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Laurel Anne Hill’s New Short Story Selected for “Spells and Swashbucklers”

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Maybe no one will notice I haven't baked any Christmas cookies.

 Yippee!  Editor Valerie Griswold-Ford has selected one of my short stories for her next pirates and magic anthology.  My fantasy, “The Vengeance Garden” will be included in “Spells and Swashbucklers” (Dragon Moon Press).  Here is the listing of pieces selected.

 “By Silent Spell” – Danielle Ackley-McPhail
“Tarwell’s Last Day as a Pirate” – Stuart Jaffe
“Vapor Rogues Cycle – Cloud Pirates” – MJ Blehart
“The Vengeance Garden” – Laurel Anne Hill
“Window on the Soul” – Gail Martin
“Anne Bonny’s Child” – Tera Fulbright
“Death Tide” – Jesse L. Cairns
“Enemy of My Enemy” – Susan Isik
“Facing the Wind” – Bernie Mojzes
“Blood of the Hydra” – Chris A Jackson
“Goddess Clause” – ADR Forte
“William Did” – Erik Amundsen
“Running from the Storm” – Kathryn Scannell
“Pinkbeard” – Danny Birt
“The Sorrow Sea” – Robert Waters
“Masked Panama” – Erin Hartshorn

(The above list is posted on Valerie’s website:  http://vg-ford.com/?p=372. )

“Spells and Swashbucklers”  will be Valerie Griswold-Ford’s second pirates and magic anthology.  Dragon Moon Press published her first pirates and magic collection, “Rum and Runestones,” in 2010, which is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Laurel Anne Hill  (Author of “Heroes Arise”)

http://www.laurelannehill.com

"Rum and Runestones" Cover (From Laurel Anne Hill)

Monday, March 29th, 2010

I be needin’ to share the cover of “Rum and Runestones,” an anthology o’ piracy and magic (Dragon Moon Press, 2010).  The editor, a clever lass, be Valerie Griswold-Ford.  For those of ye who know not, the tales in this anthology be:

“Steer a Pale Course” by Gail Martin
“Cursed Luck” by BA Collins
“Booty Haul” by Danny Birt
“God Empress of the Sea” by James R Stratton
“Thar Be Magic” by Laurel Anne Hill
“A Treacherous Stone” by MJ Blehart
“Making History” by Tera Fulbright
“Mister Adventure in Neverland” by Davey Beauchamp
“X Spots the Mark” by Michael A Ventrella
“In the Runes” by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
“A Final Battle” by Stuart Jaffe
“At Map’s End” by Misty Massey
(Introduction by editor Valerie Griswold-Ford, and artwork by Bryan Prindiville) 

The book be launchin’ in April.

Laurel Anne Hill (Author of “Heroes Arise”) http://www.laurelannehill.com

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"Rum and Runestones," RavenCon & Breathing New Life into your Writing (Laurel Anne Hill's Adventure)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Rum and Runestones, RavenCon, and Breathing New Life into your Writing:  Ahoy me hearties.  It be me pleasure to announce the launch of “Rum and Runestones: Magical Tales of Piracy” (Dragon Moon Press, 2010).  The tales in this anthology be:

“Steer a Pale Course” by Gail Martin
“Cursed Luck” by BA Collins
“Booty Haul” by Danny Birt
“God Empress of the Sea” by James S Reichert
“Thar Be Magic” by Laurel Anne Hill
“A Treacherous Stone” by MJ Blehart
“Making History” by Tera Fulbright
“Mister Adventure in Neverland” by Davey Beauchamp
“X Spots the Mark” by Michael A Ventrella
“In the Runes” by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
“A Final Battle” by Stuart Jaffe
“At Map’s End” by Misty Massey
(Introduction by editor Valerie Griswold-Ford, and artwork by Bryan Prindiville) 

Laurel Anne Hill (Author of “Thar Be Magic” and “Heroes Arise”) be preparin’ for the launch at RavenCon 2010, in Richmond, Virginia.  The Flying Dutchman be her travelin’ companion.  And Laurel plans to be givin’ a two-hour workshop (Breathing New Life into your Writing) on Sunday mornin’ April 11, durin’ which there be no pirate talk from she.  

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