Sunday, February 4, 2018

Our Guest Today is Author, Julia Mills #OurAuthorGang

We're thrilled to have you join us today, Julia!




Hey, Y'all! I'm Julia Mills, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of THE DRAGON GUARD SERIES. I, without a doubt, admit to being a sarcastic Southern woman who would rather spend all day laughing than a minute crying. Living with my two most amazing daughters and a menagerie of animals keeps me busy, but I love telling a good story. Now that I've decided to write the stories running through my brain, life is just a blast!

My beliefs are simple: a good book along with shoes, makeup, and purses will never let a girl down...and no hero ever written will compare to my real-life hero--my dad!

I'm a sucker for a happy ending, and alpha men make me swoon. I'm still working on my story, but I promise it will contain as much love and laughter as I can pack into it!

Now, go out there and create your own story!!! Dare to dream! Have strength to try EVERYTHING! Never Look Back!

I ABSOLUTELY adore stalkers, so look me up on Facebook, sign up for my newsletter, send me a message!

Thank you for reading my stories!!!
XOXO  Julia


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**PLEASE NOTE, JULIA'S BOOKS ARE FOR MATURE READERS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.


Sharp...Successful...Deadly...

Catering to every dark, erotic desire of his wealthy patrons has made Alaric a very rich man. His ability to tap into the very soul of every person he meets, to see what they crave...intimately...sensually...has made CRAVE, his exclusive club, the most sought after establishment of its kind in the world.

A force to be reckoned with, Scottish to the bone, and carrying the tattoo of a fire-breathing dragon wrapped around the left side of his body--as not only a shield, but a reminder of all he's lost--he's driven to be the best, to remain in control, and to always emerge the victor.

But, the past is a cruel mistress who demands her due, no matter the cost. Some demons simply refuse to be slain.

Running from a past he can't escape, Alaric is lost to the insanity of the Thirst. Yet, the scent of home, of buttercups and poppies, invades his senses and momentarily clears his mind, demanding that he find the one woman...the only woman...his one true Blood-mate, who can deliver him from certain death.

This is a Vampire's Thirst... Dark... Dangerous...Undeniable...
One sip is never enough...

 

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Our Guest Today Is Author Milton J Davis

Our Author Gang welcomes Milton J Davis today.


Prolific and popular indie author Milton Davis celebrated his 10th publishing anniversary on Thursday, Feb. 1. Davis specializes in Black speculative fiction, including Sword and Soul, Steamfunk, Cyberfunk and Science Fiction. He maintains his own website MVmedia Publishing and a thriving Facebook group while working as a chemist in Atlanta, Georgia.

While his steamfunk novel "From Here to Timbuktu" and the anthologies "Steamfunk" and "The City" are among his popular offerings, his book "Amber and the Hidden City" has struck a chord amid tweens, teens and their parents.


The contemporary fantasy takes upper middle class student Amber and her grandmother from Atlanta to the hidden city of Marai in Mali. This Afrocentric adventure weaves history, social issues, magic systems and a variety of denizens, good and bad, into a supernatural adventure suitable for a young audience, and complex enough to satisfy adult fans. Highly recommended for readers who are looking for something new and different in fantasy!

MVmedia Publishing: www.MVmediaATL.com
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Amber-Hidden-City-Milton-Davis/dp/098008427X

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Welcome to Thalacia #OurAuthorGang

Rich Feitelberg

My next series of posts will focus various aspects of my fantasy world. As you may know from my previous posts, my fantasy novels are set in the kingdom of Thalacia. From the northern edge to the southern tip, the distance is about the same as from the equator up to Maine.

The kingdom is full of many races, government, places, religions, and magic. This series of posts will explore these. To start, let’s look at the magic in the world.

I’ve struggled for quite some time to develop a system of magic that I was happy with. This is partly because I’ve studied so many forms of magic in building the world. Some of those forms I described in my series of posts on magic.

I finally settled on the 12 Spheres of Magic. These are 12 unique aspects of the world that control all magic. I chose 12 because it is divisible by 2, 3, and 4 all of which number have magical significance.

To make magic work, a wizard must study in one or more of these spheres and must know the verbs that direct magical energy. For example to create a fire, the wizard must know the verb create and must know something about the sphere of fire.

It gets more interesting when you want to something else, say like control the weather. For that you need the control verb and the spheres of water, air, cold, and heat so you can make it rain or snow, create hail or a blizzard.

None of this is described in my books, of course it is just some of the background details I use as I write my novels.

Next time we’ll look at another aspect of Thalacia.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Searching for King Arthur — Gildas #Arthurian #Legend #OurAuthorGang


Searching for King Arthur  — Gildas



Gildas was a 6th Century monk who was born in the year of the Battle of Mons Badonicus, or, The Battle of Mount Badon, as we now know it. Mount Badon is, of course, the famous battle where King Arthur halted the Saxon invasion for a time.

