My self-aggrandizing post

Just a quick Friday post since the boss is off to a signing. Have you read any of the nominees for the BTS Magazine 2015 book awards? Eclectic Bard Books has FOUR authors nominated!

ME ME ME…for Best Book – The Red Queen

Aedan Byrnes…for rising star – latest release Warrior’s Watchtower

Savannah Verte…for Debut author – Viva Zapata & the Magic 8-Ball

Miranda Shanklin…for Best Cover – Soul Journey

 

Check one out today!

 

-Abyrne

 

The world, she’s a changing.

This world anyway. 🙂

As one of the three original Bards at Eclectic Bard, 2015 has been an intriguing year. We have grown to seven and three of the additions have debuted as new authors. A fourth will debut as a new author in April. With the addition of Miranda Shanklin, four of us are nominees for awards from BTS magazine, amusingly in different categories.

I am up for best book with Maggie’s story -The Red Queen. Aedan is up for Rising Star after his second book Warrior’s Watchtower released within the nomination period. Savannah is up for Debut Author, and newly ‘Barded’ Miranda is in the running for Best Cover for her first book Soul Journey. I don’t know how the voting goes, but I know I and my peers here would appreciate the shouts and nods everywhere you can make them. It’s exciting to be nominated, I’d love to see us win some!

I’d say things are looking amazing for Eclectic Bard and I’m newly proud to call this house home. It’s exciting to see the recognition, but it is also exciting to see new authors get to publication and their maelstrom of emotions as their release days approach. Me, I’m just glad to reach the finish line. The new kids on the block, I am sitting back to watch the frenzy; excitement, nervousness, nausea, glee, and I hope everytime…great joy.

Whatever you’re doing and wherever you are on the path – Keep going. The journey is worth it! Until next time, read something great. Blessed Be to those who recently celebrated Mabon. Let your light shine through the dark days.

Abyrne

Magic days and other amazing moments

So a month or so ago we found out that Abyrne’s The Red Queen was nominated for 2015 Best Book, and Aedan’s Warrior’s Watchtower put him in the mix for Rising Star Author at BTS magazine for the awards being given in Atlanta at TNEE. Friday night we learned that Viva Zapata & the Magic 8-Ball has made ME a nominee for Debut Author. I’ve been above the clouds all weekend long…forget that cloud #9, I passed it moments after the announcements on a squeal that was total ‘girl’ moment. It was and continues to be an amazing moment in time.

Other things of amazing wonder included seeing my daughter, who turned 18 yesterday, for the incredible young woman she has become. Shopping Saturday complete with financial reasoning behind decisions instead of rouge spending, calm retorts when speaking with her sister (which I have never seen before), and a willingness to make the trek to relatives homes who could not come to her but wanted to see her for her birthday… I know some of these things have been coming, but it was like this past weekend they all coalesced and came together at the same time. I had to pause and pick up my slackened jaw from the ground. She has blown me away.

A different kind of magic appeared yesterday. While out shopping and such I picked up a couple of the mega bags of Halloween candies for my table at the next couple of signings I have…

NEVER, I REPEAT NE-VER…

bring that much candy into a house full of teenagers.

I figured everyone was busy, so I set out to mix the bags together so the variety would be better – treats are important. All of a sudden, there were hands everywhere. I hadn’t seen a soul when I was unloading the car, nor putting away groceries…but by damn as soon as those bags were opened everyone appeared…and you’d think they hadn’t eaten in decades never mind mere hours before. Like the title indicates…MAGIC MOMENT. Candy conjures teenagers just the same as it does primary schoolers.

I hope y’all are having your own magic moments. I will maybe get back to social media posts next week…but another pounding of amazing things might just have to detour me again. I didn’t write a darn thing all weekend, BUT for what I got in return, I think it’s okay this once.

Have a great week!

Savie