I can't begin to tell you how many times I've heard it. Someone has a lovely cat, dog, rabbit...hell, even an iguana!....and referred to them as 'their familiar.' We've seen it in movies. We've seen it with our own eyes, and even referred to our cherished pets as familiars. I have, and I'm sure you have... Once I learned, I stopped. Do you KNOW what the function of a familiar IS? Once you know, you might want to rethink calling that precocious little imp that wakes you up

Hello, everyone! Just a quick update! I finally finished "The Night Shift." I've been teasing it and "Not Quite Human" for YEARS...and now, I can happily say both are released, and live out in the world for anyone to read. It warms the cockles of my heart to know that something I dreamed about back in 2019 is done. Checked off the proverbial 'to-do' list. (If you have purchased a copy, please do me a favor and review it...on Amazon or Goodreads. For indie authors, those

A big scary thing - for ME, at least. I created a class, based around a self-transformation spell that I've now done twice, and am going into the third iteration of. This time? This time will be a bit...different. I'm teaching the spell I created for myself to others. Here's a tiny clip, to show you what I mean: Me, in my office, presenting the class. Simply being in front of the camera is proof the spell worked. :) I'm on camera. Weirdly enough, people have told me I don'

Banner of the Sêthar’vethra I've been busy writing Books 2 and 3 of the Virehnai Chronicles, and I'm having a total blast. I've come to the conclusion that I'm simply a glutton for punishment. Why I write multiple books at once, I don't know. I thought I was doing it in the Magic Abounds series to keep the stories straight. Whoopsie! Guess that wasn't it, after all. :) Book 2 is called "The Night Shift." That's what happens when you're trying to find the cause of a myster