Gidas's great work — On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain, is no easy read. In fact, it  reads like a damning sermon. He certainly did not mince his words! He target five particular kings - goodness knows what they had done to upset him - and he isn't particularly forgiving of his fellow priests.

"Britain has priests, but they are fools; numerous ministers, but they are shameless; clerics, but they are wily plunderers."

He seems to be more than a little obsessed with the Book of Daniel, and the Book of Revelations. 



However, Gildas's work is considered one of most important sources on the history of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, simply because, for once, it was written by someone who was actually there and although it is not considered a primary sources it is about as close as we are going to get.

However, Gildas gives the word 'vague' a whole new meaning. He gives us very few names and no firm dates. He misses out chunks of history if they do not serve his purpose or his message.

What does Gildas say about Arthur?

Nothing.

The only 5th century person he does talk about is a man called  Ambrosius Aurelianus.


"... a gentleman who, perhaps alone of the Romans, had survived the shock of this notable storm. Certainly his parents, who had worn the purple, were slain by it. His descendants in our day have become greatly inferior to their grandfather's excellence..."



Now this is where it gets a little confusing. Ambrosius appears to be of Roman descent. He organises Briton and leads them in battle against the Saxons. Some historians believe that Ambrosius was Arthur, but I am not convinced with that argument. The Venerable Bede clearly states in his work — An Ecclesiastical History of the English People — that they are two separate people.

So what is going on?

Gildes is very vocal about many things, but not Arthur. He doesn't mention him. At all.

Arthur has always come across as a sort of people's hero. But in monastic writings of the time he is not described as a hero, in fact he is described as the complete opposite. Which leads me to suspect two things. Firstly, he wasn't as good as we all think he was. Or, he had fallen out with the Church. I kind of lean towards the latter. According to the Life of Gidas, Arthur killed Gildas brother. No wonder he omitted him! He wasn't going to make him immortal in his works. Who could blame him?

War is coming...





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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Put a Little Rainbow in Your Diet #OurAuthorGang

Make your diet as colorful as rainbow
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There is a constant chemical process going on in your body, and this process frees up toxins. Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants which neutralize these toxins and shield your cells and DNA from the damage they would cause.

Red and pink fruits and vegetables such as tomato, red pepper, apples, onion, grapefruit, watermelon as well as beets.
Benefits:
They contain lycopene which aids short and long-term memory, prevents circulatory problems and heart disease as well as plays a role in cancer prevention, especially skin, prostate, uterine, breast and prostate cancers. Lycopene also blocks cholesterol deposit in your circulatory system.

Blue and purple fruits and vegetables such as dark grape, plum, red cabbage, beet, fig and black currant.
Benefits:
They contain anthocyanin, which prevents cholesterol deposits and keeps the veins and arteries flexible. Blu and purple foods shield the skin from UV rays and protect your retina from damage.

Yellow and orange fruits and vegetables such as carrot, pumpkin, pear, orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, and banana.
Benefits:
They contain beta-carotene a vitamin A provitamin which aids vision, circulation, strengthens the immune system and plays a big role in cancer prevention. Yellow and orange foods also slow the process of aging and protect the skin from harmful rays as well as helps to prevent wrinkle formation.

Green fruits and vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, spinach and leafy greens, kiwi, green apples, peas, green beans.
Benefits:
They contain lutein which aids vision, strengthen the bones, prevents cancers, destroys bacteria and cleans the blood.

White foods such as garlic, onion, cauliflower, and mushroom.
Benefits:
They have anti-inflammatory, allergy reducing and cancer-preventing properties.

Make your diet colorful and make your body healthy 


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Erika M Szabo via Google+

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Put a Little Rainbow in Your Diet #OurAuthorGang
Make your diet as colorful as rainbow by Erika M Szabo There is a constant chemical process going on in your body, and this process frees up toxins. Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants which neutralize these toxins and shield your cells and DNA from ...
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Mary Anne Yarde

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Great post, as always!!
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Nikki McDonagh

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I'm a vegetarian, so eat this kind of food every day. It always takes me by surprise that not everyone does too! Great post.
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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Erika Szabo shared information on improving your health by adding color to your eating plan. This is great information friends!
 
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Ruth de Jauregui

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Great nutritional info!! You are so right, we should all add color to our diets to improve our health.
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Rebecca Tran

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Erika Szabo shares great advice on eating to get a better healthier you.
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Tuesday on A Small Gang of Authors . . . Erika M. Szabo​ gives us some tips on adding "color" to our diet with a variety of fruits and vegetable
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Joe Bonadonna

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Most enlightening, Erika. Thank you for the tips. Adding color to one's diet: a healthy way to live. I like that.
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Grace Au

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The older I get the more I adapt this into my diet. Thanks for the info.
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Rich Feitelberg

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I've heard this which is why I eat eggplant and blueberries when I can.

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