. When Seelie Princess Fay sweeps her off to the land of faeries, Kayla strikes a bargain: find her father, or never... Continue Reading →
It's the last #FaerieFriday before the release of my debut novel SEELIE PRINCESS on September 19. And I have something special planned for today. In previous posts, I've introduced various creatures of the Celtic Fair Folk. Today, I want to introduce the Celtic Otherworld: Tír na nÓg. According to A Treasury of Irish Fairy and... Continue Reading →
One week to go! In honor of the upcoming ebook release I'm now sharing Chapter 2 with you. In Chapter 1 (which you can read here) you met Kayla, the human girl who is desperate to find her father. Read below to meet the Seelie Princess! 2MORE THAN CHANCE ENCOUNTER It had been some time... Continue Reading →
So far we've covered Seelie and Unseelie faeries, pookas, faoladhs, and merrows. But we should not forget about the tiniest member of the Fair Folk: the pixies. These small, childlike creatures are mostly benign, but they might enjoy playing the occasional trick. They're known to live in moors, forests, or even gardens. In Cornish Folklore,... Continue Reading →
Writing a book can be a long process. When I started this journey 5 years ago, I had very little knowledge of writing itself. But through continuous effort, hard work, and persistence, I finally achieved my goal. Today I want to take stock of the individual stages that I worked through with SEELIE PRINCESS. Summer... Continue Reading →
Last week I introduced the faoladh, the Irish werewolf. This week's creature is the Celtic folklore version of a mermaid. However, the merrow is not part mermaid, part human. It is a sea-creature, with pale skin and see-colored hair. The females are said to be unearthly beautiful, while male merrows are hideous. Some legends say... Continue Reading →
Sarah Tanzmann 