Nell AnthonyClennell is a published author of short stories in a few literary magazines. She has a self-published romantasy Novella entitled, The Circle, Book One of the Draiocht Series on Amazon.com. She writes romance in many of its subgenres. Clennell has a long and winding background in the writing field, and her interests curves along with her meandering relationship with writing. Those interest range from murder and mayhem in other authors' novels to magick and zoology if that's what her characters are into. She lives in Florida and enjoys being entertained by the Amazon echo dot and show that are strategically placed throughout her home. She enjoys reading, writing, research, and coming up with new and interesting conflicts for her characters to resolve. At present, she is editing the book after The Circle, The Cursed, and working on the third book of The Draiocht Trilogy, entitled The Convicted.
Writer’s Block & Coping When I started working on my first completed novel, Fractured, I was ecstatic. I was all revved up and ready to go. I had a story to tell. I had two main characters, a villain, and a plotline. I even knew the ending. Everything in between was a mystery to me. […]
This week’s post is a little different. I have been telling you all about my writing, but I have yet to share a bit of it with you. So, I have decided to share a little bit of world building lore from my WIP. It is from The Cursed. I hope you like it and […]
Last week I brought up a fascinating aspect of entry to the publishing world. Several writers and authors have traversed this phase. The publication phase. No one likes rejection, but if you’re a writer, then you have known rejection from the kindest of words ever written to the short abrupt, and aloof form letter, to […]
For the last few months, I’ve been an avid Tweeter. The thing of it is, I rarely post anything myself. I’m usually answering someone, retweeting someone’s words of wisdom, or posting Brainy Quotes’ of the day that I loved. I have seen a question repeatedly in the last few weeks that had me pondering. “If […]
I try my best not to look back, but our pasts are very much a part of who we are. We lived a life before we became bloggers, husbands, wives, mothers, friends, and whatever roles we play in our lives. Before I became a more confident writer, I was once a writer who took every […]
Collaboration & Support It’s been a great couple of weeks. I have been in my own little world in a lot of ways. I love to read. I love to write, and I’ve been doing both a lot lately. The thing is as I grow and learn it wouldn’t matter much without the support, I […]
Recently, I was named as a finalist in the Page Turner Awards for my first completed novel entitled Fractured. The log line for this book is: A woman with a visual impairment leaves her abusive fiancé and finds herself falling in love with a soldier struggling with PTSD. She nearly dies in the attempt to […]
Everyday there is a chance to dream. Each day we have that chance, we should do everything in our power to dream for at least a few minutes. Today I was given the opportunity that I’m given every Monday and Thursday of the week. I was able to write with my writing family. They are […]
You are invited to my parlor… Thank you for joining my world and stepping into my web. I’d love for you to take a seat, get cozy, and read till your heart’s content. Drift into your darkest fantasy or drown in the dark of nocturnal madness. I’d enjoy laughing together and bringing you joy. I […]
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