Category Archives: adventure

A Far-Flown Arrow… Stuart France

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “Where did she go?” “I dunno.” Poor Fran and Cor, in this day and age people are not supposed to disappear, or at least, not like that. They still do though. Despite their understandable confusion. Over a thousand people … Continue reading →

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Game of Stones… Stuart France

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “This must be it,” shouted Min getting excited again. If she had been a child she would have been jumping up and down on the spot. “The green sward, you mean?” replied Cor who was just as excited but … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Michael Dellert – What is the Title of My Book?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was recently asked where the title for my new book, The Wedding of Eithne, came from, and what it meant to me. I only had about 100 words to answer that question, but it set me to thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, fantasy, fiction, Guest post, writing | Tagged Adventures in Indie Publishing, Amazon Kindle, Book launch, book title, epic fantasy, indie author, Indie publishing, Wedding of Eithne | 15 Comments

#writephoto : Culleen’s moonlight journey by Lorraine

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Synopsis: Born humanish in the north land where magic is part of everyday life, Culleen Callawe’en has ever felt the outsider. Left to run wild in the forest, she learned the earthy nature of the Ancients from the time before … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Amy M. Reade – I Don’t Write Horror—I Live It.

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I don’t know how many times I’ve come back from a vacation and said to anyone who would listen, “I’m never going on vacation again,” only to pack up and go somewhere else the following year. Honestly, with all the … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Connie Jasperson – Oregon Sunset

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We sat on the beach near the fire, Two old people bundled against the cold Oregon sunset. Friends we’d never met fished the surf, Children and dogs ran at waves’ edge. Red sky, red mist, red sunset. Fire, water, wind, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, fantasy, fiction, Guest post, Love, Photography, Poetry, writing | Tagged Amazon, audiobook, fairy story, novel, novella | 10 Comments

Too nice? Another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Talopian Hearsan was one of those people I just somehow never took too. I’m not sure why to be honest; he was always polite and respectful to a poet of my status. The problem was perhaps that he was too … Continue reading →

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Fairy tales: Faces Glimpsed in the Forest by Jan Malique

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: Many of us have grown up with the older versions of fairy tales, visceral stories that were handed down from generation to generation. I certainly recall the earlier folk tales, devouring each … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, fantasy, fiction, symbolism | Tagged fantasy, humour, The Shadow | 19 Comments

Guest author: Jane Dougherty – Tales from the Northlands

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue has been kind enough to invite me to write a blog post to celebrate the publication of a short collection of stories. The collection is called Tales from the Northlands, and is, as you might expect, about things Nordic. … Continue reading →

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Weekend workshops – The Silent Eye 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The Silent Eye hosts a number of events each year, from our annual Weekend Workshop in Derbyshire to our informal Living Land and Walk and Talk gatherings. This year we will be holding events in England, Scotland and Wales. All … Continue reading →