The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall – 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm
Vizard is a stand-alone prequel in The Ember Files Series. Vizard has a release date of December 2023. Survival ▪ Vengeance ▪ Passion It’s a dark urban fantasy story that happened forty years before Kori Ember and the emergency of the Ember stone. By Shari Marshall – 2023 Cover Image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 & KELLEPICS from Pixabay
I’ve been trying to write a short story. My word count aim is between seven and ten thousand. The current word count is less than four thousand words and it has been hard-pressed to get those onto paper. I’m not sure why the words aren’t flowing with ease, but I haven’t been pushing either. I… Continue reading Another learning curve in my writing life.
Ember Stone: Book 1 of The Ember Files Author Shari MarshallOriginally published in 2022 through Twin Horseshoes PublishingPreviously Available in eBook and print (mass market edition is 388 pages)Book 1 in what will eventually be a trilogyHumorous | Kidnapping Thrillers | Women’s Fiction Rejected Heritage ▪ Hostile Magic ▪ Incompatible Worlds A rescue mission on… Continue reading Ember Stone Book Review
My coffee brand this morning is Cookie Jar Coffee. The flavour takes its lead from the salted caramel cookie. The cookie is chewy, but I know that won’t be part of my coffee experience today because I lack cookies. The coffee is a deep darkness in my mug. Sweet vanilla-caramel smell wars with the fragrance… Continue reading Sweet is at war with bitter
It all started on a morning very much like this one with a strange crystal-like mist plugging the air. The sun fought and failed to break through the gloom. My ivory pumpkin-shaped coffee mug sat on the table before me empty, and me to desolate to rise and fill go fill it. So, we (me… Continue reading A coffee mug created in the manner of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld suitcase . . .
A revised edition of The Ember Stone is being released in early 2023. I was hoping for January, but I suspect February is a more realistic time frame and it will be just ahead of Chimera and Curses release date. Now, why a revision, you ask? As an author, I have learned a few things since The… Continue reading Revised, altered, revamped
Embrace your magic! Are you curious about The Ember Stone, but not sure if you are ready to commit to a purchase? You can download a sample chapter at no monetary cost, keep reading . . . Some things you might already know about this first book in The Ember Files Series: ▪ Fiction |… Continue reading Sample Chapter & Big News for 2023
Chimera and Curses is Book 2 of The Ember Files. I have a project release date of March 2023. Shattered Secrets ▪ Malevolent Life Forms ▪ Perilous Missions With Kori’s growing confidence she accepts her first high-risk mission to find a magical creature whose power, in the wrong hands, can dominate the world. Chimera and… Continue reading Cover Reveal – Chimera and Curses
It has now been three months since The Ember Stone launched; thank you Twin Horseshoes Publishing. Many of you have been along for the journey with me since I started writing The Ember Stone in January 2021, that first post can be found: here. Thank you for all the support. Today I thought I would… Continue reading Deleted Scene
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 