Here is Amethyst’s advice for today:
Positive Living Summer Fayre Monmouth
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Yesterday, we went to the Positive Living Fayre in Monmouth, organised by Niki of the magical Peace of Stone. The weather was beautiful, the people were fabulous and I for one had a great time! I had discussions about alien … Continue reading
Exciting developments!
What a great day! Woke up this morning with no clue what to call my new book, or any idea whatsoever of what to put on the cover of it.
With a meeting scheduled with my cover designer, Jason Mordecai, at 11.30am, this was a slight problem!
Over a cup of tea with a friend, we did a little brainstorming and by the end of it, not only did we have a title, but we had a very cool concept for the graphics too.
So I set off to my meeting with Jason, feeling quite excited about the new ideas. I got there a little late (I have yet to travel around Cardiff and not get lost!) but we set to work, and before I knew it, it was 3pm! But by then we not only had the rough design for the new book, but we had tweaked and perfected the designs he had created for two of my other books.
I decided this year to have the covers of The Earth Angel Training Academy and The Earth Angel Awakening redesigned before the release of the third book in the series. Jason did the initial designs a few months ago, but I have been keeping them to myself for the launch this summer. I really think they are amazing, and I cannot wait to reveal them to everyone!
I have decided to reveal the name of the new book, literally only thought of this morning, and it is: (imagine drumroll here)
The Other Side of The Earth Angel Training Academy.
I know it seems like a very long title, but the official title will be The Other Side, the rest is a subtitle. Explanation needed? Okay, here goes:
Originally, the third book in the series was going to be the same story as The Earth Angel Training Academy, but told from the point of view of the Golden Age Children. This was because though they are mentioned in the story, they do not have much of a voice. So the working title all along was The Children of the Golden Age. But, as anyone who knows me will know, I do not plot my books, and often have very little say over what comes out when I start writing. Though in this new book, the stories of the Children will be told, they are not the main feature. Quite quickly, as I started writing, I realised that the male characters of the story (all of whom are secondary characters in the first book) were speaking up. They wanted their stories told and they refused to be quiet! It has been very interesting to see their side of the story, and I must admit, once I gave up fighting them (I wanted the Children and Aria to be the main characters!) the story began to flow and it has brought some interesting revelations…
So, it is literally the other side of the story. It is the story of the male characters, and also the Children. It is all of the stories that I did not get to discover and write about in the first book. Though just to be clear, because I don’t want to disappoint anyone, no, the Leprechaun incident it still not spoke about in any detail!
Perhaps it will be in the next book in the series…
Positive Living Fayre Monmouth
I had a lovely day in Peace of Stone last Saturday, chatting to customers and doing some writing, for anyone in the area, Peace of Stone now has 5 of my books in stock, as I took in copies of Heaven Dot Com. There are also copies of Angela Raasch’s book – A Manual Blessed by Angels. 
This coming Saturday, the 29th, Peace of Stone are holding their Summer Positive Living Fayre, in the Priory in Monmouth. I will be there with my books, and a number of my dear friends will be there too 🙂 Sarah Jane will be there doing sessions (you do not want to miss her, get there and put your name on the list), Angela Raasch will be there doing Angelic Healing, (I’ve had a session with Angela, was quite eye-opening!) Claire Weeks of Random Vintage will be there with her gorgeous wares, Alison will be offering massage to the weary and Ginnie will keep the beat going with some Shamanic drumming. I can’t wait!
There will also be some lovely gifts and a café serving yummy treats, so please come along if you are in the area, and if you’re not, tell your friends who might be!
Book Reviews
Book reviews. Most people see them as necessary for book sales, the more (good) reviews a book has, the more it is likely to sell. They’re also very useful to readers, they can check out the opinions of other readers before they try the book themselves. Sometimes, they are simply used as a way for people to vent, rant or abuse the author or even other readers.
But for me? They provide me with the motivation I need to write. When I get stuck with my writing, when I wonder if I should continue, all I need to do is read some of my book reviews, and it reminds me that there are people out there waiting to read my next book. Waiting to see what the characters do next. Who are cheering me on and who have supported me in my career so far.
