CJMK. While I don’t have any trouble juggling two pennames, it can be awkward explaining to someone new that I’m two people (give or take). Yep, I’m CJ, author of family-friendly fantasy … but I’m also Christa, author of Christian speculative fiction (angels & demons & heroes, oh my!). Both of me are here in Nashville, TN for the #ACFW2016 Conference.
We’re staying in Hermitage, which is named for Continue reading CHIT-CHAT: Nashville
Another week, another behind the scenes peek at a Byways cover illustration! This one’s a milestone of sorts since it’s the first time one of the brothers appears in his animal form. Ewan (the eldest) can Change into an elk. Fun Fact: All the Johns family members who can Change will shift into the form of an animal that’s Continue reading BYWAYS: Behind the Header
So happy I bought The Tapestry series. Finished Bk1: The Hound of Rowan and immediately grabbed Bk2 off my shelf. Mr. Neff’s story Continue reading #amreading: The Second Siege
Tupper no longer blended in with the rest of the Flox. He dressed too well, walked too carefully, and wore his hair in the Pred manner.
—RAKEFANG by C. J. Milbrandt
I’m back with another peek behind the scenes on the Byways book covers. One of the unchanging features on the header is the circle of stars that surrounds the volume number. If you take a quick tally, you’ll find there are thirteen stars. Continue reading BYWAYS: Behind the Header
I like mail. They say you can learn a lot about an author by their books. If nothing else, mine reveal a fondness for the post office. For example, one of the main characters in my Threshold Series (published as Christa Kinde) is a mailman, and the three Byways brothers are sons of Liberty’s postmaster. Continue reading CHIT-CHAT: My Post Office Box
The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff is another library find. I spotted the first volume on the shelves in our YA section and picked it up for a closer look at the art. Six pages into the story—I’m not kidding, it only took six pages— Continue reading #amreading: The Hound of Rowan
The latest batch of books went out to the winners of the GoodReads giveaways for Byways Book #8, #9, and #10. Continue reading BYWAYS: Winners!
Galleries of Stone. All three books in my fantasy trilogy have giveaways underway on GoodReads. Are you a friend or follower? You should get in there and follow all your favorite authors! GoodReads is amazing about letting you know when they have a new book out … when they have titles on sale … or when there’s a giveaway for one of the titles sitting on your To Read List.
Let’s take a look behind another header on the Byways Books! Say, have you noticed the change that occurs from book to book depending on which brother’s adventure is featured? My illustrator and I worked out that little detail (among others) even before the first book in the series released. Continue reading BYWAYS: Behind the Header
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