Thursday Tea Party

Hi all! Pull up a seat! So much on my mind… I am a wee bit squirrel brained lately. All that it takes to distract me is a shiny object in my side view.

First… I want to express my grief at the sad demise of Grant Thompson. He was way too young to die. *a moment of silence *😭

Now, I think that I promised a Tea recommendation? I love tea. Homemade, store-bought, hot or iced. I prefer sweet, but anymore I settle for adding splenda. One of my favorite store-bought teas are Stash Black Chai Spice. I prepare it with half milk and half water and it is a luxurious treat.

I have been working on the publishing company a lot here lately. It has been a learning experience. I am learning about contracts and the messy part of publishing… That moment when crap hits the fan. It is frustrating when it is your work with snafus… It feels like failure when you are handling other authors work. I am blessed with authors who understand and are patient with me.

Fae corps anthology Under the Mists is available in Ebook format… However as the platform that I chose to use for the paperback is still in Beta… We are looking at a month wait for the paperback. We are still going to be trying to get it in as many hands as possible because these stories are really worth the read.

I am quite sure most of you saw the call for submissions that I shared yesterday. Fae corps has two new anthologies in the works. We are going to do another fae story one, this one about light fae. We are also going to do a poetry collection.

Fae corps is also pleased to announce that we are going to be representing Ms Deedra Nichole in her In a small world series. We are in contract negotiations now, but I have no doubt that we will be able to do it.

I submitted 3 poems in a call for submissions that I found on wordpress. One of the three was accepted. My poem is supposed to be published on August 5th. With all of the feels of failure in the publishing… This felt like a win. I will take it.

Oh… And soon the next edition, the summer edition, of Creative Rising Ezine will be publishing. I will share the link to subscribe as soon as I get it.

Hmmm I think that is everything…. So I will be back tomorrow with some sort of tips on writing…. So for now… Time to gather tea leaves.

Anthologies Calling

pattimouse's avatarFae Corps Publishing

We are looking for two different types of writing.

For the Anthology of Through the Sunshine :

  • A story of between 3500-5500 words pertaining to light fae.
  • Send in Doc format to faecorpspublishing@gmail.com with the topic of Through the Sunshine.
  • Deadline is January 30, 2020

For the poetry volume of Faery Footprints :

  • Up to five poems, max of 100 lines each
  • Send in Doc format to faecorpspublishing@gmail.com with the topic of Faery Footprints.
  • Deadline is September 30, 2019

Each of the authors in Through the Sunshine will receive a share in the profits from the book.

Each of the poets in the Faery Footprints collection will receive either a pdf or paperback edition of the book as payment. Only the best 100 poems will be chosen for this collection. The others will be considered for posting on the blog.

We have other anthologies planned… So if you cannot get…

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Author Spotlight Anne Belle

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Fiction Author Anne Belle is quite the talent. She has a wonderful website, where she lists the books that she currently has out. She also has a YouTube channel where she reads such interesting stories.

Her bio from her site says :

Anne Belle was born Samantha Anne Branham in 1978 in Eastern Kentucky where she graduated from The Piarist School in Martin, KY and attended Eastern Kentucky University until 2000. She then took time to travel extensively throughout the United States spending time in Florida, Tennessee, and California before finally coming to rest in the great state of Texas where she now resides.

She was an award-winning essayist prior to turning her interest toward fiction. In 2006 she tentatively stepped into the water of fiction publication with a book that she later refined and released independently under her pen name. Her debut novel The Secret of the Storm…

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Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tunes

Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall

Lyrics ~

We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey, teachers, leave them kids alone
All in all it’s just another brick in the wall
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave those kids alone
Hey teachers, leave those kids alone
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall
“Wrong, do it again! Wrong, do it again!”
“If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?”
“You, yes, you behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy”

My two cents ~

Ok. I promised to give you a story last week. I had my first child at fourteen. I was six weeks late starting high school as he was born on September the first. Talk about hell. Starting a new school late and for such a scandalous reason. I was so nervous. I was terrified.

One of my step brothers was dating this amazing girl. She was held back a couple of years, and was so beyond caring about the “social norms”. Our school had the main entrance into the cafeteria. She knew the day I was starting. She knew how scared I was. So I got off of the bus, and saw her sitting there at the doors with a boombox (it was 1989.) Seeing me, she hit the button. Out of the speakers, at a volume that shook the glass in the doors of the cafeteria, she blasts that song. It started my high school career off on a better note. I was laughing. I was suddenly feeling like I was accepted. This song has been that feeling for me ever since.

Announcement!

pattimouse's avatarFae Corps Publishing

Ok peeps! Our anthology is eBook live. However the publishing platform that we used had a small snafu. The paperback edition has been delayed for a month. So we are offering the link for ebooks only at the moment and preparing for more fun until the paperback edition is published.
Also if you are interested in a signed copy it is $25 + $3(US only. Canada and international is more. Just pm me for shipping costs there) Shipping. Please let us know, so that we can order the appropriate amount and arrange for all of the signatures.

The buy link for the Ebook is http://www.books2read.com/underthemists

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Creative commonality

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When prowling through the interwebs and the dark reaches of social media, I have noticed something. Artists, authors, and other creatives all have certain traits.

1.) Self Doubt – Finding true confidence in any creative seems to be rare. Now I am not talking about the bravado that many of us put forth. That image of confidence that we want the world to see. Nope, I am talking about true confidence. That feeling that we are worthy, that we are enough.

2.) High Intelligence and Empathy – though there is a variance… I have seen those who are naturally creative as often being likely to be both highly intelligent and highly empathetic.

3.) Needs validity – Imposter syndrome is so common. That fear of failure. The fear of not being as good as others. So we seek the praise of those viewing the work we do.

4.) Searching – creative…

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Monday poetry

Post Launch and Future Plans

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It is the day after release day of our first anthology, Under the Mists: A Dark Fae Anthology and we are already planning our second anthology. I’ll be posting a call for submissions on Monday. Anyone interested will have until end of January 2020 to submit their short story under the theme of Light Fae. More information will be posted Monday, July 29th so make sure to come back and check it out!

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Friday Prompts

Today is Release Day for Under the Mists… And I am uber excited. So I think that I will post prompts today to keep it light and fun.

So here are my prompts… Do it in any way that you desire… Poetry, prose, story, art. Email to me at iampublishd@gmail.com to get it featured on my blog.

  • What is Under the Mists?
  • What does dark fae mean to you?
  • Who is the faerie queen?
  • What is the siren singing about?
  • Where do the fae live?

And some word prompts

  • Siren
  • Mermaid
  • Pirate
  • Cupcake
  • Spider
  • Dwarf
  • Food
  • King
  • Shadows