My elder son is entering the world of professional writing. I am blessed to be able to “talk shop” with him, to be honest. He’s got a great brain. Today, the subject of character backstories arose in conversation. Because we’re fun, like that. 😉 I shared with him how Donald Sutherland, may he rest inContinue reading “The Backstory”
Author Archives: Sandi
Counting down…
Three days! First review! From author Lissa Bryan, who was kind enough to volunteer. 🙂 This story is about two people who have to re-learn one another and navigate around scars that have been created since those long-ago days. How can Robert find his way forward in a life he never wanted? How can heContinue reading “Counting down…”
New Release
What’s new in my writing world? I’ve got that new book dropping on June 1, 2023: In the Name of Duty. I’ve been including sneak peeks from this clean Regency Romance in prior posts, and here is the final one. The Kindle version will be available on Kindle Unlimited. There is a paperback version, asContinue reading “New Release”
Dancing!
One might argue that it is hard to have a Regency Romance without dancing… I learned of the genre from my teenaged reading of Jane Austen, of course. So, of course, I include a little dancing in In the Name of Duty.
Sneak peek!
Honestly, it’s a bit nerve-wracking for me to post sneak peeks, but I’m trying to be “brave, bold, and daring.”
Front Cover Reveal!
A wounded warrior. An abandoned countess. Resentment and festering feelings covered by the politeness and social niceties of an arranged marriage. Robert, Eighth Earl of Aberleigh and Georgiana, Lady Aberleigh had been married for six years before he returned, grievously injured, from Waterloo. Will the combined efforts of his family, their staff, and the villageContinue reading “Front Cover Reveal!”
Comics? What?
If you’ve known me for, oh, years, you might have heard about an indie comic I have been involved with. It’s not published yet, but like a lot of projects in the creative indie community, it’s been percolating. Hotspur: Hand of Fire by Rampant Comics is the name of the project and the creator isContinue reading “Comics? What?”
Chag Sameach
“Chag Sameach” is a one way to offer a holiday greeting for Passover. According to the website chabad.org – Sephardic Jews prefer the biblical term for a festival, “chag.” Thus, when wishing someone a joyous festival, they say “chag same’ach” (pronounced CHAG sah-MAY-ach). This greeting has its roots in the Torah, where forms of these two words are used inContinue reading “Chag Sameach”
Happy New Year!
I don’t do serious New Year’s Resolutions. Instead, taking the example of a pastor of mine eons ago, I resolve NOT to do something. Once again, I herein resolve to avoid skydiving. I have my limits! And focus words? I don’t focus so well on a concept like that, even when I’m trying. I knowContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
Love Has Come
We are in the last days of Advent, 2022. This is something I posted on the last Sunday of Advent, for which the theme is generally regarded to be LOVE. We say, “God is Love” sometimes. Which is true. Always. But I also sometimes feel compelled to quote Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride: “YouContinue reading “Love Has Come”
Sandi Layne 