Beltane : First Day of Summer : Growth Beltane, the festival of love and fertility that marks the end of spring and the start of the heat and energy of summer, falls in early November in the southern hemisphere, and early May in the northern hemisphere. It’s the third fertility festival of the year, and
Samhain : First Day of Winter : Death Samhain, the festival of the ancestors and the dead that marks the beginning of winter, falls in early May in the southern hemisphere and early November in the northern hemisphere – and on October 31 in popular culture, where it is celebrated as Halloween. It honours the
E.C. Hibbs is a fantasy/paranormal author and artist from north-west England. Her books include Blindsighted Wanderer, The Tragic Silence Series – Tragic Silence, The Libelle Papers and Sepia and Silver – The Sailorman’s Daughters, three anthologies – Night Journeys, Blood and Scales and Dare to Shine – plus non-fiction titles including The Fantasy Blueprint and
Wow, where is this year going? Daylight savings has started, and I can feel summer in the air. It’s not long until Beltane! Here’s a little update of what’s going on in my world, and what is coming up… I’m so excited that the Into the Light audiobook is out! This means all three of
As NaNoWriMo approaches, there are some very sweet pledges doing the rounds. Mine is a simple one: It’s November, which means NaNoWriMo! I’ve committed to writing 50,000 words of Into the Air: Into the Storm Trilogy Book Three. It will be hard, and challenging, and frustrating and exhausting and a million other supposedly negative things
Squeee! The Into the Light audiobook is out now, and I'm so excited! This means all three of the Into the Mists Trilogy are available as audiobooks through Audible, iTunes, Amazon etc. All three are narrated by wonderful English voice actor Gabrielle Baker, and I am so grateful that she found my books and auditioned,
Ostara : Spring Equinox : Blossoming The spring equinox is celebrated around September 22 or 23 in the southern hemisphere – in 2017 it falls on September 23 – and March 20 or 21 in the northern hemisphere – in 2017 it fell on March 20. At this point night and day are of equal
Mabon : Autumn Equinox : Harvest The autumn equinox falls around March 20 or 21 – in 2017 it fell on March 20 – in the southern hemisphere and September 22 or 23 in the northern hemisphere – in 2017 it falls on September 22. It’s characterised by the length of day and night being
Oh my god! How is it almost the spring equinox? Where is this year going? Here’s a little update of what’s going on in my world, and what is coming up... I spent the beginning of September proofing the audiobook for Into the Light. It was a massive job, but I’m so excited that it
Let’s Talk Reading: The Joy of Books This blog first appeared on the Story Queens website. My idea of bliss is to curl up on the couch with a mug of tea and a good book, and lose myself for hours in new worlds. I love being sucked into a book so much that when
Into the Storm: An Into the Mists Chronicle A spell to weave. A life to save. A heart to break. A storm to brave. When Rhiannon’s mother dies, her whole world falls apart, and she withdraws from her family, her friends and her life. As grief and anger rage within her, she connects with the
The new book Into the Storm: An Into the Mists Chronicle launches on July 21, with an online party with the Story Queens. Kicking off at 10am Sydney time, it will go for more than 12 hours, with three book launches – mine, L. L. Hunter's Illuminate and Rebecca Bosevski's Alpha 9 – lots of
Here are the first audiobook reviews... Into the Mists "Beautifully written magical story" 5 stars Where was this book when I was a teen? Perfect for those young adults who find themselves drawn into new age stores but don't really know why or what to do once there. Beautifully written, lovable characters, set in a
I've just set up for the Sydney Mind Body Spirit Festival, which kicks off Thursday May 25 at Darling Harbour. I'll be at stand C39 with Selina Fenech, so come and say hello! For the timetable of all the awesome free seminars, click here. For your free ticket, click here. To download all the awesome
Squeee! The Into the Dark audiobook is out now, and I'm so excited! Especially as it went live on the day of the dark moon – I love serendipity! And Into the Light is in the very early stages of pre-production. All three are narrated by wonderful English voice actor Gabrielle Baker, and I am
Samhain blessings to everyone in the southern hemisphere, and to those in the north, magical Beltane wishes… Samhain, the festival of the ancestors and the dead that marks the beginning of winter, falls in early May in the southern hemisphere – this year it is at 5.28pm on Friday May 5, 2017 – and early
One of my old blogs came up as a memory on Facebook today, so I thought I'd add a few here... They're on everything from breaking contracts to overcoming fear, from blessed bees to exercise... Why Blessed Bee? A Magical Interview... Into the Mists... A Magical Fitness Journey Interview re: NaNoWriMo Inspirations Heading to Scotland
“The festivals of the Wheel of the Year are defined by the cycle of nature, by the dance of the weather gods and spirits of place. They require us to look not to the heavens but to the earth. They are set within our soul, watching the leaves on the trees, feeling the shifting temperature
I couldn't get a direct link for this story, so I've posted it below. And I very much hope it's true! It's from Cracked.com, part of their article 7 Pieces Of Good News About Huge Stories (No One Told You). The other six pieces are great reads too, but as this is for my bee-themed
Squeee! The Into the Mists audiobook is out now, and I'm so excited! Even better, Into the Dark is well into production, and Into the Light has just gone into production. All three will be narrated by wonderful English voice actor Gabrielle Baker, and I am so grateful that she found my books and auditioned,
