Books At My Doorstep

I opened my front door and there to my joy was a box from one of the book clubs I belong to. I was lucky that it was delivered later in the day. I have a writing schedule to keep and if those books had arrived earlier I would have had a hard time ignoring them.
I grabbed a glass of iced tea and settled comfortably in a chair to glance through the books. I lingered on the first one I picked, Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween. Of course, I quickly grabbed pen and paper ready to make lists of what I'd need to make a few of the great projects. One caught my fancy, Gypsy, the Folk Art Witch. I enjoy collecting not just witches but also crones. I have a gorgeous papier mache crone in peasant dress, bird nest in hand, basket on her arm, a nature based woman for sure.
I don't really think of such women as witches, I rather believe them women who gain knowledge in spite of what society dictates. That is why you will find women like that in my books. I've mentioned Bethane, who you'll meet in Under The Highlander's Spell and, of course, there's Addie the Sinclare brothers' mother. And Aunt Sydney in my witch series is another woman who in a sense dances to her own tune.
They are all special woman and in a way woman before their time. You'll continue to find such extraordinary woman in my books. But for now, fingers crossed that Gypsy the Folk Art Witch turns out as great as the one in the book.

Witch "Wise"

In my research into witchcraft for my witch series The Wedding Spell, Magical Moments, Magical Memories and Remember The Magic, I came across information that challenged the fact that witch means "wise." The author made interesting points referencing the Indo-European root of "Weik" and moving through Old English, Old and Middle French, Old Norse, Old High German, etc. to connect that Old English witan "to know" and any aspect thereof were unrelated.
What the author determined through research was that wican meant "to bend." I imagine there are those who would disagree with these findings. However, if you examine the history of witches and even consider neo-paganism isn't that what witches have always done? Witches know when and how "to bend." They know how to connect to Earth's energy and know Her rhythm and so they bend with it, flow with it and most importantly live it.
I took this thought into consideration when I wrote Under The Highlander's Spell. In it you will meet the heroine's grandmother, Bethane. Who at the time would have been declared a witch, but in reality she is a woman of nature, of the Earth, a woman who knows how "to bend" with the beauty, trails and tribulations of life.
Bethane is a favorite character of mine and I do hope you enjoy reading about her.

Busy Days

With Lachlan's book finished you would think I'd take a break - a breather of sorts - but I can't go without writing for very long and Ronan's story haunts me. He's been away from his family far too long and each Sinclare book holds clues to his return. One reader e-mailed me with her thoughts on Ronan and I'm impressed with her results. She's close to the truth.
I'm so eager to get started on his story. Any ideas for titles?
I'm also working on a paranormal series that I'm really enjoying. It's been awhile since I've written about witches and many of you have asked me to write about them once again. When these powerful and intriguing women introduced themselves, I couldn't ignore them.
I've also received the cover for Under the Highlander's Spell. It's fantastic. I love it! It should be up on my temporary website within a week. I'd love to hear what you all think about it.
About my website? It's getting close to being finished and, of course,it will have my blog on it.
There's lost more in the works so keep in touch. I love hearing from all of you!