The Apology

Only once in a writer’s lifetime does she have the chance to say “My first novel is being published.”

Welcome to “The Complete Tales from the Edge of the Woods”  by prize winning writer, Rachael Z. Ikins. (Icarus Aloft: YA Imprint SLM Bookworks, Selkirk, NY) 2013.

  

 Enter the woodland of the wizard and come away from it changed for life.

 

 
The Apology

I will tame the dragon

for you and call her tumble,

from the sky. All purple-bronze

steaming skin and violet violet eyes.

I will whistle to her

as she soars over,

beckon her onto the roof-

peak; perch and gleam-tooth

and smiling claw. Peering down at me,

she creaks.

--and lie with you on her chest,

Wrapped in a fold of heated leather wing.

Listen to her rumble! warm and deep,

So far inside you almost cannot

hear her voice. We keep.

Rachael Ikins 

Www.rachaelzikins.blogspot.com

Www.writerraebeth.wordpress.com

Twitter: @justaskrache

Http://about.me/Rachaelz

 

Welcoming my second guest from the TTC VBT: Catrina Taylor Rudd

Music and my Muse 

I'm a lively and often social kind of person. I am energized by music, people and life. Often when I write though, silence is my best friend. Odd as that may sound, my most productive days writing are spent in silence. No children, of which I have two that I adore (aka distraciton), no music because I enjoy dancing to it, and no internet, well I'm sure you understand why. Distraction free writing is the only way I find a productive rhythm. Each person enjoys a different venue, but I enjoy simple uninterrupted silence.   

On the rare occasions that my muse and I pull up music during work time, it is typical to put a specific mindset about the scene being worked on. During the actual writing process though, the music typically ends after a song or two. As productivity being key, music and my muse rarely meet. 

About the Author

Catrina Taylor is a dynamic author with a passion for science fiction and her children. She strives to create on going worlds developed to tantalize the imagination and encourage readers to dance through the story. This character driven author can be read at http://Xarrok.com or found on facebook at http://Faceboook.com/Xarrok and on twitter as TheLadyWrites

Currently available are two free short stories, Below the Surface and Change by Design and her debut novel: Birth of an Empire is on sale right now through all major online retailers.

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Catrina Taylor Rudd