Edie Roones

On this date last year, after weeks of struggling, I published Winter Sorcery , third book in the Seasons in Sansward Quarternary. The characters of Winter Sorcery  were the first ones that I envisioned when I first conceived the Sansward quartet. Join Rolf and Catal as they escape Gitane Witches and troops from Overlord Summa's Watrani army.  Cheer for Niijai and Legeeta as they aid the two spies in their escape. When the Gitane and the Watrani close a trap Niijai and Legeeta never expected, what will happen to them? Available on Amazon.

Here's a book for you, an unexpected joy of a re-written Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.  Yes, I didn't expect that either. When I look for books, I often skim the review. SPINDLE was both up and down.  With the mixed reviews, I almost didn't give it a chance. However, I loved 12 DAYS OF FAERY and WOLFSKIN, also by W.R. Gingell, so I continued on to this book. I won't give you a summary of the book;  you can head off to the link below for that. I want to persuade you to give this book a chance. The first 10% percent of the book made me unhappy: a cursed princess confused by everything, a hero who is not heroic but definitely full of himself. Then into the story came Onepiece, a boy hiding by shapeshifting into a dog, and I lingered in the story, enjoying his charming interactions with Poly. The pacing is quick, the dialogue amusing, the characters attractive even for their problematic behaviors. Without those three elements--and Onepiece--I would have abandoned th...

For Projects that are Monsters Like Novels or Website Builds This unassuming little booklet is absolutely GREAT when you have to tackle Project-based To-Do lists. The left side is a check off.  On the right is a Gantt Chart to denote progress. If you haven't met a Gantt Chart, it functions like a progress meter.  You can denote Started, In Progress, and Completed in 12 segments.  OR you can use the Gantt Chart as a monthly calendar.  (The developers even have little numbers to help the page function as a calendar--I prefer the Gantt Chart method.) I like this method. I can set a project per 2-page spread then breakdown that project into its various segments and track each segment to completion. I wish I had had this for the Great Website Rebuild last summer. That project had so many different segments that it was like fighting a many-headed hydra or herding cats (please see that commercial ;) or maybe the GWR was both hydra and cat related. It’s done! ...

Dagger Meets Wizard ~  Here's another taste of the story that's currently intriguing me more than it should.  I should be writing Spring Magicks.  Oh the woes of the indie writer:  trying to stick to the proper deadline. However ~~ Enjoy! Brom sensed the attention his questions had roused in the greatroom.   He had sensed magic in use, subtle and passive, but his ward hadn’t flared, warning of magic in direct use against him.   The magical aura faded as he told Faldo and his four friends the story of the ground troll’s assault on Hardraste. He told it as if he’d seen it first-hand.   He hadn’t.   He’d been there that night, but he hadn’t see the rocks being tumbled from below-ground.   His brother Sverr had freed him from that power-draining cell, and together they had gone to find Corrie, the girl Sverr loved.   Corrie, the bane wizard who had killed the Prime Wizard Enstigorr.   It had taken all of them, Mannemous included...

Looking for a Viking fix? Northmen manages to satisfy your obsession while entertaining you more than you would expect. Yes, the classic tropes are there, not only for action adventure fight scenes but also for expected settings (cliff climbing, rope bridge crossing, etc), but you will pleasantly pleased by a coherent story line well enacted, more than decent battle scenes with bro in arms moments, and an internal logic to everyone's behavior, from Vikings to mercenaries and all caught between. And for once the Christians aren't trashed because that's "the easiest story-telling thing to do". The Vikings, their hostage, and the crazy monk are extremely likable. The mercenaries are extremely hate-able. No fancy-smancy hoodoo with the supernatural, either. The ring of fire is possible. The ground-touch sense makes "sense". And you might pick up a few history lessons to investigate. Good entertainment and well worth the hour and a half entertainmen...

In 2015 I ventured into publication with my book Summer Sieges .  That marked my first-ever ebook, uploaded to Amazon, under this pen name of Edie Roones. Second out under my Edie Roones was my first ever publication, a short story that originally published back in 1992 (yes, the Dark Ages of indie publishing).  That story was immediately accepted after worked on it for over a year.  I had tried to sell other stories before then, but this one--well, it struck some kind of spark and wound up in FANTASY Magazine in the Spring edition. This week marks the fourth anniversary of my electronic publication of "A Matter of Trust". View a trailer at this link. I have a special place in my heart for this little story.  Some day, when everything else slows down, I might return to Coello and the wizard.  For now, the original short story is on Amazon for $1.00. OR you can read the story free by contacting winkbooks@aol.com.  Use the subject line for your re...

Have you fallen off your Resolutions yet? Are you having trouble keeping track? Did you hope to make changes for your whole self, not just exercise or money management?  A couple of checks on that Bucket List?  Plan to read something better? Did you sing "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength"?  And did you think, If Only. If you answered YES to any one of those questions, the 2 * 0 * 4 Lifestyle Planner  is for you.  It's designed to help you move and muse, feast and fast, and live and love. With 7 covers to choose from, you can find the perfect addition to help you maintain your goals.  You can start anytime, for it's not dated.  Just open and go! Shown above, the Meadow (left) and Floral covers.  Below is the Mountain River edition, with a cover front and back from the Smokies.  Also available are ~ Teatime ~ purple flowers on the front, a garden ...