Spooky Places Inspire
Many photos add inspiration. This one helped me during the final days of my novel, Dark Migration. Though the location does not appear in the book, it did help me build the entrance to the netherworld...
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Sandra R. Campbell, author of Butterfly Harvest, is being featured at Indies Unlimited. Please visit this link: http://wp.me/p1WnN1-719 Help spread the word and show your support by leaving a...
View ArticleA book signing. What a novel idea…
Spreading the news! I will be doing a book signing at Hard Bean Cafe in Downtown Annapolis on Dec. 8th, Noon to 3:00 PM for my paranormal thriller, Butterfly Harvest. Also, my friend Missy will be...
View ArticleWHEN BOOK IDEAS ATTACK!
Top 5 Places NEW Book Ideas Attack Sleeping – You wake one second before the alarm blares with the next bestseller dancing through your head. But as soon as you reach for the paper and pen you stashed...
View ArticleTop 5 Collaboration Quotes
I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed. ~ Steve Lacy Politeness is the poison of collaboration. ~ Edwin Land If I have seen farther than others, it is by standing upon the...
View ArticleThe Slump Hump
At times writers feel like they are standing in the shadows of a towering mountain with no way to climb it. I call this the Slump Hump. It is the moment you realize book sales have wandered off and you...
View ArticleInterview with a Vampire
Val Okhovat is one of many monsters living in the pages of Dark Migration. As a rare treat he’s taken some time to sit down and talk with Maryland author D.A. Rhine. Check out their conversation here:...
View ArticleMeet My Character – WIP Blog Tour
The lovely and talented D.A. Rhine, author of Vampires on the Chesapeake Series, invited me to participate in the WIP Blog Tour. She is a fellow MD writer with a passion for romance and the paranormal....
View ArticleEditorial Review for Dark Migration!
Dark Migration by Sandra R. Campbell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Editorial Review courtesy of TBR – topbookreviewers.com Are you afraid of the dark? Dark Migration starts out with Seanna Raines reliving...
View ArticleAttention Readers & Writers!
On Friday, October 10, 2014 I will be speaking on two author panels at the Creatures, Crimes and Creativity Conference in Hunt Valley, MD. 2:00 pm – Writing romantic suspense 3:00 pm – Using the 5...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye
There is nothing worse than saying goodbye to a dear friend. In this case, it’s a ten year relationship with the coolest fur-buddy I have ever known. Several months ago I awoke to deep purrs and a wet...
View ArticleRevisiting the past…
The following is an excerpt from Butterfly Harvest, my first published novel. SEPARATION My grandfather was never known for much. A coal miner by trade, in the sticks of the Appalachian mountain...
View ArticleThe Dead Days Journal – Coming Soon!
The daughter of a radical doomsday prepper, Leo Marrok spent her entire life preparing for the end. A skilled fighter and perfect marksman, Leo is her father’s second-in-command when Armageddon comes...
View ArticleReluctant Cassandra – Southern Fiction Debut
Ellen Smith’s debut novel, Reluctant Cassandra, is not to be missed. The story is told with an ease and grace that makes it hard to put down, even though the subject matter tears at the heart strings....
View ArticleCelebrate The Dead Days! (Contest)
Today is the official release of The Dead Days Journal and the beginning of a week long, online book blitz. For READ MORE You might also like...The Dead Days Journal – Coming Soon!Revisiting the...
View ArticleBook Blurb vs. Synopsis – What’s the Difference?
Book blurb… book synopsis… what’s the difference, and why should you care? To start with, a book blurb and a synopsis are not the same thing. Let me give you a quick breakdown that shows why it’s...
View ArticleHISTORY OF A MONSTER WHORE – PART 1
I’m sure most of you would be highly offended if someone referred to you as a “Monster Whore.” After all, both words insinuate negative and unsavory characteristics, with monsters being creatures that...
View ArticleCollaboration: The Path to Achievement
For the last year, fiction website Waterfrontwriters.com has posted consecutive chapters of Two Weeks to Rites. This web series collaboration with fellow writer Desiree Smith-Daughety has been far from...
View ArticleInvitation to Readers
The monsters are napping right now, so it’s safe to grab a seat and take a look around. My author name is Sandra R. Campbell, but friends call me Sandee. I dabbled with writing in my early years, but...
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