With so many magical stories in North America alone, I knew my books had to have some Mexican myths thrown into the mix! While I was weaving the latest danger into Devil’s Den, I stumbled into some really cool Youtube videos where people are speaking Nahuatl (historically known as the Aztec language). In fact, over …
We got the first snow of the year here in Maryland. It wasn’t very much, and I’ll definitely have to go to work tomorrow, but it was just enough to make the treetops sparkle when I took Rally for his walk this morning. With the snow coming down outside, I figured it was a perfect …
Hello, bookish friends! I’ve gotten a lot of wonderful comments on the Wildheart book covers, and I’m so glad you guys like them! Today’s post is a behind-the-scenes look at my glamorous desk (ha!) and how I put together the cover for the third book, Devil’s Den 🙂 Gathering Inspiration Devil’s Den pulls in a lot …
A little art to go with the post on the cambiañera, the shapeshifter coming-of-age ceremony. Daniel Dearborn is scribbling and sketching his way across Mexico!
The dab of holy water was starting to dry on Hannah’s hand. Curling her fingers, she subtly rubbed the itch away on the side of her thigh. “So a tlahuelpuchi is something that can curse you?” “A tlahuelpuchi is cursed.” Abuela Rosa pulled Will’s callused hand under the light as she continued. “Cursed from …