by casblomberg | Aug 1, 2014 | Book, Book Blog, Fantasy, Jakob's Journal, SFF, Writing
39th Day of Ripening Season, 342 years After Mourning Overcome with a bittersweet spirit, I write these words knowing they might be my last for a time. The temple and the bells of forgiveness continue to chime and I fear I can no longer in good conscience delay the...
by casblomberg | Jul 25, 2014 | Book, Fantasy, Jakob's Journal, SFF, Writing
36th Day of Ripening Season, 342 years after Mourning The larders are haunted. Spirits, they say, and wraiths! The children here do not need lessons on death; they are familiar with that journey. Nevertheless, I have reminded them of your promises, Sisters. We read...
by casblomberg | Jun 9, 2014 | Blogging, Book, Reading
Confession time. I juggle books. I didn’t use to, but once I became a mom, I either had to learn to juggle, or go insane. I’m also generally suspicious of all non-jugglers if they claim they are married and have children. I’m lucky if I can get out...
by casblomberg | Jun 6, 2014 | Blogging, Book, Characters, Fantasy, Writing
As mentioned previously, I’ve stumbled across the personal notes of Jakob Borchain, one of the priests in Aramas. For those of you who’ve read Ashborne, you might have remembered his encounter with Riatha. (For those of you who haven’t, what are you...
by casblomberg | May 28, 2014 | Book, Book Blog, Fantasy, Jakob's Journal, SFF, Writing
If you’ve stumbled across Jakob’s Journal for the first time, welcome. It’s a special section where, over the course of the next few weeks and months, you can read about an extraordinary series of events. A tale of doubt and anguish. A tale of grief...
by casblomberg | May 19, 2014 | Blogging, Book, Fantasy, Launch, self-publishing, Writing
It all started Friday. My husband came home early from work just in time for me to grab a quick shower and get dressed for that rarest of events–an evening out with the gals. A small group of us met at a charming Greek restaurant and celebrated. The reason?...