To make the most of this, the other day I printed out some of my reviews, and stuck them on my wall.
I want to thank every one of them for inspiring me every day, and to let readers know that your review is more than just a way to give your opinion. It may mean more to the author than you think.
Which led me to realise that I have read hundreds of books in my life, but I have been very lax in writing reviews for them. So I have decided to write a review every time I read a new book, and also to begin leaving reviews for books I have read in the last few years.
After all, what if my words are the very thing the author needs to read to continue with their work?
Oracle Card Readings on Youtube
Starting today, I will be posting Oracle Card Readings from Velvet’s, Aria’s and Amethyst’s Oracles. I will be choosing just one card for the day, advice from everyone’s favourite Earth Angel Training Academy characters. You can view today’s reading from Velvet below.
Please show your support for Velvet by commenting and liking it on youtube 🙂
The Very Inspiring Blogger Award
A big thank you to my dear Angel friend, Liz of Lizitivity for nominating me for this award!
The rules for accepting the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
Display the Award Certificate on your website.
Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented you with the award.
Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers.
Drop them a comment to tip them off after you have linked them in the post.
Post 7 interesting things about yourself.
My nominated bloggers (in no particular order) –
3. Chris Guillebeau – The Art of Non-conformity
4.Orly Wahba – Life Vest Inside
5. Rob Lang – The Modern Day Poet
7. Marcia Bench
8. Sarah Jane
9. Magu Bee – Bee the Adventure
11. Claire Brummell – Feminine 1st
13. Arielle Ford – Wabi Sabi Love
14. Rori Raye
15. 7Words
Seven interesting things about me –
1. I only wear fluffy bed socks, and they have to be inside-out, I hate the seam against my toes.
2. I wrote my first poem at the age of 8, in the middle of the night, and it was just four lines long.
3. I had a pet slow-worm as a child. In fact, several, as the cats used to catch them, I’d nurse them back to health then release them.
4. I used to travel astrally while asleep as a very young child. My favourite thing to do was to fly down the stairs and around the house. It was always interesting when I tried to re-create that when awake…
5. I have a very weird accent. I am originally from Wales, but have never had a Welsh accent, even as a child in Welsh school. Over the years I have been asked if I am from America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England or even South Africa. I like to think of it as being a Universal accent 🙂
6. I have a happy memory pot on my window sill, with a pen and paper next to it. Every time something good happens, I write it down on a piece of the paper, fold it up, and put it in the pot. My Christmas present to myself will be to open all these little notes to myself and read about all the wonderful things that have happened this year.
7. My lucky number is 7. It is also my life path number 🙂
Mind Body & Soul Weekend
Spent last weekend at the Kempton Park Mind Body & Soul Weekend. Many brave souls came out to see us in the wild weather, and I met some beautiful Earth Angels! As well as customers, I saw some old friends and made some new with the exhibitors there. I actually remembered to take photos this time, so here they are 🙂
My stand:
My next door neighbour and purveyor of beautiful crystals; Richard Scull of Crystal Planet.
My other next door neighbour, and very talented artist, John Wakefield:
My opposite neighbours, Carol Carbine,
and Erika, of the Lamenting Wolf.
And here are a few of my favourites: Samjhana Moon of Goddess Portraiture;
Harpinder Bilkhu of Lyran Arts:
and Katalin Swann, Empowerment Coach, The Aroma Tree Company and Cheryl Mcavoy, Angel Artist.
Please check out there websites and see their beautiful merchandise! They are all lovely Earth Angels and I feel blessed to have spent the weekend with them.
Wordle fun!
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A few years ago I came across Wordle.net, which is a website that very quickly and easily enables you to create word clouds. Sounds a bit geeky and boring, I know, but I love it! I created several yesterday, and … Continue reading
A wonderful weekend at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London
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***Warning! This blog post is longer than my usual posts, you may need a cup of tea and some cake before reading! *** Last weekend I went to London with my good friend, Sarah Jane, and her daughter Mia, to … Continue reading
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