Writing Wild with Verna McKinnon

  DANA SCULLY, X-FILES HEROINE Hello Familiar Friends! Of course I am not done with honoring the heroines of science fiction and fantasy. There are so many worthy of mention.  Speculative fiction is chock full of amazing female characters in TV, film, and books.  So I am continuing my tributes after a long hiatus. This week we pay tribute to one of my favorites-Dana Scully of the X-Files. Dana Scully is one of the best heroines in sci-fi TV & film history. From the beginning in 1993 with her baggy 90's suits on her tiny 5'2" frame, to her style evolution with sleeker suits and better haircuts, Scully is one of our favorite heroines. Let's face it, a real busy career woman on the FBI with a load of college degrees never fussed about fashion or spending an hour on her hair in the morning. She did not have time to shop for hours. She had a busy important life. I am glad they did not try to glamorize Scully too much. Her confidence and...

Hello Familiar Friends, I have not blogged in a long time. I feel bad, because I need to blog more, but then I get involved in the work of writing or editing, plus day to day life. Time slips. To reboot let me say I am upgrading my website again (thanks to help from my wonderful friend, Sally Hoss) and look forward to a fresh start for new year. This year have completed my edits for new new novels with Sky Warrior Books. Tree of Bones and Bardess of Rhulon . Watch for them. I am waiting for my next novel to come out, so I will post updates as I get them. I am currently writing two books right now, so I am a bit crazy (more than usual). I have been eating way to much chocolate and drinking way too much coffee, but  it fuels my writing and holds back the cranky moods. I am learning to promote on social media. Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/VernaBard2015)   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/verna.mckinnon Will be adding another top 10 list of my fa...

Hello Familiar Friends, Writing is a bloody business. It is demanding and draining. It makes you feel alive and it makes you feel hopeless. Can you tell that I have been busy writing? it does make you a little mad and after sending a mass of query letters to agents for another novel, I feel just a little tetchy. Because of this, I have been bad about blogging to my friends. I should be better at blogging, as it is a means for writers to share our thoughts and what we are up to, but I was immersed in telling stories. That is the business of writing for me. Because of this I have some good news to share. I did a polish edit and major revisions on Tree of Bones (2nd entry in my Familiar's Tale trilogy) and submitted it to my publisher at Sky Warrior Books. Now I just need to wait for my favorite editor to have time on her schedule. I submitted my high fantasy novel, Bardess of Rhulon , about a female Dwarven bard heroine named Rose Greenleaf to Sky Warrior books and ...

Greetings & Happy Holidays, Sky Warrior Books has just released an audio book of Gate of Souls , narrated by Mary  Allwright, just in time for the holidays! I am very excited about this. This is the link I found on Amazon for the audio: http://www.amazon.com/Gate-Souls-Familiars-Tale/dp/B018ENRNU4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448469803&sr=1-1&keywords=gate+of+souls&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A1240885011 Also, my new editions of Gate of Souls on Kindle & paperback  are available too. the Kindle is a wonderful 2.99! Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/Gate-Souls-Familiars-Tale-Book-ebook/dp/B012C8H08C/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448469760&sr=1-1&keywords=gate+of+souls My paperback edition is at this link for 17.95: http://www.amazon.com/Gate-Souls-Familiars-Tale-1/dp/1515246078/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448469760&sr=1-1&keywords=gate+of+souls Please remember when s...

My new Gate of Souls edition is featured in the new releases at Goodebooks.net Check me out. Lovely spread! Thank you Goodebooks! http://www.goodebooks.net/releases.html

Great News! Well, great but there is some stuff I am trying to work out. It turns out my new paperback edition of Gate of Souls has been available on Amazon, however, for some reason it does not pop up so easily as a choice.  it will bring up links to Kindle edition and old versions. So here is the actual link to new paperback:   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1515246078/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=A%20Familiar's%20tale&qid=1444156242&ref_=sr_1_5_twi_pap_2&s=books&sr=1-5&linkCode=sl1&tag=skywarrishomepag&linkId=35ce1bcc84e7d3260ce7cc8944dac4b6

Hello Familiar's Tale friends! I just want to clear up any confusion about editions on my Gate of Souls novel. Below is the current book cover with my new and current publisher, Sky Warrior Books. This cover is not only for my new Kindle edition, and it's available at wonderful Amazon through this link:   http://www.amazon.com/Gate-Souls-Familiars-Tale-Book-ebook/dp/B012C8H08C/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443812935&sr=1-1&keywords=gate+of+souls Now my publisher Sky Warrior books is releasing the print and audio version that will have this cover. Anything with this cover is good, because this is where the current royalties will be coming from. If you want a print edition, be patient, it has been sent to Amazon and other outlets by Sky Warrior. I will announce it when they are available. There are older editions of my book being sold on many sites. They have this cover below, but these do not benefit myself or my previous publish...